Idea Generation and Innovation Activities

Mission Impossible
In this exercise, participants take an existing design, process, or idea and change one foundational aspect that makes it “impossible” in function or feasibility. For example: “How do we build a house…in a day?”

THE IDEA VAULT
You have a wealth of brilliant ideas, and it can be a challenge to select which to take forward to develop further.
This game will help you decide on, and select winning ideas.
Brainstorming

SwitchHats
Build on your ideas by looking at them from someone else's perspective. What would your favorite actor think of your concept? Would your president or prime minister endorse it? What if you were to switch hats with another organization? How would they change or build on your idea?
Email Questions
A virtual asynchronous start for an issues or problem solving workshop.

Customer Service Categories

Creative Thinking
We live in fast changing world and we need to think and react quickly and decisively. This gamification tool encourages people to think rapidly and creatively. Remove the mental barriers that prevent people from overthinking and blocking in branstormings.
The Silent Mindmap
Reverse Brainstorming
A lateral thinking approach for ideas to a difficult problem

Pro Action Cafe
A blend of Open Space and World Cafe that gets large groups of people working on action, in a co-creative, peer coaching environment.
Round Robin
Vivid way to structure a discussion for a complex topic.