Save a Workshop That Is Going Flat
Recover a stalled ideation session by diagnosing the missing design-thinking mode.
Flat workshop Six safe ideas in 20 minutes and a stakeholder shutting down novelty. More energy will not fix a weak process diagnosis. Diagnose the missing mode Use the Double Diamond to ask whether the team needs evidence, framing, divergence, or selection. Workshop facilitation is process repair. Signal Step 1 The ideas are generic and could apply to any product. What is the best recovery move? Safety Step 2 The stakeholder keeps rejecting ideas as unrealistic. What should Bea do? Select Step 3 Now there are 31 ideas and the team is overwhelmed. What selection rule fits the stage? Now…
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