Workshop kits
Ideation Workshop Kit (digital download)
Zip file of worksheets, presentations, and the Kit booklet
This carefully curated kit focuses on the ideation phase of problem-solving and prepares you to enhance your productivity, engagement, and effectiveness. Whether hosting an in-person workshop or going digital, this kit has you covered.
Who can benefit from this kit?
Software + Product Development Orgs looking to generate lots of potential ideas.
Additional tips and tricks are sprinkled throughout the kit alongside tailored guidance for experienced facilitators collaborating with product development teams.
One of the biggest benefits of this kit are the callouts where the materials can be tailored to fit your team's unique criteria to add an extra layer of quality.
What can you expect from this kit?
Guidance through the essential steps of facilitating an effective and engaging ideation workshop. It includes helpful templates and an Ideation Workshop Deck created as a companion to this guide.
Where did I learn this?
I must acknowledge that over my 13 years collaborating on products, I have learned from so many folx along the way. I’ve incorporated links to all their work and resources into this kit. (I appreciate you! 🤓) In the final pages of this guide, you will see additional references that influenced my thinking as well.
Team Health Kit (digital download)
Zip file of worksheets, presentations, and the Kit booklet
The Team Health Assessment (THA) workshop is an evolution from my experience managing product design teams over the past six years, supporting individuals' professional development, and walking the journey with my team through all the drama + politics of Product org. haha.
Team Health Assessment Agenda + Deck
Assessment template
Team Health Assessment Report
Dozens of facilitating tactics, techniques, and tips
Workshop preparation guidance step-by-step
Team Health Check-in agenda template
Workshop energizer instructions
Workshop kickoff doc template
Workshop readiness checklist
… Plus, an arsenal of resources + references!
Who can benefit from this kit?
Software + Product Development People Managers and team leaders looking to keep a pulse on their team's overall satisfaction with the role, ability to do their best work, and the space to do so.
What can you expect from this kit?
Guidance through the essential steps of facilitating an effective and engaging workshop (1 day). It includes the assessment template, assessment report template, and a team health assessment deck created as a companion to this guide.
Where did I learn this?
I must acknowledge that over my 13 years collaborating on products, I have learned from so many folx along the way. I’ve incorporated links to all their work and resources into this kit. (I appreciate you! 🤓) In the final pages of this guide, you will see additional references that influenced my thinking.
Product Strategy Spike Kit (digital download)
Zip file of worksheets, presentations, and the Kit booklet
Over the past 5 years of project work, redesigns, pivots, and re-imagines (lol), I led customized collaborative brainstorm that turned into a full-fledged workshop series with a name, Product Strategy Spike - a riff off of the beloved Design Sprint by Google, while pulling in an agile-twist with ‘Spike’ and 100% dedication of time. 😆
This kit will guide you through facilitating your own Product Strategy Spike (PSS) workshop with your cross-functional team.
To successfully craft a strategic direction (we will call these Solution Shapes) for a given problem space, we need to start with strong preparation and planning; After which, we’ll discuss how to ensure the workshop's overall productivity, engagement, + effectiveness with unforgettable facilitation techniques and planning.
Who can benefit from this kit?
Software + Product Development Orgs looking to generate lots of new potential ideas and solutions.
What can you expect from this kit?
Guidance through the essential steps of facilitating an effective and engaging spike (3-5 day workshop). It includes helpful templates and a product strategy spike deck created as a companion to this guide.
Where did I learn this?
I must acknowledge that over my 13 years collaborating on products, I have learned from so many folx along the way. I’ve incorporated links to all their work and resources into this kit. (I appreciate you! 🤓) In the final pages of this guide, you will see additional references that influenced my thinking as well.
Kit Includes:
Product Strategy Spike workshop deck with facilitation notes and guidance
Guidance on facilitating before, during, and after the workshop
HMWs and What-Ifs that will guide you for quarters to come
5 Step process specific to Product Development
Dozens of facilitating tactics, techniques, and tips
Workshop preparation guidance step-by-step
Product Strategy Spike agenda template
Workshop energizer instructions
Workshop kickoff doc template
Workshop readiness checklist
… Plus, an arsenal of resources + references!