How to facilitate problem solving workshops (rectangles.fm collab)

Workshops can be a waste of everyone's time. You know the ones. → No clear goal → The loudest person rules → Death by "let's circle back" → Everyone nods, nothing changes We've all sat through one. I ran a lot of them. 👀 I joined ‪@UXChrisNguyen‬ on rectangles.fm to get into how to actually facilitate an effective problem-solving workshop: 1. Facilitation 101 2. Building the right structure 3. Creating safe spaces to speak up If you've ever been handed a room full of opinions and asked to "align everyone"... This one's for you. 💌 Get the written recap: @rectanglesfm ▶️ Watch the original recording: https://www.youtube.com/live/F5LuID5kBzQ --- 📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED Workshop Kickoff canvas - https://miro.com/templates/workshop-kickof... Facilitating in Miro Cheat Board - https://miro.com/templates/facilitating-in... Lightning Decision Jam - https://miro.com/templates/lightning-decis... --- 🔗 CONNECT WITH ME 📩 Newsletter - https://www.carolpoll.design/notes-by-carol 👥 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolpoll/ 💻 Website - https://www.carolpoll.design 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/carolina.poll 🧵 Threads - https://www.threads.com/@carolina.poll --- 🎙️ ORIGINALLY AIRED ON rectangles.fm with Christopher Nguyen -    / @rectanglesfm   --- ⌚️ TIMESTAMPS [00:00] Intro [01:42] Topic Covered [05:49] Introduction About Carolina Poll [11:41] Icebreakers: Carolina's Quickfire Round [15:24] First Facilitation Masterclass: How'd It Go? [17:50] Why A Workshop And Not Just A Meeting? [21:37] The Workshop Fundamentals For Beginners [24:43] Key Concept: The Big Three of Facilitation [26:00] Breaks, Timing & Being The "Time Police" [28:41] Best Exercises For Leadership & C-Suite [33:30] The Reasons Carolina Hates Icebreakers [39:12] How Do You Build The Right Structure? [43:13] How Do You Balance Introverts Vs. Extroverts? [47:09] How Do You Create A Safe Space? [50:52] The "No Shoes" Level Setter [52:44] How Do You Actually End A Workshop? [56:36] Notes By Carol [59:30] Help Shape rectangle.fm [01:09:00] Should A Facilitator Also Participate? [01:10:16] Best Resources & The Lightning Decision Jam [01:15:30] How Do You Find Good Ideas For Your Sessions? [01:22:31] Outro