Library of facilitation techniques

A polling process for any workshop where a decision between several alternatives is hard to reach

This activity could work between sessions as an energiser or an icebreaker. It builds on participants' memory and communication.

An engaging variation on a feedback activity that focuses on future changes and positive action, rather than dwelling on what went wrong.

Facilitate a team conversation about personal strengths:

• Ask participants to pick from a set of strength card, e.g. one strength each for everyone in the group (or more for small groups)

• People take turns to “give” a strength to another team member, share how/when they have seen the strength in the other person and say thank you

• Everyone will end up with a set of strengths provided by other team members and feel belonging and appreciation

This exercise supports a user-centred approach to product and service innovation. Teams create an imaginary user (a persona), map out an average day in his or her life, and identify the challenges that he or she experiences. Teams then use this to brainstorm new products or services that could help with those challenges. Finally, sketches or prototypes of the best ideas are quickly developed presented back to for feedback.

A virtual asynchronous start for an issues or problem solving workshop.

To explore how it feels to be excluded—and to be excluding.

Who do you want to do what? Almost any endeavor of substantial impact requires seeking help from others. Developing a WHO + DO list is a simple way to scope out the undertaking.

It's a running around energiser which surely help participants to get their energy level higher.

Using the chat in zoom, participants share ideas / challenges and then additions / solutions.

Take 5-10 minutes time to wake up group's body & brain!