102.30 HASTY EIGHTS
Hasty Eights helps you get the obvious directions out of the way and pushes you to consider what else you might do. It also invites you to sketch ideas, opening up ways to communicate your ideas if you don’t yet have the right words to describe them.
IDEATION
HASTY EIGHTS
Preparation
This is a solo or group activity.
It takes 8 minutes.
You'll need paper and a pen.
(11x17 paper is best.)
Instructions
Start with an idea you'd like to brainstorm or a problem you'd like to solve (102.20 HMWs are great for finding a starting point).
Fold the paper in half three times, so you have eight segments. Number each segment.
Set a one-minute timer and draw an idea in the first segment. When the timer goes off, reset it and fill the next segment. Repeat for each segment.
Tips
Best to sketch your ideas instead of writing words.
Quantity over quality. This activity is about generating many divergent ideas.
Extend
This is a great activity to do in a group. Give everybody stickers (five is good) and vote for your favorites by placing stickers next to ideas.
Consider
Are there clusters or similarities in the ideas that point in a similar direction?
If in a group, where was there convergence? Which ideas are most divergent?
Which ideas are doable? What is made possible?
