Library of facilitation techniques

The group tells made-up fortunes inspired by a random gif

A quick and effective activity to energize your group at a virtual meeting by adapting the Mexican Wave to an online setting.

A method to create transparency around team roles and issues

The "Release & Recharge" activity effectively combines physical movement, stress reduction, creativity enhancement, inclusivity, mindfulness, personal connection, and joy—all crucial elements for an impactful icebreaker in various workshop settings.

Sometimes it can be difficult to keep a meeting on track when people have a hard time staying focused at the right level. People can find themselves “down in the weeds” or operational details when the meeting is supposed to be strategic, or, conversely, they can find themselves being too abstract and strategic when operational detail is exactly what’s needed.

Ice breaker for groups who don't know each other.

To be able to face up to and solve the grand challenges of our time, we need to be audacious in our approach and aspiration.

In pairs in front of the class to demonstrate, then everyone.

Offers insights into the needs that different team members have for information and detail, how people like to work in either a structured or unstructured approach to problem solving and change, and how quickly and slowly people are willing to move ahead with a plan based on how much they know and understand about the solution.

cultureQs (Information on cultureQs and how to obtain materials: http://cultureqs.com) 

A Morphological chart is a method that splits a product/solution into smaller chunks that can then be analyzed and ideated for independently. Afterwards those ideas can be mixed and matched to develop different solutions.

To be used after having a clear overview of the design problem and at the beginning of the ideation phase.

A concept sketch is a fast freehand drawing.

To be used in Ideation phase.