Devil’s Advocate
What is What is Devil’s Advocate? about ?
Devil’s Advocate is based on a variation of brainstorming that is fast, energizing, and effective. The initial question is: why will our project/task/… NOT work? The atmosphere is light and playful; serious obstacles are greeted with applause.
Audience
Is participant experience relevant for Devil’s Advocate ?


Audience description for Devil’s Advocate
Any group of people that wants to do risk assessment in a project
Requirements
Run Through
Brainstorming
- Everything is permitted
- No discussion or argument (only questions for clarification)
- All suggestions written on a flipchart, whiteboard or other place visible to all participants.
First feedback
- Choose to explore alternative ways of achieving the same results; in other words, you can re-frame your idea.
- Alternatively, you can thank each other for your willingness to work together, and say goodbye.
Focus
- A group strategizing session: how might we avoid or mitigate the problem(s)? What would we need to do this? Who might join us/contribute? … and so on. This process may begin during the review meeting, if you have time.
- A risk assessment.
Online
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ERASMUS +
Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union. Find more information about the program and its goals here: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/.
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