WHAT IS PRODUCT FACILITATION?
Product facilitation is a powerful approach that helps teams overcome challenges, make decisions, and drive innovation. It's not just another meeting or presentation - it's a structured process designed to harness your team's collective intelligence and creativity.
WHY CHOOSE PRODUCT FACILITATION?
We believe there no challenge that cannot be resolved with a well crafted workshop. In product, the common challenges we see are:
🚫 Shipping mediocre reactive features
🚫 Stakeholder gridlock stalling progress
🚫 Ambiguous strategy and KPIs instead of a clear path
Is this something you are seeing?ou're not alone. These problems often stem from the difficulty of aligning conflicting interests and tackling complex subjects as a group. That's where product facilitation comes in.
THE POWER OF FACILITATION: A PERSONAL JOURNEY
As a product leader, I've been in your shoes. I discovered that outside facilitation was the key to unlocking progress in challenging situations. A skillful facilitator not only can take time to plan the workshop and knows how to sequence them. They can be a neutral guide allowing product leaders to focus on their customer problems and removing ego clashes. Through specialized training and real-world experience, I've mastered the art of facilitation to help teams like yours overcome obstacles and achieve breakthroughs.
THE FOUR PILLARS OF EFFECTIVE FACILITATION
⭐ Thoughtfully sequenced discussions
⭐ Visualized conversations
⭐ Balanced individual and group work
⭐ Clear decision-making processes
Our workshops are not presentations or training sessions. They are carefully crafted experiences that:
1. Break complex decisions into manageable steps
2. Guide teams through proven exercises
3. Encourage both divergent and convergent thinking
4. Culminate in actionable commitments
We draw inspiration from facilitation innovators like Jake Knapp (Google Ventures) and Chris Paccione (Luma Institute) to bring you cutting-edge techniques.
TYPES OF PRODUCT WORKSHOPS WE OFFER
2 Hours
⭐ Overcome team challenges
⭐ Align on goals
⭐ Design collaborative solutions
1 Day
⭐ Develop prioritized growth hypotheses
⭐ Activate your team's best ideas
⭐ Create a data-driven roadmap
1 Week
⭐ Define starting points and direciton
⭐ Align on ideas to pursue
⭐ Gain stakeholder buy-in
1-2 Weeks
⭐ Explore product opportunities
⭐ Define clear value propositions
⭐ Create and validate product prototypes
1-2 Weeks
⭐ Set purpose, guiding policies, and constraints
⭐ Generate and plan out initiatives
⭐ Align the team around the plan
Duration varies
⭐ Tailored to your specific challenges and goals
⭐ Perfect for team off-sites or unique situations
⭐All our workshops result in better team spirit, alignment, and commitment to action!
READY TO ELEVATE YOUR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT?
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