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Facilitating with Constraints

Facilitating with Constraints is a method that uses defined boundaries to spark creativity and focus in problem-solving. It is particularly useful when dealing with complex issues like budget planning, meeting design, or spatial arrangements.

Duración
1h
Tamaño del grupo
12–18 people
Materiales
large sheet of paper, colored slips of paper, markers

Cómo ejecutarlo

  1. 1

    Identify the key constraint relevant to your problem, such as budget, time, or space, and represent it visually on a large sheet of paper.

  2. 2

    Create 'game pieces' that represent the various components or ideas at the same scale as your boundary constraint.

  3. 3

    Assemble a group of stakeholders and explore different configurations of these components within the defined boundary.

  4. 4

    Discuss the merits, trade-offs, and options of each configuration, documenting and photographing each iteration.

  5. 5

    Optionally, further analyze relationships between components to refine the solution.

Consejos

  • Encourage participants to explore multiple configurations without the pressure of finding a perfect solution immediately.

  • Use visual aids to make constraints tangible, which helps in understanding the scope and impact of each decision.

Variaciones

This method can be adapted for virtual environments using digital tools to simulate the constraints and components. Alternatively, it can be scaled down for smaller groups by reducing the complexity of the problem addressed.

Casos de uso

Budget planning for a departmentDesigning a new office layoutOrganizing a conference agenda
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Method descriptions on Workshop Weaver are original content written by our team, based on established facilitation practices. This method was inspired by work from Gamestorming.

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