models · Inversion
15 min · pencil
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The worst birthday party ever
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Inversion means flipping a problem upside down. To plan the best party, first plan the worst!
- List ways to make a party terrible.
- Flip each one into a way to make it great.
Example: Worst: invite nobody. Flip it: send invites a week early.
| How to make it the WORST | Flip it: how to make it the BEST |
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Grown-up corner
Why it matters: Thinking about how things could go wrong helps us avoid mistakes. Pilots and doctors use this too.
- Which “worst” idea was the funniest?
- Which flipped idea will you really use?
Extend it: Use inversion on a school morning: what makes it the worst? Then flip it.
My brain felt: ☐ easy ☐ just right ☐ stretchy
One thing I learned: ________________________
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