Exercises
Discover 380+ facilitation exercises to energize your workshops, foster collaboration, and drive meaningful outcomes.
Rapid Sketching
Speed crushes perfectionism. Rapid sketching forces ideas out before overthinking kicks in. Many think they can't sketch, which is why this works. Giv...
Decider Vote
The Decider makes the final call on which solution(s) to prototype. They use a super-vote, leveraging team input and strategic judgment to choose the ...
Paper Prototyping
Use paper and scissors for quick concept testing. Create moveable interface elements. Simulate interactions. Test usability before coding.
Ideation Rules
This exercise sets ground rules for effective brainstorming. It fosters psychological safety, encourages wild ideas, and promotes building on each oth...
SWOT Analysis
SWOT analysis helps teams understand their current position and strategize effectively. It's a structured brainstorming method to uncover Strengths, W...
Visual Design Style Exploration
Explore multiple visual directions before settling on a single style. Style exploration generates various aesthetic approaches. This helps determine w...
Straw Poll
Team members vote for their favorite solution using a large dot sticker. This reveals team preferences before the Decider makes the final choice.
Contextual Inquiry
Contextual Inquiry brings research into the user's world. Instead of asking, watch them work. Observe them with their tools, facing real problems. You...
How Might We
Turn problems into opportunities using optimistic questions. Reframe problem statements and insights into actionable "How might we..." questions. This...
Service Blueprint
Service blueprints map both customer-facing ('frontstage') and behind-the-scenes ('backstage') activities. This exercise maps dependencies and reveals...
Post-Up
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 ...
Pain Point And Opportunity Identification
Every customer journey has friction and opportunity. Pain Point and Opportunity Identification examines each customer experience stage. We find custom...
Journey Stage Breakdown
Customer journeys are continuous, but teams need stages for analysis. Journey Stage Breakdown divides the journey. This helps focus improvement effort...
Interview Guide
This framework helps you conduct user interviews. It balances structured data collection with natural conversation. Expect unexpected insights.
Role Playing
Service simulations let team members role-play user scenarios. Acting out service interactions helps you understand different viewpoints and spot serv...
Designer Top Trumps
This exercise fosters team bonding through playful self-expression using custom trading cards. Participants design personal cards highlighting their d...
User Scenarios
User scenarios narrate service interactions in specific contexts. They explain the envisioned experience through relevant user stories.
Success Metrics
This exercise helps teams define measurable indicators to show if a service is hitting its goals and delivering value. It ensures you're tracking the ...
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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!