Blindspotting
What is Blindspotting about ?
What we like and what we don't like influences the way we think and the type of ideas we like. Why would we create an idea we don't like? This technique deliberately asks that question by empathically stepping into someone's mind we don't like at all. This gives us the chance to leave our standard paths of thinking. It is a good exercise
if you are looking for new ideas in an area you are very familiar with
if you keep coming up with the same ideas
as an instrument to check weaknesses of your idea and possible problems you haven't thought about
Audience
Requirements
Not specifically
Run Through
Provide pen and paper and moderation cards.
Introduce the purpose of the exercise and define the topic/question you want to work on. (This guideline is a suggestion for reshaping and refining an existing idea. With a few changes you can also use it to create new ideas.)
Tell your participants/team you will guide them through a 3-step process. You can introduce the tasks step by step.
Material for
Pens, paper, Flipchart markers, moderation cards & pin-board or post-its.
