Exercises

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

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18F - Multivariate Testing

3 hours

Multivariate testing helps you discover the most effective combination of page elements. Unlike A/B testing, which focuses on single-element variation...

Atlassian - Goals, Signals, and Measures

1.5 hours

Define success using Goals, Signals, and Measures (GSM). Identify what you're trying to achieve, how you'll know you're making progress, and how you'l...

18F - Stakeholder And User Interviews

1 hour

Stakeholder and user interviews are semi-structured conversations. Talk to people with direct knowledge of your project. Unlike surveys, interviews al...

Rough & Ready Prototyping

2 hours

Rough prototyping is about learning fast. Build a quick, basic version of your idea to test it. Use simple materials like cardboard and tape. Focus on...

Experience Diagramming

2 hours

Experience diagramming maps a person's journey through a task. It reveals smooth spots and pain points. This shows what happens and how it feels. Use ...

Remote-Concept Mapping

40 mins

Concept mapping helps teams visually organize ideas around a central theme. It's a hierarchical structure that reveals connections and relationships b...

Atlassian - OKRs & Key Results

2 hours

OKRs help teams set ambitious goals and track progress. Align your team and organization around measurable results that focus on what matters.

Affinity Clustering & Analysis

1 hour

Affinity Clustering organizes raw data into themes. After research, you might feel swamped. This exercise transforms chaos into clarity. Teams group s...

18F - Content Audit

4 hours

A Content Audit is a thorough inventory and analysis of all content users encounter on a website or within a product. This exercise catalogs pages, do...

IDEO - Interview Planning & Practice

1.3 hours

Interviews are guided conversations. You'll learn about the hopes, desires, and aspirations of the people you're designing for. This exercise is part ...

Values Mapping

2 hours

Teams often say they value "innovation" and "collaboration." But what do those words really mean? Values mapping makes the abstract concrete. Map out ...

5-Minute User Interview

15 mins 4

Practice interviewing under pressure. Five minutes forces you to ask meaningful questions. Constraints reveal skill. You can't waste time on small tal...

18F - Design Hypothesis

1 hour

Turn your work into a testable hypothesis. This focuses effort on achieving specific goals. It shifts thinking from just building to ensuring impact.

Product Roadmap Planning

3 hours

A roadmap communicates direction, not promises. This exercise helps teams build realistic roadmaps that align stakeholders, technical constraints, and...

IDEO - Ways To Grow Framework

45 mins

This chart helps you understand how new concepts might require your organization to grow. It's a simple way to visualize the challenges ahead.

18F - Interface Audit

3 hours

An Interface Audit is a systematic review of a digital product's visual and interactive elements. This 180-minute exercise catalogs styles, colors, ic...

SDT-Business Model Canvas

2 hours

The Business Model Canvas visually synthesizes a service's value proposition, infrastructure, customer types, and financial model. It helps teams unde...

Empathy Interviews

40 mins

Empathy interviews uncover user needs through one-on-one conversations. Focus on stories, not opinions. Ask "why" to go deeper. Observe body language ...