“This activity was like a magic trick. In an hour we made more progress together than we typically make in weeks of meetings.”

Craig Daniel | SVP & GM New Ventures and Guest | Toast

Cohort 5 — Last Workshop of 2024

Thursday, December 12th, 3hrs

8AM PST (US), 11AM EST (US), 4PM (16:00) GMT

If you have facilitated a prioritization exercise you know that the real limiter is not picking the right framework. The real challenge is making prioritization decisions without getting mired in: 

• false rigor

• horse trading

• estimation bingo

• …and decision paralysis.

This workshop is about short-circuiting these traps and helping your team converge quickly on a force-ranked prioritized list of bets—fast, without glossing over nuance or getting sidetracked. And making those decisions stick!

I will teach you how to facilitate a short prioritization activity that is easy to run but adaptable when the team wants to go deep. The activity explores themes like value, urgency, and effort—nothing fancy—but it follows a very specific sequence and script that addresses big prioritization and oversimplification traps.

In this workshop, we’ll cover:

• Core concepts like value vs. urgency, opportunity costs, categories of value, and cost of delay

• The mechanics of the activity, including prep, steps, templates, and facilitation techniques

• Realistic scenarios and examples

• Advanced techniques for unblocking teams, addressing pushback, and dealing with dependencies

Workshop format:

• Three-hour live workshop

• A mix of lecture, case study review, and interactive exercises

• Perpetual access to the recording and all resources, including Miro templates