Abstract: Introduction: The experience report describes the protocol used in one of the activities carried out during the initiative aimed at the search for health impact solutions through disruptive innovation - “IDEA2 Global, Guidance and transforming connections for innovators in medical technology”, in May 2019, at the Institute of Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (IMES MIT). Experience report: The Pre-Texts methodology was chosen to stimulate creativity and instill the curiosity inherent in the search for solutions to complex problems, through the reading of a challenging text and related activities in a workshop format. Bringing together professionals from various segments and nationalities, the two-hour and forty-five-minute period was the time spent on the workshop inspired by practices from some Latin American countries. Discussion: Through observation, it was observed that participants were engaged and fascinated by hands-on activities, amid the active reading of a text on neural connections in creative processes. The feedback from the evaluation on the workshop confirmed the facilitators’ impression. Conclusion: The Pre-Texts methodology is a strategy that can be applied in heterogeneous groups and can include skills such as creativity and collaboration. Thus, the use of this methodology should be encouraged in other similar situations.
The disruptive innovation and the pre-texts methodology