Can you jot that on a sticky and add it to the board? That way, it’ll be included in the next part of the workshop, where we prioritise all ideas.” Here are some examples of facilitator statements you can use, to help with this: Treating what’s written on the sticky notes as the primary record keeps it equal and fair for everybody.
If you don’t, you run the risk of letting some people’s input get left behind, and giving too much time to the more verbose and opinionated people in your workshop. Remedy : Keep the focus on the sticky notes, so that everybody’s input is honoured equally. The sticky notes are treated only as a catalyst for getting the initial shallow superficial thoughts and ideas out, and then forgotten in favour of a plain old fashioned chinwag. Which is all well and good.īut often the focus drifts away from what was written by all people, back to what is spoken by only a few people. Once everybody has scribbled all their ideas on sticky notes (whether paper or digital), it’s customary to read over them, perhaps group them, and then prioritise the more resonant and relevant ones. #1 Treating the sticky notes as wallpaper But given just one 2-hour workshop with 10 people (based on the average Australian manager salary and this HBR calculator) costs a business roughly $1,260, wouldn’t you want to optimise how you use those stickies, for the best outcome possible? And those traps can spell disaster for those workshops, let alone productivity and morale.Īm I over-reacting? Maybe. But therein lies a big issue with sticky notes! Because they’re so versatile and commonplace, it’s also easy to fall into some pretty big traps when using them in workshops. It’s hard to find a more versatile business tool.
There are tons of uses for sticky notes outside of meetings and workshops, too.
What’s not to love? They’re such a fast effective way of capturing ideas! They work whether they’re made of paper or pixels! They give everyone an equal voice, from the shy wallflower to the overbearing HiPPO! You can move them around to give a conversation visual structure! No onboarding or user manual needed! They don’t need recharging or updating! They’re pretty! Their versatility is a blessing and curse
But one thing’s for sure: even after about 20 years of running workshops, I can certainly still remember the nerdy facilitatory giddy exhilaration I felt, when I realised what a total game-changer they were for any meeting or workshop. I can’t remember whether I was participating in it, or running it. I can’t remember the first workshop I was in where we used sticky notes. Before you start your next meeting or workshop with sticky notes, check that you’re not falling into these traps first.
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