Parking space
Keep useful side issues visible without derailing the current task.
1–2 minutes · any number of people
Use this activity in the Studio →Source timing: 1 - 2 minutes to set up. The range above is given by the source. Source group guidance: any number of people. This describes the playing group, not a maximum attendance for the whole event.
Intention / Goal
Keep useful side issues visible without derailing the current task.
Materials
Flip chart, Markers, Sticky notes
Facilitator & access notes
The source time is setup only; leave additional agenda time to revisit parked issues.
How to facilitate it
- Label a visible place for questions or ideas that are outside the current discussion.
- When a side issue arises, record it there and say when it will be revisited.
- Return to the list before the session closes, resolving items or assigning a follow-up.
Reflection prompts
- Notice: What did this activity reveal about how we work together?
- Carry forward: What would you like to try next?
Credit & lineage
Seeds for Change (documented version; original creator not established).
Concise original Playformation facilitator wording based on the Seeds for Change guide. Consent/access alternatives and estimated planning defaults are identified; this is not a claim of original authorship.
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