- Materials
- Easel, chart paper, dots, extension cord/adapter, yellow and
blue sticky notes, a timer, forced connections book
- Agenda
- Roles – Client, Resource Group & Facilitator
- Client – the person(s) for whom we are going to provide
ideas
- Resource Group – a group of people who will use their
minds to generate ideas
- Facilitator – a person who will guide the group through
the CPS process
- Rules for Divergent Thinking
- Defer Judgement
- Strive for quantity
- Seek for Wild and Unusual Ideas
- Build on other ideas
- Rules for Convergent Thinking
- Be Affirmative
- Be Deliberate
- Check Objectives
- Improve Ideas
- Consider Novelty
- CPS
- Explore the Challenge
- Identify Goal, Wish or Challenge
- “I wish… It would be great it…
- Gather Data
- Explore all the data around the goal, wish or
challenge
- Identify only the relevant data
- Clarify the Problem
- “How to… How might I… In what ways might….
- Diverge (RG) – Converge (Client)
- Generate Ideas
- Prepare for Action
- Select and Strengthen Solutions
- What I see myself doing is…
- Pluses, Potentials and Concerns
- Pluses
- Potentials (It might…)
- Concerns (How to…)
- Plan for Action
- What I see myself doing now….
- Make a list of action steps needed to carry out
the solution
- Form a specific plan of action with due dates
Christopher Shively posted this entry on Friday, March 23rd, 2007 at 5:48 am.
Posted in the category CPS, Facilitation
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