Workshop Facilitation & Collaborative Design

Types of Workshops I have Facilitated

• Brainstorming (How Might We’s, Crazy 8’s)

• Empathy Building (Journey Mapping, Empathy Mapping, Assumption Mapping)

• Prioritization (Prio Matrix, Buy a Feature, Dot Voting)

• Team Building (Project Retro’s, Icebreakers, Start, Stop, Continue)

Brainstorming Workshops

The Value of Brainstorming Workshops in Design Teams

Brainstorming workshops like “How Might We” and Crazy 8s are powerful tools for unlocking creativity, aligning cross-functional teams, and moving from ambiguity to action. These lightweight, high-impact methods help teams reframe challenges, generate a breadth of ideas quickly, and foster psychological safety by inviting all voices to the table — not just the loudest. As a design leader, I use these workshops to energize collaboration, spark unexpected solutions, and ensure we're solving the right problems together, not just jumping to the first or loudest idea.

Empathy Building Workshops

The Value of Empathy Building Workshops in Design Teams

Empathy-building workshops are foundational for aligning design teams around the real needs, motivations, and pain points of the people they're designing for. These sessions create space for shared understanding across roles—whether through customer journey mapping, persona deep-dives, or storytelling exercises—and help foster a human-centered mindset across product, design, and engineering. By grounding our work in empathy early, we not only generate more relevant and inclusive solutions but also build stronger cross-functional collaboration rooted in a common purpose.

Prioritization Workshops

The Value of Prioritization Workshops in Design Teams

Prioritization workshops are essential for helping design teams and cross-functional partners align on what matters most. These sessions bring clarity to competing ideas by creating shared criteria—whether it’s impact vs. effort, user value, or business goals. By facilitating open discussion and structured frameworks like impact/effort matrices, teams can confidently move forward with focus and alignment. Prioritization workshops reduce ambiguity, speed up decision-making, and ensure we’re investing in the right problems at the right time.

Team Building Workshops

The Value of Team Building Workshops in Design Teams

Team-building workshops are vital for fostering trust, collaboration, and psychological safety within design teams. These sessions create space for connection beyond day-to-day work—helping individuals understand each other’s strengths, communication styles, and working preferences. By intentionally investing in relationships, teams become more resilient, engaged, and better equipped to navigate challenges together. Stronger team dynamics ultimately lead to more open collaboration, creative problem-solving, and better outcomes for both the team and the products they build.