Facilitation

Collaborative Design Validation

This workshop provides a structured approach to collaborative design evaluation and refinement. Teams use validation techniques, including prioritization frameworks, hands-on exercises, voting, and constructive critique. It's designed for teams with multiple design options seeking collective decision-making and improvement. Expect some healthy debate!

Duration
4 days
Group Size
6-12
Category
Facilitation
Format
In-person

  • Conduct heuristic evaluations using principles.

  • Organize findings through affinity clustering.

  • Prioritize improvements using importance/difficulty analysis.

  • Create actionable improvement roadmaps.

  • Build skills in usability evaluation.

This workshop will result in:

  • Hands-on experience with design methodologies.

  • Actionable outputs ready for application.

  • Enhanced team collaboration and communication.

  • Shared understanding and alignment.

  • Practical tools for future use.

9:00am-9:10am
BREAK 10 min
Welcome & Introductions

Facilitator introduction and agenda overview

9:10am-9:20am
Exercise 10 min
Professional Origin Story

Share the story of how you got into your profession to build personal connections.

9:20am-9:30am
Hyper Island 10 min
Check-in/Check-out

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9:30am-10:30am
Facilitation 60 min
Structured Design Critique

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10:30am-11:15am
Luma 45 min
Bulls Eye Diagramming

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11:15am-11:30am
BREAK 15 min
Morning Coffee Break

Refreshments and informal networking

11:30am-12:20pm
Luma 50 min
LUMA - Critique

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12:20pm-12:30pm
Gamestorming 10 min
Dot Voting

Quick democratic prioritization using voting dots. Each participant receives limited number of votes to distribute acros...

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12:30pm-12:40pm
BREAK 10 min
Daily Wrap-up

Key takeaways, reflections and next steps

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For Facilitators

  • Review participant profiles and expectations
  • Prepare all materials and supplies
  • Test technology and room setup

For Participants

  • Complete pre-session survey
  • Review background materials
  • Prepare examples or case studies

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  • Heuristic review kit: checklists, severity scales, templates.

  • Clustering supplies: sticky notes, clustering boards.

  • Matrix materials: matrix templates, evaluation criteria cards.

  • Planning tools: roadmap templates, timeline materials.

  • Products to review: access to 2-3 products/prototypes.

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  • Facilitator Guide (PDF)
  • Participant Workbook Template
  • Presentation Slides
  • Printable Materials

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