"Research by Paul Paulus and others (link) suggests four steps.."
One idea is to start to involve AI in these step, seeing if it will be generate new ideas or find common themes, ideas. I think that creative uses of AI in ideation can be a great use case.
"a devil’s advocate." In project management, a murder board is sometimes used to try to argue against a project, pointing out risks, advocating for alternatives, etc. The project plan will be better if it survives this process.
Increasing the number of ideas through structured group think is something I can use in the classroom...I wonder about stage 1, however. If students know the structure, I wonder how many will engage seriously step 1 because they worry about being different from the norm.
Yes, that's a concern--standing out can feel risky. It reminds me of saying, "The nail that stands out gets hammered down." So, as is true in larger arenas, the issue is making people feel comfortable expressing contrary opinions.
"Research by Paul Paulus and others (link) suggests four steps.."
One idea is to start to involve AI in these step, seeing if it will be generate new ideas or find common themes, ideas. I think that creative uses of AI in ideation can be a great use case.
"a devil’s advocate." In project management, a murder board is sometimes used to try to argue against a project, pointing out risks, advocating for alternatives, etc. The project plan will be better if it survives this process.
Increasing the number of ideas through structured group think is something I can use in the classroom...I wonder about stage 1, however. If students know the structure, I wonder how many will engage seriously step 1 because they worry about being different from the norm.
Yes, that's a concern--standing out can feel risky. It reminds me of saying, "The nail that stands out gets hammered down." So, as is true in larger arenas, the issue is making people feel comfortable expressing contrary opinions.
Thanks for the comment.