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Workshop Facilitation by nandanosql

Name: Workshop Facilitation
Author: nandanosql

File contents

Purpose

Design and facilitate effective product workshops — providing a proven facilitation protocol that can be adapted to any topic (strategy, discovery, prioritization, retrospective, etc.).

Application

Workshop Planning Template

# Workshop Plan: [Topic]

## Setup
- **Goal:** [What will be decided/produced by end]
- **Attendees:** [Who + why they're needed]
- **Duration:** [Total time]
- **Format:** [In-person / Remote / Hybrid]
- **Pre-work:** [What attendees should prepare]

## Agenda
| Time | Activity | Format | Facilitation Notes |
|------|----------|--------|-------------------|
| 0:00 | Welcome + ground rules | Plenary | Set expectations |
| 0:05 | Context setting | Presentation | 5 min max |
| 0:10 | [Activity 1] | [Solo/pairs/group] | [Instructions] |
| 0:25 | Share out | Each person 2 min | [Capture on board] |
| 0:40 | [Activity 2] | [Format] | [Instructions] |
| 0:55 | Dot voting / prioritization | Individual → group | [Voting rules] |
| 1:05 | Action items + next steps | Plenary | [Who does what by when] |
| 1:15 | Close | — | Thank participants |

## Ground Rules
1. One conversation at a time
2. Ideas before judgment
3. Timeboxes are respected
4. Everyone contributes
5. Decisions are documented

## Materials
- [ ] Whiteboard / Miro board
- [ ] Timer
- [ ] Sticky notes (physical or digital)
- [ ] Voting dots
- [ ] Pre-prepared templates

## Facilitation Moves
| Situation | Move |
|-----------|------|
| One person dominates | "Thanks [name], let's hear from others" |
| Silence | "Take 2 min to write individually, then share" |
| Off-topic | "Great point — parking lot it and return after" |
| Conflict | "Let's capture both perspectives and test with data" |
| Running long | "Let's timebox this to 5 more min and decide" |

Quality Rubric

Dimension	0	1	2
Goal Clarity	No clear outcome	Goal stated	Goal + success criteria
Structure	Freeform discussion	Timed agenda	Activities + formats + facilitation notes
Participation	PM monologue	Some input	Structured for equal contribution
Outputs	"Good discussion"	Ideas captured	Action items + owners + due dates

References

Related Skills

skills/strategy/positioning-workshop/SKILL.md — Uses this protocol
skills/discovery/customer-journey-mapping-workshop/SKILL.md — Uses this protocol
skills/execution/retrospective-facilitator/SKILL.md — Retro facilitation

External Frameworks

Liberating Structures — Scalable facilitation formats
Sam Kaner, Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making

Skill type: Component Domain: Communication & Stakeholders

---name: workshop-facilitationdescription: Design and facilitate product workshops — any format — using a proven facilitation protocol covering preparation, structured activities, timeboxing, and actionable outputs.---## PurposeDesign and facilitate effective product workshops — providing a **proven facilitation protocol** that can be adapted to any topic (strategy, discovery, prioritization, retrospective, etc.).---## Application### Workshop Planning Template```markdown# Workshop Plan: [Topic]## Setup- **Goal:** [What will be decided/produced by end]- **Attendees:** [Who + why they're needed]- **Duration:** [Total time]- **Format:** [In-person / Remote / Hybrid]- **Pre-work:** [What attendees should prepare]## Agenda| Time | Activity | Format | Facilitation Notes ||------|----------|--------|-------------------|| 0:00 | Welcome + ground rules | Plenary | Set expectations || 0:05 | Context setting | Presentation | 5 min max || 0:10 | [Activity 1] | [Solo/pairs/group] | [Instructions] || 0:25 | Share out | Each person 2 min | [Capture on board] || 0:40 | [Activity 2] | [Format] | [Instructions] || 0:55 | Dot voting / prioritization | Individual → group | [Voting rules] || 1:05 | Action items + next steps | Plenary | [Who does what by when] || 1:15 | Close | — | Thank participants |## Ground Rules1. One conversation at a time2. Ideas before judgment3. Timeboxes are respected4. Everyone contributes5. Decisions are documented## Materials- [ ] Whiteboard / Miro board- [ ] Timer- [ ] Sticky notes (physical or digital)- [ ] Voting dots- [ ] Pre-prepared templates## Facilitation Moves| Situation | Move ||-----------|------|| One person dominates | "Thanks [name], let's hear from others" || Silence | "Take 2 min to write individually, then share" || Off-topic | "Great point — parking lot it and return after" || Conflict | "Let's capture both perspectives and test with data" || Running long | "Let's timebox this to 5 more min and decide" |```---## Quality Rubric| Dimension | 0 | 1 | 2 ||-----------|---|---|---|| **Goal Clarity** | No clear outcome | Goal stated | Goal + success criteria || **Structure** | Freeform discussion | Timed agenda | Activities + formats + facilitation notes || **Participation** | PM monologue | Some input | Structured for equal contribution || **Outputs** | "Good discussion" | Ideas captured | Action items + owners + due dates |---## References### Related Skills- `skills/strategy/positioning-workshop/SKILL.md` — Uses this protocol- `skills/discovery/customer-journey-mapping-workshop/SKILL.md` — Uses this protocol- `skills/execution/retrospective-facilitator/SKILL.md` — Retro facilitation### External Frameworks- Liberating Structures — Scalable facilitation formats- Sam Kaner, *Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making*---**Skill type:** Component**Domain:** Communication & Stakeholders

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