Howdy everybody! Can anyone recommend a tool/app that can be used for live polling in a workshop? e.g. participants log in via a link, vote, results are then displayed in real-time on a screen. I've found that when it comes to group voting, people are often influenced by senior stakeholders in the room which dilutes what people really feel about ideas/concepts on a wall. Tools like this (hopefully) remove that big-wig bias to make things more democratic. I've heard of an app called 'Slido', but any other recommendations that are EXTREMELY SIMPLE and idiot-proof to set up and use would be much appreciated. Thanks so much 🙏🏼

Hi friends 🤩 I'm designing a 2 day product ideation workshop for a food brand. Much of the focus will require attendees to ideate around 2 to 3 consumer demand drivers. To do this, it's imperative that I get them in the right mental state change and 'shock' them out of their normal way of thinking so they can think in a really stretchy way and are perfectly primed to ideate. Anyone have any experience doing this that they'd be happy to share, or have any thought-starters? - could include: > Inviting customers into the room > Dressing the spaces according to the demand drivers we're ideating around > Using co-facilitators to act out appropriate scenarios which attendees interact with > etc Any thoughts would be massively appreciated 🙏🏼 Jon

Hey Team-FC, Product innovation workshop advice: I'm looking for inspiration for how to get workshop attendees get out of their normal way of thinking so they can think in a really stretchy, lateral way. How have you instigated/experienced that necessary 'mental state' change to get ideas flowing out of people's heads? 🧠 Any ideas would be most welcome/appreciated ;)

Anyone have any ideas for light energising (but funny) warm-up exercises to open a small group workshop where the 9 participants all know each other really well? I'd like it to be funny and allow people to get over themselves so they open up for the subsequent exercises. I plan to do it straight after I go through the agenda for the day. Ta muchly! JB

Hey FC'ers! Long-time admirer...first-time facilitator. Can anyone recommend specific workshop exercises for helping a senior leadership team align on its USPs (unique selling points), mission / vision statements, and value propositions? For context, the company in question (a medium sized advertising agency) is growing its clients and service offering extremely quickly. So quickly that it's becoming a different type of agency entirely. Aligning on these elements will be crucial during such immense change. Huge thanks in advance 👊🏼 JB