Workshop for creative problem-solving through the TRIZ method: first figure out how to make sure something fails, then reverse those ideas into constructive solutions
Welcome, clarify the goal of the session, brief round of introductions
The principle of creative destruction: first figure out how to destroy something, then reverse it into solutions. Background: Liberating Structures guide.
Flipchart or presentation on the TRIZ method
Jointly formulate the problem or challenge to be solved
Flipchart
Individually or in small groups: collect every destructive idea – how can we make sure it fails?
Post-its, pens
Present all destructive ideas, group similar ones
Pinboard or wall for post-its
Reverse every destructive idea: what is the opposite? Which positive action follows?
Post-its in a different colour
Which solutions are most promising? Which ones do we want to implement?
Dot stickers for prioritisation
What do we take away? Who owns what? What happens next?