EnterpriseGameStack has developed a simple sorting activity which can help you and your team discover hidden patterns, similarities, or differences.  Use this activity to spark conversation, to engage everyone attending virtual events, and to discover new ways in which ideas, concepts and topics relate.

Often, it’s helpful to sort items. It can be a sort of strengths and weaknesses, of an approach, or of products. It can be a sort of personality traits to learn what drives team members, it can be a sort of features and functionalities. This activity provides the opportunity for the participants to sort cards into different categories. It’s a great opening exercise, effective for categorizing ideas or product features and helpful for prioritizing approaches.  It also provides you with information indicating what is most valuable to your participants.

Sort It framework provides:

• Forces players to make conscious decisions about information and categories.
• Encourages discussions about what belongs in what category.
• Effective method to point out similarities and differences in features and functionality.
• Allows you to gain insights into attendees’ priorities and needs.
• Customize Sort It from one (1) up to seven (7) categories