Research/Insights
Insight Fortune Cookies
Participants create and share "fortune cookie" insights. These are short, memorable statements about users, design, or research. This helps teams distill complex insights into clear, actionable statements. The format makes synthesis practice fun while producing useful research artifacts.
Duration
15 mins
Group Size
6-16
Category
Research/Insights
Energy
High
Objectives
Practice distilling complex insights into memorable statements Build excitement for research synthesis and insight generation Create shared understanding of what makes insights powerful Help participants think about communicating insights effectively Gene
Outcomes
The team gets energized about insight generation and synthesis. You'll share examples of well-crafted insight statements. This increases comfort articulating observations clearly and builds a common understanding of insight communication principles. It also creates a foundation for effective synthesis.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Facilitator Tips
Encourage surprising or counter-intuitive insights over obvious ones. Model with examples: "Users don't want more features; they want less confusion." Keep statements short—aim for one sentence maximum. Celebrate insights that make people say, "Aha!" or "
Variations
Real research insights: Use actual research findings from recent projects. Anti-insights: Create examples of bad insights to learn what to avoid. Themed fortunes: Focus on specific topics like user behavior or design principles. Prediction fortunes: Create prediction fortunes.
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