Fresh eyes exercise

An activity to help you to think like another person and rejuvenate current ways of working.

Others will have different ways of thinking and approaching challenges. You might be able to make a novel connection by using “Fresh Eyes”, thinking like another person, or making links to another industry.

This exercise is useful to apply to anything that has been done before and might feel a bit stale and needs some rejuvenation for example, team meetings, annual events or just when some creative thinking is needed.

Example

Each table has flipchart paper, pen and the example list of professions.

1. Randomly select a profession from the listWhat would an information-sharing event look like in that profession. Prompts are listed below.
   • How would they plan it?
   • What would it look like?
   • Where would it be?
   • Who would be involved?
   • How would they promote it?
2. Brainstorm – all ideas written down (If time, select a second profession and repeat)
3. Look at your list of ideas and think about how they might work for your challenge. Pick your top 5 ideas that might lead to a more engaging event
4. Develop some actions