Cover Story
Cover Story is a visionary exercise where participants imagine their organization achieving such extraordinary success that it lands on the cover of a major magazine. This method encourages expansive thinking and helps teams articulate a compelling future state.
Comment l'animer
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Prepare large templates with sections for 'Cover', 'Headlines', 'Sidebars', 'Quotes', 'Brainstorm', and 'Images'.
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Divide participants into groups of four to six and provide each group with a template and markers.
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Instruct participants to envision their organization's best-case scenario as if it has already happened, and spend a few minutes individually imagining this story.
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Allow groups 30–45 minutes to collaboratively develop their cover story, filling in the template with creative content.
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Have each group present their cover story to the entire team, allowing 5–10 minutes per presentation.
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Discuss common themes and insights that emerge from the presentations.
Conseils
Encourage participants to think in the past tense to foster a sense of realized success and to avoid analytical thinking.
Keep the atmosphere light and imaginative to maximize creative potential.
Note recurring themes as they can indicate shared aspirations.
Variantes
For a digital twist, use online collaborative tools to create and share cover stories virtually, allowing real-time interaction and idea sharing.
Contextes d'utilisation
Questions fréquemment posées
Quand utiliser Cover Story ?â–ľ
Utilisez Cover Story lorsque vous souhaitez: Strategic visioning workshops; Innovation sessions; Team alignment meetings.
Combien de temps dure Cover Story ?â–ľ
Cover Story dure généralement 60–90 minutes.
Pour combien de participants Cover Story convient-il ?â–ľ
Cover Story fonctionne mieux pour des groupes de 4 personnes ou plus.
De quels matériaux ai-je besoin pour Cover Story ?▾
Pour animer Cover Story, vous aurez besoin de : large templates, markers.
Quel est le niveau de difficulté de Cover Story ?▾
Cover Story est classé intermédiaire — une certaine expérience en facilitation est utile.
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Essayer gratuitementMethod descriptions on Workshop Weaver are original content written by our team, based on established facilitation practices. This method was inspired by work from Gamestorming.