Exercises

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

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Straw Poll

10 mins

Team members vote for their favorite solution using a large dot sticker. This reveals team preferences before the Decider makes the final choice.

Customer Touchpoint Map

2.5 hours

A customer touchpoint map visualizes all interactions between a customer and your organization. It helps you understand how customers connect with you...

Research Plan Creation

1.8 hours

This exercise turns vague research ideas into solid plans. Teams define goals, pick methods, and plan recruitment. They'll also map timelines and thin...

Touchpoint Identification

1.3 hours 1

Customers don't follow a straight path with your product. It's a series of interactions with your brand. Touchpoint Identification maps every interact...

Future Scenario Mapping

2 hours

Imagine your team needs to prepare for a future that hasn't happened yet. Future Scenario Mapping helps strategic teams stress-test plans against poss...

Signal Cards

2 hours 1

Use provocative cards depicting future situations to spark new service ideas. The cards help you think about emerging trends and alternative futures. ...

Rapid Sketching

30 mins 2

Speed crushes perfectionism. Rapid sketching forces ideas out before overthinking kicks in. Many think they can't sketch, which is why this works. Giv...

Reaction Cards

2.5 hours 2

Customers struggle to express feelings. Reaction Cards provides the vocabulary. Using adjective cards (energetic, trustworthy, innovative, overwhelmin...

Yes, And

10 mins

Use "Yes, And" to build on ideas together. It creates a culture of expansion. Forget restriction.

4-Up

15 mins

Kill perfectionism through sheer speed. Four minutes to sketch four different solutions forces your brain to move past the obvious first idea. This wo...

Impact Journey

3 hours

This tool helps you analyze how service experiences affect well-being, society, and the environment. Use it to generate ideas for more sustainable and...

AI Ecosystem Mapping

2.5 hours

Confused by the AI hype? Map the AI landscape to make smart investments. See what's available, what's coming, and what competitors are doing. Most com...

Root Cause Analysis

2 hours

Stop fixing symptoms and start solving problems. Root cause analysis digs beneath surface issues to find system failures. Most organizations solve the...

Stakeholders Map

2 hours

Create a visual map of everyone with a stake in your project. See relationships, power dynamics, and communication needs across your ecosystem. This h...

Problem Framing

1.5 hours

Teams often rush to solutions before fully understanding the problem. Problem framing intentionally slows down the process. It ensures you're solving ...

Affinity Mapping

1 hour

Affinity mapping helps you organize insights into themes. It turns chaos into clarity. Use it to find connections you might otherwise miss. It's great...

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 ...

Product Vision Statement

30 mins

This exercise aligns your team around a clear product vision. Participants will each draft a one-sentence vision. The team then synthesizes these into...