How to Build Psychological Safety

Want to empower your team and build trust ? The goal is to build an environment in which your team trusts you and is willing to take risks without feeling insecure or embarrassed. The Build Psychological Safety recipe is a curated set of five Team Tactics designed to help you empower your team. ๐Ÿ‘€ Let’s walk through … Read more

How to build an effective team

Want to build a strong and dependable team? The goal is to build a effective team with strong communication and collaboration skills. The Become Dependable recipe is a curated set of four Team Tactics designed to help you understand your team’s complex web of connections. ๐Ÿ‘€ Let’s walk through this recipe using an example: A recruitment … Read more

How to align with your purpose

Want to connect the dots from vision to execution? The goal is to align your actions with your purpose. The Bring Alignment recipe is a curated set of five Team Tactics designed to help you save time and energy by making sure everyone knows what theyโ€™re supposed to be doing and why. ๐Ÿ‘€ Let’s walk through this … Read more

How to value your team

Want your team to feel valued? The goal is to communicate to your team in a way that supports their wellbeing and mental health. The Value your Team recipe is a curated set of four Team Tactics designed to help you let your team know the value they bring through open communication and recognition-focused systems. ๐Ÿ‘€ Let’s … Read more

How to add dramatic tension to your story (thanks to Cole Porter and a rubber band)

“Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative,” sang Cole Porter. “Don’t mess with Mr In-Between.” Sorry Mr Porter, but you’re wrong. To give your story dramatic tension, you need to accentuate the positive and accentuate the negative too. And you can use story arcs like Rags to Riches and Downfall to work out how to do … Read more

How to lead a Project Kick-Off

Want to get your project off to the best start? The goal is to ensure everyone on the team (including the client and stakeholders) has a clear understanding of any potential weak spots and, ultimately, to create a hypothesis statement. The Project Kick-Off recipe is a curated set of five Workshop Tactics designed to help you … Read more

How to lead Team Time

Want to give your established team a better chance of success? The goal is to ensure everyone knows their role, has a shared common goal and learn how to best work together. The Team Time recipe is a curated set of five Workshop Tactics designed to help you unearth the ingredients of an effective team. … Read more

How to lead an Idea Storm

Want to generate new ideas? The goal is to take you through the gears of idea generation. It makes a blank piece of paper far less scary for your team, and ends with a short list of clearly communicated ideas that have been evaluated to ensure they are robust. The Idea Storm recipe is a curated … Read more

How to lead a Design Dash

Want to get your team from blank faces to a testable solution? The goal is to generate ideas to develop into the most promising ideas for a prototype to test. The Design Dash recipe is a curated set of five Workshop Tactics designed to span over a two days that helps your team quickly identify the biggest opportunity … Read more