In our corporate training, we usually like to do part of an LDJ during the kick-off and we then pause and do a comparison between how quickly we just moved and how much we got done and how we’d only get through 10% of that in a meeting of the same length. It can be a very powerful way to show before you tell.

Hi @Craig Dutton! Welcome to the community! :D

Thank you, David! Just ordered this!

@David Newman Great answer! I’d agree with this!

Kris.. i have a bad habit of spending money on tech toys.. now you’ve made me want to buy a StreamDeck!!

Hi Leah! You can actually facilitate very large groups with just a single facilitator. But if you have the luxury of having someone else there (let’s call them a co-facilitator), then here’s the co-facilitator normally takes care of in our workshops: In-person: 1. Music playback 2. Distributing materials (voting dots, etc) 3. (In the case of big groups) walking around to see if anyone has any questions about a particular exercise Remote: 1. Music playback 2. Cleaning up the board (delete empty sticky notes after an exercise; rearranging sticky notes into a neat grid before voting; etc) 3. Being the go-to person if anyone needs help on the board and monitor the chat if someone says they need to take a break or similar

@LaYinka Sanni I’d recommend this as well!

I’ve used both Miro and Mural to facilitate Design Sprint. Remote facilitation can be scary since the idea of the tech failing you could be a big source of stress. I’ve found it very helpful to do my due diligence ahead of time: I share a link to a warm up board ahead of time to make sure everyone can access it without issues; I send people a short video telling them how to use it; I build in some time in the beginning of the session to troubleshoot any tech issues if necessary.

That’s a really cool idea for a workshop. Here are a few ideas I’d consider: 1. Start with a warm up/icebreaker that involves people honestly sharing how they feel today - no holding back. You can kick it off to set the tone. Show people that you’re willing to be vulnerable in front of them so they’d follow suit. 2. Do a Sailboat exercise about where the team’s strengths are vs where it struggles re conflicts/disagreements 3. Co-create a set of “team agreements” that everyone is happy to get behind (e.g. be honest & direct, but don’t be mean; keep feedback focused on the work; always start by thanking someone for their effort, etc) 4. Create an example/template for “how” someone might conduct themselves in a constructive conflict. 5. Agree to meet back in 2 weeks to review how well it’s been going and iterate. I hope this helps!

@Architha Subramaniam Happy to help!

Your templates look so cool!

Hi Kim! I’d agree with your initial thinking. Here’s what I would do if I were you: 1. Create a questionnaire in Google Forms (or similar) of the questions I’d want to ask the stakeholders then ask the people you were planning to involve in the note taking to look it over and see if they’d add any more. I’d keep the questionnaire short (no more than 7-9 questions). 2. Share the questionnaire with the stakeholders and give them a deadline to fill it by. Send a nudge to complete it a day or two after if necessary. 3. Do short one-on-one calls (20-30 mins) to ask follow up questions and dive deeper on their answers from the questionnaire. 4. Take their answers from the questionnaire + notes from the calls, turn them into HMWs, and put them on a board. 5. Invite everyone to a session; share the board with them; explain that it was created based on their answers, give everyone 5 mins to read the sticky notes. 6. Then give them another 5 mins to add more sticky notes to the board themselves. 7. Have everyone vote on what they deem to be their priority challenges. 8. Go around the room and have everyone share final thoughts on the results of the voting. Timebox each person to 60 seconds. 9. Close the session by thanking everyone for their contribution and explaining how their input will be used and when they can expect to get an update from you (or whoever is owning next steps). I hope this helps!

I haven't tried the Method ones but I have the Workshop Tactics from Pipdecks and the physical cards are really well done. I think cards are a niche product in general but those who are into them tend to REALLY like them. I’m one of those people. I find it really nice having a physical prompt on my desk that naturally reminds me to flip through when I'm looking for inspiration.