Workshop Tactics

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In the age of the internet, there is too much information. If you want to find the best workshops, you have to sift through a lot of noise to find them. Is the team cross-functional and representative of all the groups with a major stake in the outcome? Create an inviting space. Use your role as facilitator to invite all participants to contribute. Create a space (for example, introduce a break in conversation by asking everyone to pause and think for a moment or move to a postup on the wall) to accommodate people who are naturally quiet and reserved to add their perspectives. Ensure that diverse opinions are being heard, not just contributions from eager or dominant participants. Look for body language or expressions that might indicate that someone wants to speak and invite that person to participate with prompts like “Does anyone else have something to add?”, “Did you have an idea?”, or “You look like you may have something to add.” You don't have to determine what goes in these quadrants in the OKR workshop, but if you have time - it is worth establishing Health Metrics. "What aren't we measuring that, if we don't keep an eye on, could be detrimental to our team health?"

One of the most well known and undeniably useful processes for this is an OKRs workshop. Within a couple of hours, this technique creates radical focus on an objective and allows you to start actively measuring the progress you make towards it. A. Dress comfortably (seriously…) — This won’t be your typical work day — we will be up and about often, talking, voting, and rapidly sketching solutions (yes, there will be drawing — but don’t worry!). As such, we recommend dressing comfortably!

Who should run an OKR workshop

Are the individuals I have chosen knowledgeable about the relevant activities under study (even if they may have specialized information in one area over another)? Is the team I plan to bring together drawn from various level of the organizational structure (for example, managers, supervisors, technical analysts)? Every meeting deserves a plan. Note that a great plan cannot guarantee a great outcome, but it will help lay down the fundamentals from which we can adapt. In selecting the right set of participants, facilitators should first ask themselves three high-level questions: Always be listening. Aim to be constantly listening with an open, yet discerning mind, as participants share their ideas or thoughts. Then, if needed, guide them towards a better expression that others in the workshop can understand and build on.

b. Sprint Brief — The Sprint Brief is a more detailed version of the Workshop Brief that you prepared for the initial workshop. This would lay out the specific opportunity that you’d like to solve for in a bigger, weeklong design sprint, as well as laying out your vision for what that week may look like. Statement of need: Write a statement that articulates the target customer’s core need. For example, needs reliable and uncomplicated workshop guides. Each 400gsm matte finish card is colour-coded to make it easy to navigate to the category you need. Overview of things in the pipeline. This should be big high-level stuff only and serves the purpose of being aware of future activity or deadlines. Of course you can’t predict everything that might stand in your way, but the processes of trying to can be illuminating… take a look at these exploratory workshop techniques to help you better understand your mission. Just choose the right one for your team and follow the link for step-by-step instructions. Workshops that help you promote great team ties Roles & Responsibilities workshopThe price is a reflection of the high value it exudes. People value ownership of high quality, physical artefacts that improve their status. People want less lecturers putting them to sleep and more quality presenters keeping them entertained and educated. A captvating storyteller can truly be the key difference between an audience that goes to sleep during a workshop and one that wants to stay late just to ask another question or two. To socialize the opportunity for the client and for our own team members, it’s essential to share out some type of “briefing document” that encapsulates: Starting out, heading your business in a new direction, or just looking to firm up your goals? A goal-setting workshop exercise brings clarity, direction and purpose. It’s a bonding exercise for your team, and gives them a clear picture of your group priorities.

Don't ask customers what they'd pay. Instead, test your price by seeing if people actually buy it. Your price is part of your product's story. Free content reaches more people than something behind a paywall. When the material is free, it can be shared more easily. It creates authority and builds trust as a reputable source.

Workshop Tactics®

This is a situation that I have found myself in quite often. But rather than throw up my hands and walk away, I instead decided to run an experiment around a simple question: How Might We build a step-for-step blueprint for facilitating a successful one-day workshop? The following is the output of that months-long experience.