Intro to Workshop Facilitation

​​​This workshop is hosted by Dan Andrews, UX Academy alum and mentor.

​​Workshop facilitation is a useful skill to have in your locker, one which designers use regularly and is becoming increasingly more important. Dan will teach you some of the basics in less than one week, and most importantly, you will get to practice.

​​​As a designer, you will be talking to a LOT of people. Your conversations might include presentations, gaining insights for research, or soliciting feedback on your work.

​​​Working and collaborating with non-design colleagues also means there will be a lot of opinions and questions which can sometimes lead the conversation down an unintended path which can end up taking up valuable time and walking away feeling like the meeting unproductive.

​​​It's important to know how to direct and manage a conversation so you can walk away with insights and actionable next steps.

​​​Over the course of three sessions (90 mins each), you will:

• ​​​Learn tips and tricks for designing, hosting and facilitating remote workshops in Figjam.

• ​​​Create a workshop in a group and practice your facilitation skills

​​Session Breakdown

• ​​Session 1: Intro and theory, group activity

• ​​Session 2: Group activity

• ​​Session 3: Demo day and feedback

​​​READ THIS before you sign up....

• ​​​There are a total of 3 sessions in this series, and will build on each other. This is an interactive workshop — cameras on!

• ​​Dan will be giving you some theory, but the bulk of the sessions will be in break-out groups working in teams.

• ​​You MUST be able to commit to attending ALL sessions in this series. If you are unable to attend any of the sessions, please do not sign up for the series.

• ​​You MUST be in Phase 2 of UX Academy AND have completed at least one capstone project.