Exercises
Discover 380+ facilitation exercises to energize your workshops, foster collaboration, and drive meaningful outcomes.
Service Specifications
Service specifications document every touchpoint, feature, and interaction. They guide design and implementation.
Love Audit
The Love Audit helps teams find product touchpoints that build emotional connection or cause user friction. Many products fail because they don't conn...
Accessibility Evaluation Protocol
Audit accessibility early to avoid costly fixes later. Evaluate against WCAG, user needs, and assistive tech. Finding problems in design is cheaper th...
User Story
User stories capture features from the user's point of view. They follow the format: "As a [user type], I want [goal] so that [benefit]." This keeps t...
Cognitive Walkthrough
Cognitive walkthroughs pinpoint learnability issues in designs. You walk through tasks step-by-step. At each step, ask: "Would a new user know what to...
Problem Definition Canvas
Teams often solve the wrong problems. The Problem Definition Canvas brings structure. It systematically explores context, stakeholders, constraints, a...
Accessibility Compliance Review
Accessibility is essential for legal, ethical, and business reasons. This exercise guides you to systematically evaluate interfaces against WCAG. You'...
Interview Guide
This framework helps you conduct user interviews. It balances structured data collection with natural conversation. Expect unexpected insights.
RICE
The RICE scoring model helps teams prioritize initiatives based on Reach, Impact, Confidence, and Effort. It delivers a calculated priority score for ...
Component Audit And Categorization
A component audit catalogs every UI element across your product. It reveals inconsistencies and redundancies that you might not know exist. This exerc...
Lightning Demos
Get inspired by solutions from various industries. Participants research 2-3 examples and present them in 3-minute demos. Look for patterns and transf...
Problem Framing
Teams often rush to solutions before fully understanding the problem. Problem framing intentionally slows down the process. It ensures you're solving ...
4L's
The 4 L's retrospective helps teams reflect on workshops or projects. It uses four perspectives: Liked, Learned, Lacked, and Longed For. This gives a ...
Inclusive Meetings
Use these techniques to make sure everyone contributes during meetings. These simple practices ensure all voices are heard, especially from quieter te...
AI Functionalities Cards
AI offers incredible potential, but how do you translate that into real-world applications? Functionality cards bridge this gap. They illustrate AI ca...
System Scenario
This exercise expands scenario development to consider system-wide changes. Explore how services function within larger social, economic, and environm...
Manifesto Refinement
You have a draft manifesto. Now, make it powerful. Manifesto Refinement transforms initial statements into memorable, actionable, and distinctive prin...
Assumption Grid
Assumption mapping helps teams expose hidden risks. Plot assumptions on a certainty vs. risk matrix. Identify which assumptions need validation before...
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This workshop was incredibly effective for our remote team! We adapted it slightly for a virtual setting and it worked wonderfully. The key was breaking into smaller breakout rooms.
Great resource! One tip: prepare all materials the day before to avoid any last-minute rushes.
Used this for our quarterly planning session. The structured approach really helped us stay on track!