Analysis Methods Articles

A Meeting Participant Has the Right to Expect Ten Deliverables

Even lousy movies and novels have three components: a beginning, a middle, and an end. A meeting participant (or ceremony, event, session, or workshop) should expect every session they attend to...

Sourcing Innovative Ideas and Managing New Product Concepts (3 of 3)

The purpose of this article is to help you manage and facilitate the transformation of the abstract (sourcing innovative ideas) into the concrete (managing new product concepts). We hope you beg,...

Facilitation Best Practices – 26 Articles To Help You Lead Better Meetings

For over ten years, we have consistently posted articles on Facilitation Best Practices. Articles are written to help you lead better meetings. Throughout, we have updated these articles to keep...

How Scenario Planning Helps Prevent Missing Requirements

Poor requirements don’t impede projects, missing requirements do. Experience has taught us that one approach stands above all others when you want to scour for missing requirements—consider ‘dry...

Sourcing Innovative Ideas and Managing New Product Concepts (3 of 3)

Mar 3, 2022 | Analysis Methods, Meeting Structure, Problem Solving

The purpose of this article is to help you manage and facilitate the transformation of the abstract (sourcing...

Facilitation Best Practices – 26 Articles To Help You Lead Better Meetings

Aug 12, 2021 | Analysis Methods, Communication Skills, Decision Making, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support, Meeting Tools, Planning Approach, Problem Solving, Scrum Events

For over ten years, we have consistently posted articles on Facilitation Best Practices. Articles are written to help...

How Scenario Planning Helps Prevent Missing Requirements

Jan 5, 2021 | Analysis Methods, Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Planning Approach, Problem Solving

Poor requirements don’t impede projects, missing requirements do. Experience has taught us that one approach stands...

Remember the WHY Before the WHAT – An Integrative Problem Solving Framework and Agenda

Analysis Methods, Decision Making, Meeting Structure, Meeting Tools, Problem Solving

Searching for a problem solving approach proven to work in a variety of situations? Whether you’re a group of highly...

Your Meeting Pathway to Success and Supplemental Workshop Canvas

Analysis Methods, Decision Making, Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Tools, Planning Approach, Problem Solving

Over the years, students and alumni have clamored for a simple reference sheet of our curriculum and how to prepare...

How to Facilitate Speakers and Conference Presentations

Analysis Methods, Decision Making, Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Tools, Planning Approach, Problem Solving

During a four-day conference, we facilitated more than 20 speakers and varying presentations, each citing distinctive...

Real-Win-Worth — Screening Method for Complex Decision-Making

Analysis Methods, Decision Making, Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Tools

Earlier we defined “best” as projects that scored favorably in an Innovation test by looking at the relative...

New Ideas Propel Public Relations Innovation to Influence Service and Community

Analysis Methods, Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Meeting Support

Alex Osborn, the cohesive force behind creating ‘brainstorming’, shared a timeless message with public relations...

Risk Analysis – Method and Questions to Facilitate A Portfolio of Projects

Analysis Methods, Meeting Tools, Prioritizing, Prioritizing

Project portfolios focused on the best opportunities, and accelerate innovation. So how do you build consensus around...

Work Breakdown Structure Increases Focus and Reduces Scope Creep

Analysis Methods, Meeting Structure

Experienced facilitators understand both the challenge and value of getting a group to focus on the same thing at the...

Six Strategy-Crushing Mistakes Organizations Make And How You Can Rise Above the Rubble

Analysis Methods, Leadership Skills, Prioritizing

By Mark Morgan, CEO and Founder of StratEx Advisors, Inc. Oh, the mistakes organizations make. Business plans or...

30 Questions to Change the Point of View in a Meeting

Analysis Methods, Problem Solving

All too often we are guilty of asking for the deliverable. For example, if the deliverable is a plan to mitigate...

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