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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