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01: Harvest Blank Cards & Maps

Cards • Draw/write out a process and play with the sequence to clarify.

• Interrogate roles by drawing key characters in a functional area. Test relationships by grouping and clustering characters. Draw/write scenarios to explore consequences, sequels and benefits.

Maps • Create a big picture of the issues, scenarios or factors.

• Map out a process and show the interconnection.

01: Harvest Graphic Facilitation

SME

SME

• Use a blank starting point to establish the objective, scope of work and high level structure.

• Drill down and discover the real need.

• Allow delegates to participate in the event.

• Use blank templates or graphic organizers to collect information from delegates.

01: Harvest Site Visits

Insight

• Network informally and interview learners to discuss existing conditions and explore organisational context.

• Visit the site and take photographs of the workplace and gain an understanding of how the business and it’s people operate.

02: Playback Simulate

• Ask delegates to play back information in a simulated role play.

• Get involved and throw in various scenarios to see what happens.

• Debrief the event with: • What happened?

• What did you observe?

• Why do you think...?

• What if....?

02: Playback Sort & Sequence

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• Ask learners to take the cards that they created during the information harvesting session and play back the information.

• Ask them to shuffle the cards, sort them and position them into the correct sequence.

• Triangulate with other groups to allow for disparate points of view to resolve themselves through group discussion and linking the results to business objectives.

02: Playback Storytelling

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• Ask delegates to play back the content and confirm it by converting it into a story.

• Ask delegates to provide some anecdotal stories of their actual experiences.

• Explore future options by exploring the past and how scenarios were handled.

03: Design Rapid Prototype

• Quickly sketch out/create the design using any materials available.

• Play with the concept to distil insights.

• Quickly evaluate how to refine the design.

03: Design Storyboards

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• Quickly sketch out/create the design using any materials available.

• Play with the concept to distil insights.

• Quickly evaluate how to refine the design.

03: Design Design Analysis

Viability Desirability Feasability

• Examine the reactions, learning and results of the design.

• Evaluate based on practicality, adaptability, technological feasibility, financial feasibility and credibility with stakeholders.

• Use non-focus and focus groups to gain a greater understanding of the impact of the design.

04: Evolve Evaluate

• Evaluate reactions using surveys or interviews.

• Evaluate learning using a quiz or assessment • Evaluate integration through observations and user reviews.

04: Evolve Iterate

• Take evaluation feedback and make changes to improve the design.

• Some results/effects are incidental and some coincidental. Take cognizance of these by products.

• Continually evolve the design to learn more.

04: Evolve Design Share Learning Point

•Take learning points and share them with others.

• Harvest shared insights and perspectives.

• Practice seeing the design from other people’s views.

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