Goal

Prioritize our ideas

Help teams evaluate options and focus on what matters most when everything feels important. Prioritization is the antidote to overwhelm and scattered effort. These techniques apply structured criteria to cut through subjective debates about value. Use them after brainstorming sessions generate too many ideas, when resources are limited, or when the team needs to sequence work. Good prioritization answers "what do we do first?" not just "what should we do?"

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Assumption Gallery Walk

25 mins

This activity helps teams uncover assumptions before starting project work. Participants write assumptions on cards, create a gallery, and then vote t...

Project-specific

Card Sorting

1 hour

Card sorting shows how people *actually* think about information. Not how you *assume* they do. Give participants cards with content or features. Ask ...

Research

Core Values Card Sort

25 mins

This is a prioritization exercise. Participants select and rank their most important personal values from a list. Through reflection, they gain self-a...

Values/motivation

Empathy And Value Alignment

3 hours

It's common for teams to either over-empathize without shipping or ship without understanding user needs. This exercise bridges that gap. It helps tea...

Strategy

Problem Prioritization

20 mins 2

Teams often try to solve too many problems at once. This exercise forces you to prioritize. Structured voting helps you reach decisions and commit as ...

Strategy

RACI Matrix Development

2 hours 1

Use a RACI matrix to clarify roles and responsibilities. It identifies who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed for key activities or ...

Collaboration

Team Role Exploration

2 hours 1

Misunderstandings about roles cause conflict. This exercise clarifies responsibilities, expectations, and decision authority. Ambiguous roles create d...

Collaboration