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You know you need to get people in a room. But you're terrified of wasting their time.
Currently you're facing:
Meetings that go nowhere and decide nothing — Hours of discussion, zero progress
Stakeholders who can't agree on the problem — Everyone has a different version of what needs solving
Teams with a million ideas but no focus — Everything sounds important, nothing gets prioritized
Design decisions made without the right people in the room Then you have to backtrack and re-align
Projects stalled because no one knows what to do next — Paralysis by analysis (or just paralysis)
You know a workshop could help. Get everyone together. Talk it through. Make decisions.
Workshops can unlock progress—or they can be expensive failures. The difference? Structure & Design.
Why Most Workshops Fail
It's not because workshops don't work. It's because most people wing them.
You scroll through Miro templates at 11pm, pick something that looks like it might work, and hope for the best.
But facilitation is a superpower.
When you can design and run a great workshop, you become the person who:
Cuts through the noise and aligns stakeholders
Turns endless debates into clear decisions
Moves projects forward—not just talks about them
Builds trust because teams want you in the room
Without any real guidance…
So you Google "workshop activities," throw something together, and cross your fingers.
It doesn't have to be this way.
What This Handbook Does
It's not because workshops don't work. It's because most people wing them.
You scroll through Miro templates at 11pm, pick something that looks like it might work, and hope for the best.
But facilitation is a superpower.
When you can design and run a great workshop, you become the person who:
What's Inside
The Planning Canvas — Design workshops that match your goal
20+ Activity Library — Organized by what you need (alignment, decisions, ideation, prioritization)
Pre-Built Workshop Recipes — Ready-to-run formats for common scenarios
The Facilitator's Playbook — What to do before, during, and after (plus troubleshooting)
Templates — Fill in and use immediately
Who This Is For
You're a UX designer, product manager, or researcher who:
Gets asked to "run a workshop" without clear direction
Wants workshops that produce decisions—not just discussion
Needs to facilitate with confidence—not improvise and pray
Can't afford to waste people's time
Wants to expand their toolkit to be ready to solve for any challenge
If you've ever walked out of a workshop thinking "that could've gone better"—this is for you.
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