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      <title>Reverse Brainstorming by Mrs. Wyatt</title>
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      <description>Out-of-the-box thinking to help explore unconventional solutions to problems.</description>
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      <pubDate>2025-03-18 12:07:46 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Directions</title>
         <author>MrsWyatt</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/MrsWyatt/ReverseBrainstorming/wish/3371157024</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>State the challenge or project you are focusing on.  </strong>Clearly define the problem you want to address with this activity.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-03-18 12:14:22 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Directions</title>
         <author>MrsWyatt</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/MrsWyatt/ReverseBrainstorming/wish/3371160351</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Reverse the problem with ideas that could make it even worse.  </strong>Think about ideas or actions that would worsen the problem.  Consider what <em>not</em> to do.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-03-18 12:16:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Directions</title>
         <author>MrsWyatt</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/MrsWyatt/ReverseBrainstorming/wish/3371161993</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Flip the ideas to find solutions to them.  </strong>Reverse the "worse" ideas by exploring how the opposite actions might lead to solutions or improvements.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-03-18 12:17:48 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Example Problem 1</title>
         <author>MrsWyatt</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/MrsWyatt/ReverseBrainstorming/wish/3371521377</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Collaboration as a team is weak when we have to work remotely.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-03-18 15:51:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Example &quot;Bad&quot; Idea 1</title>
         <author>MrsWyatt</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/MrsWyatt/ReverseBrainstorming/wish/3371522377</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Have fewer meetings.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-03-18 15:52:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Example &quot;Flip&quot; 1</title>
         <author>MrsWyatt</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/MrsWyatt/ReverseBrainstorming/wish/3371523979</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Have fewer meetings, BUT provide an asynchronous workspace and check-in deadlines within that workspace.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-03-18 15:53:20 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Feel free to choose an issue with a &quot;bad&quot; solution from this list!</title>
         <author>MrsWyatt</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/MrsWyatt/ReverseBrainstorming/wish/3407865896</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Problem: </strong>Too many meetings are draining productivity.</p><p><strong>"Bad" Solution: </strong>Ban all meetings.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Problem:</strong> Employees are disengaged and not contributing ideas.</p><p><strong>"Bad" Solution: </strong>Require everyone to submit five ideas per week.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Problem:</strong> Project deadlines are frequently missed.</p><p><strong>"Bad" Solution: </strong>Set earlier deadlines.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Problem:</strong> Communication across departments is inconsistent.</p><p><strong>"Bad" Solution:</strong> Force everyone department to CC each other on all emails.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Problem: </strong>Too much time is spent on emails.</p><p><strong>"Bad" Solution: </strong>Limit email use to one hour a day.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Problem: </strong>Team members feel burned out and overworked.</p><p><strong>"Bad" Solution: </strong>Mandate two extra hours of "wellness time" daily on top of existing workload.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Problem: </strong>Difficulty getting honest feedback from employees.</p><p><strong>"Bad" Solution: </strong>Make all feedback public.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Problem: </strong>Team members aren't following process or documentation guidelines.</p><p><strong>"Bad" Solution: </strong>Lock access to systems unless documentation is updated first.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Problem: </strong>Decision-making takes too long due to over-collaboration.</p><p><strong>"Bad" Solution: </strong>Only leadership can make decisions.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-13 18:27:07 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>MrsWyatt</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/MrsWyatt/ReverseBrainstorming/wish/3415364144</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Here is how to interact with Padlet!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>To add a post:</strong></p><ol><li><p>Click the <strong>+</strong> sign beneath the column in which you'd like to post.</p></li><li><p>Type your content.</p></li><li><p>Set your post to your team color by click on the color option in the bottom left corner of the post (default is <strong>White</strong>).</p></li><li><p>Click <strong>Publish</strong>.</p></li></ol><p><br></p><p><strong>To edit a post:</strong></p><ol><li><p>Click the 3 vertical dots in the top right corner of the post you wish to edit.</p></li><li><p>Edit your content.</p></li><li><p>Click <strong>Update</strong>.</p></li></ol><p><br></p><p><strong>To move a post:</strong></p><ol><li><p>Click anywhere on the post you wish to move.</p></li><li><p>Drag the post to where you want it to be.</p></li><li><p>Release the mouse button.</p></li></ol>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-18 21:47:04 UTC</pubDate>
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