10 exercises that will instantly make your Collaborative Meetings 10X more Impactful.
(I learned from a Desing Company)
Mastering anything from sports to a technical or leadership skill is the art of keeping things simple by learning a few foundation steps well. (Then you can adapt and add to your back of tricks)
In swimming, the stroke, the kick, the start, the turns of your main event; in self defense, four punches, four kicks, a stand, and guards, in a startup, one solution to the audience struggle, in storytelling, one key message, etc.
Leading and facilitating collaboration is not different.
Otherwise, we complicate and overwhelm ourselves with becoming great at everything with everything. And that is a fools errand,.(unless you want to run in circles and pull your hair out screaming “this is too much’)
So today, I’m sharing 10 foundation exercises, so you can maximize you impact in creative problem solving collaborative meeting. ( WOW, that is mouth full)
Let’s dive in.
Expert Interviews: Dive deep into the minds of industry leaders, specialists, and customers extracting invaluable insights and knowledge akin to unearthing hidden insight.
Ten by Ten: Cultivate diverse ideas, with a simple brainstorming exercise representing unique perspectives, fostering a rich landscape of creativity and innovation.
Sailboat: Navigate collecting data with a sea metaphor - sailboat exercise, where participants share what’s moving you forward and what’s not to gusts push toward innovative solutions.
Lightning Demos: Illuminate the path to innovation with rapid-fire demonstrations, resembling lightning strikes that briefly illuminate the landscape of possibilities, inspiring creativity and sparking new ideas by looking at industry and company examples.
Applied User Story Mapping: Chart the user's journey through their day experience, like a skilled navigator mapping out unexplored terrain, guiding the team toward a deeper understanding of user needs and desires.
Map: Explore the customer experience with visual mapping, sketching out the journey of your service or app, aligning on the problem space guiding the team toward discovery and innovation.
Long Term Goal: Set sights on the distant horizon of success, establishing a beacon of direction and motivation like a steadfast lighthouse guiding ships through turbulent waters.
Concept Creation: Sculpt abstract ideas into tangible forms, shaping raw imagination into actionable concepts.
Action Board: Construct a decision matrix based on effort and impact, akin to a strategic chessboard where each move is carefully planned, fostering collaboration and guiding the team toward effective action.
Story Mapping: Weave a narrative journey through product development, threading user stories and tasks like a master storyteller crafting an epic tale, providing a roadmap for success, and guiding the team toward delivery.
Put any of this into practice, and see how engagament and impactful meetings happens.