Exercises

Discover 380+ facilitation exercises to energize your workshops, foster collaboration, and drive meaningful outcomes.

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User Scenarios

1.3 hours

User scenarios narrate service interactions in specific contexts. They explain the envisioned experience through relevant user stories.

Inspiration Cards

30 mins 1

Stuck? Use curated examples to spark fresh ideas. Explore solutions from different industries to break out of conventional thinking. It's not always a...

NUF Test

30 mins

The NUF framework scores ideas based on novelty, usefulness, and feasibility. This provides a quantitative way to prioritize concepts.

Post-Up

15 mins

Participants write ideas on virtual sticky notes and post them to a shared online board. This method quickly gathers input from the whole group. It's ...

As-Is Scenario Map

1.5 hours

Visualize the current user experience through a story. Document what users do, think, and feel. This exercise is a great way to understand the current...

Discovery & Action Dialogue

2 hours

This exercise helps teams tackle tough problems by involving those closest to them. Four targeted questions uncover hidden solutions and foster owners...

Love Audit

30 mins

The Love Audit helps teams find product touchpoints that build emotional connection or cause user friction. Many products fail because they don't conn...

Brainwriting

30 mins 2

Silent brainstorming works. Participants write ideas and build on them through rotation. No talking means no interruptions or loud voices. Silence rem...

Interview Script Development

1.5 hours

Structured scripts are key to good interviews. This 90-minute exercise helps create interview guides that balance structure and flexibility. Develop p...

Check-in/Check-out

10 mins

Start and end sessions with mindful sharing. Check-ins help people arrive mentally and emotionally. Check-outs process learning and close intentionall...

Accessibility Compliance Review

3 hours

Accessibility is essential for legal, ethical, and business reasons. This exercise guides you to systematically evaluate interfaces against WCAG. You'...

Customer Journey Mapping

1.3 hours

Map the end-to-end user experience across all touchpoints. Visualize the complete customer journey, including pre- and post-service interactions. Iden...

Pain Point And Opportunity Identification

1.3 hours

Every customer journey has friction and opportunity. Pain Point and Opportunity Identification examines each customer experience stage. We find custom...

Ecosystem Mapping

1 hour

Map your product or service's ecosystem. Visualize actors, stakeholders, and their interactions. This reveals complexity and pinpoints where you can m...

Stinky Fish

20 mins

This vulnerability exercise transforms team dynamics. It surfaces unspoken anxieties before they impact your work. Teams draw fish and fill them with ...

AI Functionalities Cards

2 hours 1

AI offers incredible potential, but how do you translate that into real-world applications? Functionality cards bridge this gap. They illustrate AI ca...

What, So What, Now What?

45 mins

Use this structured debrief to help teams make sense of shared experiences. It guides teams from observations to implications, leading to clear action...

Energizer Activities

10 mins

Energizers are short activities to re-energize participants. Use them to refocus attention, boost mood, or combat post-lunch drowsiness.