Library of facilitation techniques

How do we look back, what have we learned?

Great questions broaden your horizon, change your perspective, and have the ability to connect people around a topic, without judgment. 

Participants set up their virtual workspace and tech configurations based on facilitator recommendations or online guides. Next, they take photos of their workspaces and tech. Finally, they share their set up and live video in the virtual session, which could also be spun into a competition.

A short visual exercise from the Kaos Pilot School.

In small groups one person is introduced and their hypeman hypes them up

As people are picked up by the driver their emotional state 'infects' the rest of the group.

Stretch your imagination with some help form everyday objects.

Spark creativity by forcing yourself to see objects you know well from different perspectives or imagine new users for them.

Identify some of your user's key emotions.

Offer prompts in an interview to uncover people's emotions about things that might not come up otherwise and set yourself up for more engaging conversation.

Informatie vanuit verschillende disciplinaire perspectieven in een gedeelde document verzamelen en categoriseren.

This method teaches participants to work together as a team, even under pressure or constant changes. It requires them to be flexible and creative.

Since you participants are not allowed to talk during the activity they need to get used to another "language" that could help them understand each other.

Putting review points into your meeting helps to ensure not only that it stays on track, but that people share ownership for the outcomes. Review points are very quick and simple, but can have a big impact on your success.