Explore " workshop facilitation" with insightful episodes like "Level Up your Career – How to facilitate like a pro in 2024 part 1", "252 - Lessons from a movie producer on facilitating events with Stoyan Yankov", "248 - Facilitape: Enhance Workshop Experiences using Tape with Matthias Lenssen", "247 - Dare to Facilitate! with Jenny Theolin" and "W is for Workshops" from podcasts like ""Level Up Your Career with APMG International", "workshops work", "workshops work", "workshops work" and "A Beginners Guide to Design Thinking: A-Z"" and more!
And, action! This week, Stoyan Yankov takes us on a journey from behind the clapperboard to discuss the fascinating symmetries between movie production and facilitation.
The world of cinema can be unpredictable, filled with plot twists, creative agendas and diverse characters, and when the metaphorical smoke-machine breaks, it requires a sixth sense for when to keep the camera rolling, and when to end scene.
Stoyan joins us with all the learnings, stories and curiosities he’s collected in his back pocket from his career to date - from movie producer, to facilitator and talented TedX speaker. Sit back and enjoy!
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My guest this week is not an artist, nor a designer, but a facilitaper. A self-confessed chaotic creative, Matthias Lenssen has honed his craft over the past 10 years, finding creative freedom and wonderous new ways to facilitate with a bare wall and simple rolls of coloured tape.
His workshops spark curiosity among participants, encourage exploration of movement, illustrate stories and ideas, and establish creative parameters. In the process, Matthias transforms his spaces into an interactive playground that becomes a Third Facilitator, masterfully assisting him in his delivery.
Many, many rolls later, we are lucky enough to share in his art. In this episode, he generously offers his tips on how you too can become a facilitaper, and why tape is a versatile and expressive tool to add to your facilitation toolbox.
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Most of us live our lives in a natural, psychological state of comfort. It’s cushioned, it’s safe - it’s what we know. But what happens when we dare to seek out the unknown? When we raise our heads above the parapet of comfort?
Jenny Theolin dares to live her life in this space. As a facilitator, she braves the difficult questions, has a sixth sense for when to change course, and has curated a toolkit of techniques that intuitively challenge participants to yield the greatest impact. After all, it’s in the pivots, in the furrowed faces, in the zone of discomfort, that we grow. And the more we dare, the further we go!
She joins me in this episode as we explore the possibilities that unfurl when we test our perceived limits, the concept of innovation mashups, and why effective workshops are challenging, and dare I say, uncomfortable.
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In this episode, we uncover a few of the reasons why workshops can be innovation and creative goldmines when you're looking to solve a problem, make a decision, or whenever you have a challenge ahead of yourself or your team.
We look at how design thinking workshops are actually more likely to produce iterational innovation, than the transformational innovation that we hear about in the media, before explaining the need for good preparations, the limitations of workshops, and how to get the buy in of everyone involved.
Along the way we touch on the need for diversity and inclusion, and of course we share some exercises and tools you can try for yourself. Prototype party anyone?!
Aimed at design thinking newbies, and those who are curious about how they can use design thinking to boost their business and improve their lives.
Join Lucy Patterson and Tracy Sharp - two Northern lasses who support business owners and individuals to use design thinking - as we empower you to think differently and get creative...without messing up your jumpers with crayons.
You can support us in the following ways:
Take a listen, connect with us on LinkedIn, ask us questions, and be prepared for a great array of special guests as we progress from A to Z.
Lucy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucypattersonflourish/
https://flourishunlimited.co.uk/
Tracy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracychristinasharp/
https://www.sharpminds.coach/
If you have any questions, or would like to work with us, please email designthinkingaz@gmail.com
Throughout the season ourselves and our guests will also be sharing some useful books and additional resources with you. These are shared via our Amazon Associates account. As such we will receive a small monetary reimbursement for any purchases made.
Joost de Leij has delivered over one thousand workshops, from informal group sessions to extensive work with the largest businesses worldwide. In that time, he’s learned a thing or two about effective facilitation.
This episode looks at the micro and macro of effective facilitation and how we can design workshops to deliver maximum impact. Sometimes, that can mean negotiating complicated power structures. Other times, it can mean choosing the right activities for the group. The rest of the time, it’s something we never expect or plan for!
Join us for an interrogation of power; a host of practical tips and advice; and some remarkable reflections, stories, and predictions for the future.
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How can we make an informal brainstorming session, full of possibilities and quick thinking, into something more formal… without squeezing the life from it?
Alexandre Eisenchteter believes deeply in the power of brainstorming sessions — and that most of us undervalue them. It’s a fair point: the prevailing view does seem to be that brainstorming is a chaotic and unstructured process. But, when Alex is facilitating, the opposite is true.
When facilitated with care, brainstorming can provide us with a deeply collaborative and creative approach to problem-solving. Alex explains his approach and how you can adopt it in this episode.
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In this episode we discuss how to use the power of reflection in order to boost your mindset and discover the benefits that taking time to reflect can have on your business and life.
Tracy shares the reflection questions she claims stopped her from quitting during the early days of running her own business, and Lucy shares how she uses reflection methods to maintain communication and momentum within her growing business team.
We chat through the Baader Meinhoff Effect and Imposter Syndrome, and help explain some of the science behind why reflection can have such impactful outcomes.
We touch on the Pareto Principal, and share some useful reflection tools that you could use in a variety of situations. And of course, we provide personal examples of how we use reflection tools in our daily lives and business'.
Reflection can truly support a healthy and inclusive company culture, so join us as we help you foster such an environment.
Aimed at design thinking newbies, and those who are curious about how they can use design thinking to boost their business and improve their lives.
Join Lucy Patterson and Tracy Sharp - two Northern lasses who support business owners and individuals to use design thinking - as we empower you to think differently and get creative...without messing up your jumpers with crayons.
You can support us in the following ways:
Take a listen, connect with us on LinkedIn, ask us questions, and be prepared for a great array of special guests as we progress from A to Z.
Lucy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucypattersonflourish/
https://flourishunlimited.co.uk/
Tracy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracychristinasharp/
https://www.sharpminds.coach/
If you have any questions, or would like to work with us, please email designthinkingaz@gmail.com
Throughout the season ourselves and our guests will also be sharing some useful books and additional resources with you. These are shared via our Amazon Associates account. As such we will receive a small monetary reimbursement for any purchases made.
In this episode we chat with Michael Lewrick, PhD, MBA.
Michael has worked intensively these past few years to establish himself as a Thought Leader and world-renowned specialist in the field of Design Thinking.
A best-selling author and award-winning entrepreneur, his ideas, books and innovation company - Lewrick & Company - help people around the world to better lead innovation and business growth during this current period of rapid change.
If you're a regular listener to our podcast, you'll know how much we love his Wiley Design Thinking book series, as we mention them regularly. They're just so actionable, and provide insight from beginner level to advanced - and beyond.
He works mindfully with universities and organisations around the world, and always places people at the centre of his activities.
An internationally recognized expert in his field, he has helped numerous companies to develop and scale their growth strategies.
Today we take him back to basics and ask for his tips for beginners. He shares his insight freely and his passion for both advancing the sector, but also bringing new talent into the sector soon becomes clear.
Aimed at design thinking newbies, and those who are curious about how they can use design thinking to boost their business and improve their lives.
Join Lucy Patterson and Tracy Sharp - two Northern lasses who support business owners and individuals to use design thinking - as we empower you to think differently and get creative...without messing up your jumpers with crayons.
You can support us in the following ways:
Take a listen, connect with us on LinkedIn, ask us questions, and be prepared for a great array of special guests as we progress from A to Z.
Lucy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucypattersonflourish/
https://flourishunlimited.co.uk/
Tracy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracychristinasharp/
https://www.sharpminds.coach/
If you have any questions, or would like to work with us, please email designthinkingaz@gmail.com
Throughout the season ourselves and our guests will also be sharing some useful books and additional resources with you. These are shared via our Amazon Associates account. As such we will receive a small monetary reimbursement for any purchases made.
In this episode we explain a bit more about the key steps of the design thinking process; exploring the 'double diamond' concept, which is currently celebrating its 20th year of use.
So join us as we diverge to converge; applying the double diamond to life design and coaching; considering ways you can apply it to your life and business for simple, yet immediate and iterative impact.
Continue to listen as we introduce the notion of business ecosystems; discussing how service based business' can make better use of the design thinking mindset, as we all start to play our part in creating more sustainable business' for the sake of our planet.
Aimed at design thinking newbies, and those who are curious about how they can use design thinking to boost their business and improve their lives.
Join Lucy Patterson and Tracy Sharp - two Northern lasses who support business owners and individuals to use design thinking - as we empower you to think differently and get creative...without messing up your jumpers with crayons.
You can support us in the following ways:
Take a listen, connect with us on LinkedIn, ask us questions, and be prepared for a great array of special guests as we progress from A to Z.
Lucy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucypattersonflourish/
https://flourishunlimited.co.uk/
Tracy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracychristinasharp/
https://www.sharpminds.coach/
If you have any questions, or would like to work with us, please email designthinkingaz@gmail.com
Throughout the season ourselves and our guests will also be sharing some useful books and additional resources with you. These are shared via our Amazon Associates account. As such we will receive a small monetary reimbursement for any purchases made.
In this episode we explore ideation - a key element of design thinking - and how it fits into the innovation space.
If you think that ideation is just a brainstorming session, then you need to listen to this episode, because you couldn't be more wrong. This episode could just provide you with the framework you need to discover your next big product/service!
We chat creativity as an adult, how to get over 'blank page syndrome', what to do if you're a recovering perfectionism, and why you should be embracing your weirdness in order to get the best from your business.
With insights from her design engineering past, Tracy shares her struggles with ideation, whilst Lucy explains how a good facilitator will 'warm you up' to be open and willing to express your ideas...before helping you choose your MVP, MVE and wild card to take further.
Implementation is key though, so if you often fail at realising your ideas, then we've included a few tips to help you with that too.
(Affiliate) Book & Resource links for this episode are:
Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative Thinking Techniques - https://amzn.to/3Mc4ZMO
Design Thinking Toolbox - https://amzn.to/3ZSpAdf
Design Thinking for Business Growth - https://amzn.to/3J6QF5d
DT methodology book - https://amzn.to/3Fd0vRM
Aimed at design thinking newbies, and those who are curious about how they can use design thinking to boost their business and improve their lives.
Join Lucy Patterson and Tracy Sharp - two Northern lasses who support business owners and individuals to use design thinking - as we empower you to think differently and get creative...without messing up your jumpers with crayons.
You can support us in the following ways:
Take a listen, connect with us on LinkedIn, ask us questions, and be prepared for a great array of special guests as we progress from A to Z.
Lucy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucypattersonflourish/
https://flourishunlimited.co.uk/
Tracy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracychristinasharp/
https://www.sharpminds.coach/
If you have any questions, or would like to work with us, please email designthinkingaz@gmail.com
Throughout the season ourselves and our guests will also be sharing some useful books and additional resources with you. These are shared via our Amazon Associates account. As such we will receive a small monetary reimbursement for any purchases made.
In this episode we evaluate the first Design Thinking tool of this podcast season, as we discuss the benefits and potential pitfalls of using 'Five W's & H Questions'.
This tools allows us to gain better understanding of the opinions and wishes of our customers, whilst removing judgement and assumptions. It can get us closer to the 'right' problem statement, and it bring nebulous thoughts together, before drilling down for further clarity.
But should 'why?' really be used in a coaching environment?
And could you fall into the trap of 'Design Thinking theatre'?
You'll have to take a listen to find out!
(Affiliate) Book and resource links for this episode are:
Design Thinking Toolbox - https://amzn.to/3ZSpAdf
Design Thinking Playbook Templates: https://www.design-thinking-playbook.com
Aimed at design thinking newbies, and those who are curious about how they can use design thinking to boost their business and improve their lives.
Join Lucy Patterson and Tracy Sharp - two Northern lasses who support business owners and individuals to use design thinking - as we empower you to think differently and get creative...without messing up your jumpers with crayons.
You can support us in the following ways:
Take a listen, connect with us on LinkedIn, ask us questions, and be prepared for a great array of special guests as we progress from A to Z.
Lucy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucypattersonflourish/
https://flourishunlimited.co.uk/
Tracy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracychristinasharp/
https://www.sharpminds.coach/
If you have any questions, or would like to work with us, please email designthinkingaz@gmail.com
Throughout the season ourselves and our guests will also be sharing some useful books and additional resources with you. These are shared via our Amazon Associates account. As such we will receive a small monetary reimbursement for any purchases made.
In this episode we meet Ed Watson, a Design Thinking afficionado and Workshop Facilitator extraordinaire. Listen as Ed shares his design thinking journey. It's a journey that takes us via IBM and Accenture, with a stop-off finding out more about his activism and the notion of 'Modern Elders', then pivots to his monthly meet-ups that bring together an awesome community of design thinkers from around the world.
Ed's workshops are revered, so we're delighted to have him sharing his insights, favourite tools and exercises with us.
If better human insight, improved empathy, a healthier understanding of the world around you...sprinkled with a side of 'trouble-making'...is your thing, this is an episode you don't want to miss!
You can find out more about Ed, and his extensive work via his website: https://www.edwatson.life/
We highly recommend you join one of Ed's meet-ups. You can find out more info by visiting his events page: https://www.edwatson.life/events
Aimed at design thinking newbies, and those who are curious about how they can use design thinking to boost their business and improve their lives.
Join Lucy Patterson and Tracy Sharp - two Northern lasses who support business owners and individuals to use design thinking - as we empower you to think differently and get creative...without messing up your jumpers with crayons.
You can support us in the following ways:
Take a listen, connect with us on LinkedIn, ask us questions, and be prepared for a great array of special guests as we progress from A to Z.
Lucy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucypattersonflourish/
https://flourishunlimited.co.uk/
Tracy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracychristinasharp/
https://www.sharpminds.coach/
If you have any questions, or would like to work with us, please email designthinkingaz@gmail.com
Throughout the season ourselves and our guests will also be sharing some useful books and additional resources with you. These are shared via our Amazon Associates account. As such we will receive a small monetary reimbursement for any purchases made.
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