IDEA EVALUATION

OBJECTIVE

To cultivate a number of new ideas and to encourage group participation

PROCEDURE

Everyone is told in advance to bring at least one idea, exercise, activity,etc.to the next training session.These should be focused around some central theme. For example, how to handle 'problem' trainees.

As each person describe his or her idea to the group, a panel of 'experts' (three of the selected class members) instantly 'rate' the idea on prepared flash card 1-10. The trainer tabulates each total and announces the winners at the end of the time period.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

a) How many people gained at least one useful new idea today?

b) Did this process spark any additional ideas in your mind?

c) Can you think of some other areas in which this method can be applied?

MATERIALS REQUIRED

Three sets of flash cards (5X8 index cards) which each set with a number from 1-10.

APPROXIMATE TIME REQUIRED

20-25 minutes

SOURCE

Games Trainers Play, John W. Newstrom & Edward E.Scannell, McGraw-Hill.