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Practice desciption
When was your last time to have a look at your team and define its superpowers? We've got a fun way to gather your teams view on the kryptonite and superpowers.
What steps to take for the practice
You need a big piece of paper and some different colored pencils. We’ve done it multiple times online as well, using digital whiteboard tools like Miro or Mural.
Gather your team. And prepare them for a 3 round exercise. In total, you need 15-25 minutes to complete. This exercise is just a starting point. After you defined the kryptonite and superpowers of your team. It’s time to actually do something with them.
Round 1: Draw the superhero - 5 minutes
- Explain Round 1 of the exercise: The goal of this activity is to draw a superhero that represents the team. How would this superhero look like? What powers does it have?
- Let everyone in your team contribute to the drawing.
- Optionally, you can give the team the task to come up with a name for the newly created superhero.
- This superhero is the basis for the following two rounds
Round 2: Kryptonite - 5-10 minutes
- Explain round 2 of the exercise. By giving them the story of superman and what the impact of Kryptonite is on his powers.
- The story: Superman was born on the planet Krypton. As a baby, his parents sent him to Earth in a small spaceship moments before Krypton was destroyed in a natural cataclysm. In that same story, Kryptonite is mentioned. It is a green, crystalline material originating from Superman's homeworld of Krypton that emits a peculiar radiation that weakens Superman. Therefore he cannot use his superpowers whenever Kryptonite is near.
- The goal of this activity is to brainstorm for your team’s kryptonite. What are the things that are holding you back? That can be on a personal and/or on the team level.
- Take 5 or 10 minutes to brainstorm, for quantity. So, write down as many post-its as possible.
Round 3: Superpowers - 5-10 minutes
- Explain round 3 of the exercise. The goal of this activity is to brainstorm for your team’s superpowers. What makes your team come in the flow state? And what are the superpowers of your team?
- Take 5 or 10 minutes to brainstorm, for quantity. So, write down as many post-its as possible.
Expected results
It's a fun and energetic way to get to know each other, but more importantly, your teams's kryptonite and superpowers.
As said before. This exercise is just a starting point. It’s great to know your team’s kryptonite and superpowers. But doing nothing with this newly acquired knowledge would be a shame. Pick a post-it/theme you want to work on and design prototypes for them.
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