Meeting Agendas Articles

Continuous Team Building Provides Significant Advantages

As defined in Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, a team is “two or more draft animals harnessed to the same vehicle or implement." Okay, this may not be how you think of your team, but think about...

Converting New Product Ideas into Polished Product Concepts (2 of 3)

Product Concept Management (PCM or Catalyst) is the technique of designing, implementing, and continuously managing the ideation, gathering, qualifying, maintenance, archiving, and evaluation of new...

Myths and Gremlins of New Product Concept Management (PCM)

Our last article launched a method for managing new product ideas called Catalyst or PCM Now we take a step back before explaining the activities (next article) to tackle some of the myths and...

Boost Your Product Innovation through Catalyst Workshops (1 of 3)

This article prepares you with a workshop approach, including the method and tools you can use to increase product innovation in your workshops --- to speed up product development based on...

The Power of Questions — Why Leading with Questions Improves Meetings

Feb 23, 2023 | Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure

The HBR (Harvard Business Review) article, The Surprising Power of Questions by Professors Alison Wood Brooks and...

How to Build Trust As a Meeting Facilitator

May 3, 2022 | Communication Skills, Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure

Whether you're facilitating a complex meeting or a daily standup, if your meeting participants don't trust you (or...

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...

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...

Product Owner — Creating Products that Customers Love

Meeting Structure, Meeting Tools, Scrum Events

“Creating Products that Customers Love” strikes us as highly poignant, as much of the world heads toward a holiday...

How Structured Facilitation Training Can Save Your Arse and Boost Your Career

Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support

Structured meetings and workshops positively impact organizations and stakeholders--even permeating cultures. Here are...

Kanban or Scrum: Pick the Right Workflow Tool

Meeting Tools, Scrum Events

Guest post by Christian Golden, Ph.D. In the world of content and product development, Kanban and Scrum are two of the...

Do NOT Attempt a Design Sprint Without a Professional Facilitator

Decision Making, Meeting Structure, Meeting Tools, Scrum Events

What is a Design Sprint? Created at Google Ventures, a Design Sprint represents a methodology that helps teams...

Agile vs Waterfall? Don’t Risk Failure By Using the Wrong One

Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support, Scrum Events

A professional facilitator handles several types of assignments, from planning to design. However, most facilitators...

Don’t Ruin Your Scrum Sprints — Facilitate Scrum Events Using These Agendas

Meeting Agendas, Meeting Tools, Scrum Events

The Agile mindset demands frequent, and continuing, interaction among its stakeholders. Perhaps more so with Scrum,...

Advanced Real-Win-Worth Screening Method that Supports Strategic Decisions

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

Previously, we defined 'best' as projects that performed well in an innovation test, focusing on the relative...

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