Luxr's+Dump+and+Sort+Method

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 “Dump & Sort” is a method for solving problems and generating ideas. This method is effective because it helps you to transcribe your ideas onto post-it notes that can be organized into categories to produce new insights or make decisions.  You’ll need:  //Business Model Generation// explains that “Post-it Notes function like idea containers…they can be added, removed and easily shifted.” Sticky notes are also the perfect size for one concise idea.
 * a Sharpie
 * sticky notes
 * a nice chunk of table space

 Using a Sharpie instead of a pen helps to make sure your message is concise and easy to read at arm’s length when all the stickies are on the wall.

 “Here are three simple guidelines, use thick marking pens, write only one idea per Post-it Note, write only a few words per note to capture the essential point,” //Business Model Generation.//  Here’s how to do it:
 * 1) Identify the problem or question.
 * 2) Give yourselves a time limit and a goal number of ideas (for example, 10 ideas in 3 minutes, exceeding this goal is fine).
 * 3) Work individually, using your Sharpie, write one idea per sticky note.
 * 4) When time is up, discuss your ideas with the team, organizing them on a large surface. The LUXr team uses a blank wall.
 * 5) Observe patterns while sorting, stacking duplicates, make decisions based on these patterns.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Using the Dump & Sort technique leaves room for group discussion, exploration and prioritization of ideas. Your discussions can lead to a few different formats of organization. Your notes may end up **clustered into logical categories**, **aligned chronologically**, or prioritized into a **2×2 matrix**.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> This method of rapid idea generation gets everyone thinking faster, jotting faster, and speaking more openly. The more you use the Dump & Sort technique, the better your team’s discussions and results will get.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> The Dump & Sort will open all kinds of pathways your team may not have thought to explore previously, making you and your team better decision makers, and thus, better entrepreneurs. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> For more information about using sticky notes, Sharpies or other methods for problem solving you can check out:
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">//Rapid Problem Solving with Post-it Notes.// David Straker.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">//Business Model Generation.// Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">//Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision & Reality.// Scott Belsky.