ZOOM: A Creativity Game
ZOOM: A Creativity Game is a prompted conversation exercise for divergent ideation: it helps participants open up more possible ideas before choosing a direction.
How to run it
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- Ask each team to identify an opportunity or a problem.
- Ask them to convert this opportunity or problem into a question, using the format suggested by Van Gundy: In what ways might we .
- Give an example to illustrate the task.
- Here's one that I use: In what ways might we sell books to professionals on the internet?
- Ask the team to transform this question into four higher levels of abstraction, one level at a time.
- Give an example such as this: Original question: In what ways might we sell books to professionals on the Internet?
- Ask the teams t
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Ask each team to identify an opportunity or a problem.
Ask them to convert this opportunity or problem into a question, using the format suggested by Van Gundy: In what ways might we .
Give an example to illustrate the task.
Here's one that I use: In what ways might we sell books to professionals on the internet?
Ask the team to transform this question into four higher levels of abstraction, one level at a time.
Give an example such as this: Original question: In what ways might we sell books to professionals on the Internet?
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: ZOOM: A Creativity Game. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Ask each team to identify an opportunity or a problem.; Ask them to convert this opportunity or problem into a question, using the format suggested by Van Gundy: In what ways might we .; Give an example to illustrate the task.; Here's one that I use: In what ways might we sell books to professionals on the internet?. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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- No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
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