First, get on the same page.
Choose who facilitates this session; swap next time. Check energy, say what each of you wants from the block, and agree the output. Neither person’s skills give them the final say.
Questions for both of us
- What would we both enjoy making that solves a real problem?
- Write separately before sharing.
- Ask: when did this last annoy someone?
- What do they do today?
- What makes each of us excited?
Make it happen
Use the opening reflection, solo writing, sharing, idea generation and shortlist timeboxes in the agenda. Alternate who speaks first. Keep a visible list.
Use the step buttons to move through the timeboxes. Pause when you need to; a timer helps us focus, not rush each other.
We can move on when…
Both can explain why at least one idea is interesting.
If we get stuck
If ideas are too broad, choose one customer and one recent frustration; do not choose the technology yet.
For a disagreement: two minutes each to explain, then choose the smallest reversible test together. For a bigger pause: agree when to return.