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Gamestorming methods

Show and Tell

Show and Tell taps into the power of metaphors to reveal players’ underlying assumptions and associations around a topic

The aim of the game is to get a deeper understanding of stakeholders’ perspectives on anything—a new project, an organizational restructuring, a shift in the company’s vision or team dynamic.

Gamestorming methods

Spectrum Mapping

Spectrum mapping is designed to reveal the diversity of perspectives and options around any given topic and to organize them into a meaningful spectrum. It’s valuable because it unearths information that plays a role in attitudes and behaviours that otherwise may not be visible.

Gamestorming methods

SWOT analysis

The SWOT Analysis is a long-standing technique of looking at what we have, with respect to the desired end state, as well as what we could improve on. It gives us an opportunity to gauge approaching opportunities and dangers, and assess the seriousness of the conditions that affect our future. When we understand those conditions, we can influence what comes next.

Tina Puc

Sync Squad

Sync Squad is a cooperative puzzle that only rewards a group that talks. Each player drives one colour-coded robot through a shared chamber, and the exit opens only when every robot stands on its matching goal at the same moment. The catch: each hazard is keyed to a colour, and the thing that's lethal to your teammate is completely harmless to you — so you can never just play your own robot.

Manns Stefan

What Occupies your mind

SHARE WITH US WHAT OCCUPIES YOUR MIND AT THIS VERY MOMENT BEFORE STARTING THE SESSION TOGETHER


Basic Rules

  1. Sharing what occupies your mind is absolutely voluntary
  2. Everyone listens and perceives the message someone wants to share with the group
  3. No comments, no reaction but recognition


Time estimation: Allow 1 min per participant who wants to share what occupies their mind.

Gamestorming methods

Who Do

Who do you want to do what? Almost any endeavor of substantial impact requires seeking help from others. Developing a WHO + DO list is a simple way to scope out the undertaking.