Brain Food at the Jakarta Phase II Workshop
How to get the most out of 30 people’s time? After 18 hours and 40 minutes flight from NY to Singapore and then about 2 hours more from Singapore to Jakarta, a very short nap, and a cumulative 6 cups of tea and coffee, this was the question all 4 members of the ECB Design Team brainstormed during planning for the Design Workshop: how to get the absolute most out of the 30 people attending, keep them active and build excitement for a potential stage two.
The first hour felt more like a storm, with only a little brain in there. Ideas flew here and there with little resemblance of form. A few white board drawings appeared, best described as some ancient and cryptic code, with each of us adding some abstract line to the others drawings. Needless to say not a great start, but Spee did finally rein in the team so that we got back to schedule and form….with some powerful ideas coming together for the workshop.
More puzzles at dinner together and what can only be described as some very strange food. Ever been to a Korean-Japanese restaurant? Basically a Korean version of Japanese cuisine. Very good in some ways …raw fish, soup and sashimi ….but I have to admit a couple of tastes were rather too much for me. Only big worry came when some fish eggs came wrapped in a leaf tube and Adriaan decided that, no, you don’t scoop it out …you eat the raw bitter leaf as well ..just put the whole thing in your mouth and eat it. I hope he makes it to breakfast this morning.
More notes when our colleagues join us and the real work begins.
Greg, Jakarta
The first hour felt more like a storm, with only a little brain in there. Ideas flew here and there with little resemblance of form. A few white board drawings appeared, best described as some ancient and cryptic code, with each of us adding some abstract line to the others drawings. Needless to say not a great start, but Spee did finally rein in the team so that we got back to schedule and form….with some powerful ideas coming together for the workshop.
More puzzles at dinner together and what can only be described as some very strange food. Ever been to a Korean-Japanese restaurant? Basically a Korean version of Japanese cuisine. Very good in some ways …raw fish, soup and sashimi ….but I have to admit a couple of tastes were rather too much for me. Only big worry came when some fish eggs came wrapped in a leaf tube and Adriaan decided that, no, you don’t scoop it out …you eat the raw bitter leaf as well ..just put the whole thing in your mouth and eat it. I hope he makes it to breakfast this morning.
More notes when our colleagues join us and the real work begins.
Greg, Jakarta
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