For this play, there is a small amount of preparation required to help your participants understand the goal and get the most out of the session.
This play is very versatile, and you can start from many different angles. Depending on what you are after, you can start with a problem, a “how might we...” question, an existing service, or even an idea.
If you intend to start with a problem, we recommend doing the following plays if haven’t already:
Invite your participants
Calendar meeting request for powers of ten
Subject:
Join us for a powers of ten session for [project name]
Meeting description:
Hi [team name if sending a group invitation, or participant name if sending individual invitations]
As part of our work on [name of project], we’re looking to do some creative thinking as part of the project.
The session will take about [x] minutes and there is no preparation required.
Having [you/each of you] attend will help to make sure we are including a diverse range of opinions and expertise in our project. [If conducting the session virtually include the following- We will be using Miro for this workshop].
If you would like some further insight into the activity you can read more on the Powers of ten in the Digital service design playbook.
I look forward to your contribution to the session. [If you’re planning to record the session include the following - We will be recording the session for learning and development purposes and recordkeeping. Please let us know before the session if you don't want to be included in the recording or transcript].
The [project name] team is committed to inclusion for our events, and we appreciate the experience of inclusion is not the same for everyone. Please let us know what we can do to make our events more accessible and inclusive for you.
Kind regards,
[Facilitator name]