Exercises

Discover 380+ facilitation exercises to energize your workshops, foster collaboration, and drive meaningful outcomes.

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Future Scenario Mapping

2 hours

Imagine your team needs to prepare for a future that hasn't happened yet. Future Scenario Mapping helps strategic teams stress-test plans against poss...

Customer Touchpoint Map

2.5 hours

A customer touchpoint map visualizes all interactions between a customer and your organization. It helps you understand how customers connect with you...

Start at the End

45 mins

The "Start at the End" exercise flips traditional planning. Instead of starting with actions, define what success looks like and work backward. Adapte...

Designer Top Trumps

30 mins

This exercise fosters team bonding through playful self-expression using custom trading cards. Participants design personal cards highlighting their d...

Fist of Five

5 mins

Use hand signals for a quick consensus check. Participants show 0-5 fingers to indicate their agreement level with a proposal. This is a fast way to g...

Research Plan

1 hour

A research plan keeps user research systematic and effective. It outlines objectives, methods, timeline, and deliverables. This ensures the research m...

UI Pattern Library Inventory

2 hours

Before building a design system, catalog every UI pattern in your product. A pattern inventory highlights inconsistencies and redundancies. It also re...

Recruiting Screener

30 mins 1

Use a screener to find the right research participants. It's a questionnaire or interview that helps you select people based on your study's needs.

AI Functionalities Cards

2 hours 1

AI offers incredible potential, but how do you translate that into real-world applications? Functionality cards bridge this gap. They illustrate AI ca...

Inclusive Meetings

5 mins

Use these techniques to make sure everyone contributes during meetings. These simple practices ensure all voices are heard, especially from quieter te...

Design System Governance Framework Development

2 hours 1

A design system needs governance to thrive. Without it, components become outdated. This exercise helps you establish rules, roles, and processes. We'...

Affinity Diagram

1.5 hours

Make sense of chaos by finding patterns. Start with research findings, observations, or ideas. Let structure emerge instead of forcing it. Bottom-up o...

Research Objective Setting

1 hour

Unfocused research wastes time. This 60-minute exercise defines what you need to learn *before* you start. It helps create clear research objectives a...

Emerging Tech Scenario Design

3 hours

Your innovation team needs to explore how AI, quantum computing, biotech, and Web3 could reshape your industry. Emerging Tech Scenario Design creates ...

Post-Up

15 mins

Participants write ideas on virtual sticky notes and post them to a shared online board. This method quickly gathers input from the whole group. It's ...

Desirability Study Design

2 hours 1

Desirability studies reveal the emotional impact of designs using methods like reaction cards. They capture how users *feel*, something usability test...

Assumption Mapping

45 mins 3

Every project has assumptions. This exercise makes them visible. Write down what you think you know. Be honest about what's validated versus what you ...

Manifesto Refinement

1.3 hours

You have a draft manifesto. Now, make it powerful. Manifesto Refinement transforms initial statements into memorable, actionable, and distinctive prin...