Pitching & Planning

Outlandish Solutions Showdown

The objective of this ridiculous exercise is to encourage creativity, public speaking, and teamwork by having small groups pitch imaginative ideas. The goal is to encourage groups to embrace unconventional thinking and foster a positive and open$-$minded approach to problem$-$solving.

Idea Generation:

$15$ minutes to brainstorm and come up with the most creative solutions to their assigned problem. Choose one of the following:

$1.$ Develop a strategy for repelling invading armies of rubber ducks armed with water guns.

$2.$ Create a device that translates baby cries into Shakespearean sonnets.

$3.$ Design a fashion line exclusively for penguins who love disco.

$4.$ Invent a new sport combining underwater basket weaving and synchronized skydiving.

$5.$ Devise a system for teleporting donuts directly into people's dreams.

$6.$ Come up with a plan to negotiate a peace treaty between rival factions of ninja leprechauns.

$7.$ Create a device for constant supply of cotton candy snowfall.

$8.$ Develop a cutting$-$edge, intergalactic courier service for delivering pizzas to alien civilizations on distant planets.

Pitch Preparation:

Outline key points of your proposed solution emphasizing creativity and select a spokesperson who will deliver the pitch to the class.

Grading

Work on the pitch to summarize the pitch in a paragraph