Hi there, I wanted to ask about the design sprint Masterclass by AJ & S. Did any of You finish it? Could You share Your thoughts on it? It's not cheap and the sales funnel to it is build perfectly that makes me a bit uneasy with choosing it.

If you missed the @Aj Smart session yesterday on the 3 secrets to building a successful facilitation career, the following three books were recommended. I found the discussion of group dynamics really interesting and all this time and who know there was science to back up the skill. But I digress…. Here are the books that were recommended by @Rebecca Courtney . What other books are you reading.. or can recommend to the group?

How awesome would it be to have a book club and discuss it all together? Calling on all executives 😀 @Rebecca Courtney @Jakub Michalski @Jonathan Courtney

Last week a local design agency did something really smart. They've created and hosted our first (local) Service Designers Connect meet-up, in which they initially demonstrated workshopping by running a warm-up exercise of - you have 10 minutes to design instructions for "How to make a paper airplane". We were then treated to free pizza, always a winner. In the second session, they stuck with the theme and had us create a pizza box and pizza to represent Service Designers Connect itself - with the box being the packaging/marketing and the pizza being the content of the meet-ups. It was a good way for them to generate ideas and understand expectations. The whole process has also helped establish them as a local authority on the subject, which will lead to some business coming their way. Sponsoring these kinds of sessions can propel a business forward, but the real benefit is how it helps connect the local design community as a whole. If there isn't anything running in your area, organising a regular meet-up is a great way to find your tribe and get yourself some recognition as well. What's going on near you that you'd like to share?

Okay, you've got to design a short-form workshop for one day or less. You know the Design Sprint is to long for the narrow slot you've been given, so what do you do? A great option is to pull out the tried and tested 4C's framework: COLLECT => CHOOSE => CREATE => COMMIT as superbly laid out in Jonathan's book "The Workshopper Playbook". What I would like to ask you is, what is your personal favourite go-to exercise for the four different sections, and why. Feel free to share an example of how well a particular exercise work for you.