The “Participation Level” activity is a simple yet effective tool for collecting participant information and gauging their involvement in a workshop or session. By utilizing color-coded post-it notes and encouraging interactive introductions, this activity not only enhances understanding but also infuses energy and engagement into the group. Whether you’re organizing an inception or any collaborative session, this activity sets a vibrant tone and fosters a sense of active participation among attendees.
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Inception Activities
Opportunity scoring (importance vs. satisfaction)
Opportunity scoring, a crucial technique in product development, offers a structured approach to prioritize features by assessing their importance and user satisfaction. By following a step-by-step process and analyzing the resulting data, product teams can identify areas for improvement and innovation.
Facilitation techniques
How do you facilitate a meeting, an activity or a workshop session? Should it be one large group with everyone talking? Start with an individual brainstorming? Work in smaller groups? You should consider many options for deciding the group formation and communication...
Crazy Eights
The Crazy Eights activity help a group of people share many visual innovative ideas. It inspires the participants to explore many innovative approaches, beyond their first idea, having to share the second, the third, up to the eighth (crazy) idea. Running the...
Architecture Review (AS IS)
Let´s understand and represent our current architecture. An architecture review is an activity for collective drawing a simple high level abstraction representation of the main components and its relationship. When someone needs to evolve an architecture, they...
Data Set Journey Map
A Data Set Journey Map is a collaborative activity that maps the journey a data set takes through the tools and applications to fulfil the needs for the business and/or the consumers. In the context of Data Mesh, this activity guides a team in the creation of a...
3 glasses for innovation
The 3 glasses for innovation activity foster creativity and sharing of ideas for a group of people that wants to innovate. Running the activity: Explain the concept for each of the 3 glasses mirrored glasses: see beyond the status quo glasses-binoculars; see the...
Team calendar
Team calendar is a simple and visual way for a team to share their planned events for a given period. Teams typically use it to share vacation plans, important events and deadlines. Step by Step Decide the calendar period Decide what kind of events the team should...





