Purpose
Create new ideas that you never thought about before. Bonus: Laugh and have fun in your group while you learn more about yourself and the group.
Instructions
- Start by putting up a large paper on a wall (at least A1 size)
- Get in to character by changing your mindset and try to think like another person. E.g imagine that you are a child, a lawyer, a salsa dancer or why not a superhero? The ambitious ones can also dress up as their chosen character to give extra effect to their brainstorm.
- Start by drawing your thoughts on the paper. Let’s say you have chosen to be a dancer, then you could for example dance salsa while you draw your ideas on the idea-mindmap. Be sure to take turns in the group.
- When the time runs out you should kill your darlings and select the best idea by using Idea voting.
Do:
- Think and play around as much as you can.
- Use a lot of colors when you draw the mindmap.
- Always build on the ideas of others in order to make this a crazy idea-mindmap
Don’t:
- Forget to challenge your comfort zone by choosing new characters.
Timeframe
Total time for the brainstorm will be 1 hour. A 45 minutes session with a 10 min break, 15 minutes to kill your darlings.
During the break you need to do 5 handstand pushups times 3. Take a glass of water and start again. The purpose with this energizer is to get blood to your brain as well as helping you stay in shape.
Facilitator role:
Take time on actual brainstorm and to signal when it’s time for a break. The Facilitator should also bring props for the people in your group to fully get into their characters.
Reflection questions
- How was it?
- Did you feel that this was valuable for your work? In what way?