Trigger / When to Use
Group frustrated in the messy middle, can't converge
Quick Response
This frustration is normal - it's the messy middle where perspectives collide, and it's where breakthroughs happen. Let's start with what these ideas have in common.
Detailed Tips
- Normalize the discomfort as a sign of real divergence, not failure
- Switch from content to process: name themes, check how decisions get made
- Apply a synthesis structure - affinity mapping, dot voting, bundling
- Park secondary ideas visibly to cut cognitive load
Prevention
Warn the group about the diverge-groan-converge arc before ideation starts
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