The library consortium digital-services ART tries to brainstorm catalog ideas and lock a decision in the same unstructured block of time, and the room stalls. What should the RTE separate?
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Short Explanation
Brainstorming and deciding at the same time is like shelving books while the cart is still rolling in. First diverge—lots of catalog ideas, no judging—then converge to pick and sequence. Two modes, two signs on the wall, one library ART that can actually finish.
Full Explanation
Facilitators separate divergent ideation from convergent decision-making so groups do not critique ideas while they are still being generated, or generate more options after a decision is required. Mixing the modes stalls the library consortium ART. Splitting the organization or waiting for a vendor also avoids facilitation. Explicit diverge-then-converge structure is the technique the item tests.