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15 workshop activities NOT in the Design Sprint
Dear Reader,
Today, I'm sharing some workshop activity inspiration because the Design Sprint gets too much of the spotlight...
It's time to move on.
Jeff's top 15 workshop activities
If you're looking to diversify your workshop activities, check out some of my favorites. Each activity links to a Miro template with more info.
✦ Backcasting
✦ Stinky Fish
✦ Stakeholder Map
✦ Fishbone Diagram
✦ Impact Map
✦ 6 Thinking Hats
✦ Brainwriting
✦ Likert Scale
✦ Card Sorting
✦ I Like, I Wish, I Wonder
✦ World Cafe
✦ Systems Leverage Map
✦ Three Horizons
✦ Theory of Change
✦ Liberating Structures
If you want to learn how to design your own activity, check out the 5 Key Elements to Designing Workshops by Hannah Baker.
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Jeff Humble
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The Fountain Institute
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The Fountain Institute is an independent online school that teaches advanced UX & product skills.
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