Facilitator Tips for Unexpected Uncomfortable Conversations
You're facilitating a meeting and an uncomfortable conversation pops up. Now what? Here are some tips to help you navigate them:
19
Jun
17
May
How to Facilitate Remote Brainstorms that Don’t Suck
Just as with in-person collaboration, working together virtually requires special care and facilitation in order to be effective. How to lead a successful remote brainstorm:
17
May
The Design Gym’s Collaborative Design Activities for Remote Teams
Teams are becoming more distributed—meaning working in the same physical office is becoming less common. Here's how you can collaborate with your team no matter where you are in the world.
07
May
Tool Share: Personas
Personas are one of the most effective tools to help keep your users top of mind, advocating for their needs and aligning your team in the process.
03
May
Tool Share: Love + Break-Up Letters
It's not just asking the question that'll get the information you need—it's also how you ask it. Love + Break-Up Letters help get more interesting insights
17
Apr
Brainstorms: the Gateway to Creative Culture Change
If you're trying to change your culture to be more creative, brainstorms (yep, you read that right!) are a tactical, easy way to get started.
17
Apr
Tool Share: Empathy Interviews
Deeply connecting with someone you're interviewing makes the data you collect all the more meaningful and enriching. How-to conduct an Empathy Interview:
19
Mar
Fostering Empathy in Sales
Building empathy with your clients (and your clients’ clients) can help you build deeper relationships and uncover new opportunities to add value.
19
Mar
How to Work With People You Don’t Like
Sometimes, we meet someone with whom we clash, and our desire to empathize disappears entirely. What’s really going on here—and what can we do about it?
21
Feb
Everyday Creativity to Be More Inspired in Life and Work
By recognizing the opportunities in your daily life to practice creativity, you may find that you’re more comfortable taking bigger creative leaps.
05
Feb
Making Your Work Life Work
You'll spend anywhere from a quarter to third of your life at work. Making sure your job and the type of work you do brings out the best version of yourself is a real challenge and one that is worth your time and energy.
04
Jan
Our Go-to Resources for Running Retrospectives
2018 may have come to a close, but out of sight should not mean out of mind. To help you kick 2019 off right, here are some of our favorite go-to resources for running our retros.