Urgent/Important grid
Distinguish time pressure from importance.
10–20 minutes · 3–50 people · 3 - 50 people
Use this activity in the Studio →Source timing: 10 - 20 minutes. The range above is given by the source. Source group guidance: 3 - 50 people.
Intention / Goal
Distinguish time pressure from importance.
Materials
Flip chart or whiteboard, Sticky notes, Markers
Facilitator & access notes
Use a paper or digital grid when movement is not useful. Describe the axes aloud so the activity is not solely visual.
How to facilitate it
- Draw a grid with clear urgency and importance axes.
- Write tasks or proposals on separate notes and place them in the grid together.
- Discuss disputed placements, then agree what to do now, schedule, delegate or set aside.
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).
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