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3-12-3 Brainstorm

This is a brainstorming exercise with a “ticking clock” that forces spontaneous, quick-fire decisions and doesn’t allow for overthinking.

Facilitator Instructions:

1) Start with a topic: This topic can come from the game.
2) Generate Ideas (3 min): Each player generates as many "nouns and verbs" related to the topic (start the timer for this exercise).
3) Select teams and develop concepts (12 min): Select teams of 2, select 3 random ideas for each team, and have teams develop concepts based on those 3 ideas.
4) Present (3 min/team): Each team reveals their ideas and presents their concepts
Topic
Time Limit
Elapsed Time
Start
Reset
🚨
1
Generate Ideas
3 mins
Start Timer 🕐
Reset Timer 🕐
2
Develop Concepts
12 mins
Start Timer 🕐
Reset Timer 🕐
3
Make Presentations
3 mins
Start Timer 🕐
Reset Timer 🕐
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Step 1: Define a topic and hit the "Add Idea" button to start writing ideas. Start timer for 3 min ⏰

Topic: How can we land on the moon?


Add Idea
Clear sample data
show all players' ideas
Shishir Mehrotra
Al Chen
Dave Mastronardi
PS
Preeyanka Shah
Shishir's first idea
New idea
Shishir's third idea
Shishir's fourth idea
Shishir's second idea
Al's third idea
Al's first idea
Al's second idea
4th idea
Example Idea
Preeyanka's second idea
Preeyanka's first idea
Preeyanka's third idea

I’m done adding ideas:

Step 2: Sort players into teams by dragging and dropping names. Select 3 ideas for each team to develop their presentations and start the timer for 12 min ⏰.

Note: Edit team members in the table
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Team 4
Team 5
Al Chen
Dave Mastronardi
Shishir Mehrotra
PS
Preeyanka Shah
JM
James Macanufo
AD
Alden Daniels

Team
3 Ideas to Present
Team 1
Shishir's first idea
Example Idea
Shishir's third idea
Team 2
Preeyanka's first idea
Al's first idea
Preeyanka's second idea
Team 3
Preeyanka's second idea
Al's third idea
Shishir's first idea


Step 3: Each team presents their ideas and concepts. Start the timer for 3 min per team ⏰


Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Shishir's first idea
Example Idea
Shishir's third idea
Preeyanka's first idea
Al's first idea
Preeyanka's second idea
Preeyanka's second idea
Al's third idea
Shishir's first idea

Add Team Member
Clear Team Data
3-12-3 Team Members
3
3-12-3 Brainstorm Data
1


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