Playing with Sharp Objects: Gamestorming with Razorfish

Written By Sunni Brown

Naturally, when I describe the process of Gamestorming, it immediately begs the question: But what does it LOOK LIKE? It is visual thinking, after all. These images are of a recent graphically-facilitated session with combo client Razorfish and AT&T. It was a small group of 15 power-thinkers and it lasted two days with FANTASTIC results. And if you’re wondering if those results are automatic due to our process, the answer is no. Gamestorming dramatically enhances thinking, memory and creativity, but it can’t work its magic without buy-in from the participants. Great facilitators, of course, increase the odds of success and Bumper Carroll, hands down the funniest facilitator I’ve ever worked with, co-designed the agenda with me, adding his own brand of Second City improv. Together we offered powerful results for the client and a smart (and occasionally silly) time was had by all. Click on the photograph to see more on Flickr.

Sunni Brown

Sunni Brown is a social entrepreneur, best-selling author, keynote speaker, expert meeting facilitator, Deep Self Designer™ and dedicated Soto Zen student. She recently founded The Center for Deep Self Design in Austin, TX and was named one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business” and one of the “10 Most Creative People on Twitter” by Fast Company. Her team has facilitated hundreds of group experiences and she has delivered countless interactive "playnotes" in environments around the world. She's the author of Gamestorming and The Doodle Revolution and a forthcoming book that teaches Deep Self Design™, a visual-thinking method that uses inner science to dissolve personal obstacles. Her TED Talk on doodling has drawn more than 1.5 million views on TED.com and her work has been featured in every major U.S. publication including The New York Times, The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, WIRED, and Entrepreneur, as well as being featured twice on CBS Sunday Morning and recently on The TODAY Show. Sunni has trained for thousands of hours in za-zen, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Right Use of Power, and two mind-body practices called Hakomi and Internal Family Systems. She is committed to helping human beings unlock their potential and awaken their hearts and minds.

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