Let’s try Something New: Workshop Design Challenge!
With almost 1800 members in this group so far and with all the various backgrounds and experiences in here, I want to try to put what we’re learning in the world of facilitation and workshopping into practice with this new challenge!
I will be posting anonymized client briefs (repurposed briefs from past clients of AJ&Smart) over the next few weeks and I would love for you to design a workshop to meet these briefs.
I have attached our Agenda template that you can use to complete this task. In the comments section, you can write the same headings in this template to give you some guidance.
This template follows AJ&Smart’s 4C’s Framework for structuring ANY workshop. So...what is the 4C’s Framework? We’re glad you asked!
The 4C’s stand for Collect, Choose, Create, and Commit. The 4C’s Framework can be used to design any workshop regardless of topic, length, or outcome. If you want to get the full breakdown of how it works and how to use it in your workshops, you can download the Workshopper Playbook, where we explain everything in detail!
🗣️So, let’s hear from the client:
“Hi! I’m Jack, the product manager of a small team at Dream Big Corporations. I manage a team of 7 developers. Lately, I’ve noticed that this team is finding it difficult to connect and are regularly misaligned on decisions being made for the company. In particular, I have noticed there’s a lack of trust between group members, and they tend to blame each other if work isn’t completed. I am looking for ways to improve the culture within this department and empower these individuals to work together as a team, trust each other and deepen connections. I would like you to run a 3-hour workshop at our HQ in Stockholm. At the end of the workshop, I would like to have a list of team-building activities or suggestions that will help improve trust and connection within this department. My main goal is for this team to trust each other and to communicate more effectively moving forward."
Summary of workshop:
🎯 Purpose: Build trust and connection within this team so that they can collaborate more effectively.
🔢 No. Of Participants: 8
⏰ Duration: 3 hours
How to complete this challenge:
  • Step 1: Create a workshop to solve Jack's challenges using the Agenda template attached (if you have your own agenda template of course use that and share it with us. We love to see what other people use to design workshop agendas).
  • Step 2: Make sure your workshop starts strong, includes exercises covering all the 4C’s framework, and ends on a strong note.
  • Step 3: Don’t forget to add energisers and breaks!
🚨P.S. You have until next Monday, March 6th to complete this challenge🚨
I'm really looking forward to seeing what sort of workshop you come up with to meet this clients challenge. I feel everyone will approach it differently and that we will learn so much from each other.
Ready, set, GO!
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