How to run a remote workshop: preparation and selecting tools

***This is our 13 best practices of how to host your workshop online, how to prepare your agenda and what tools to use. I will take you through it, step by step. ***

In this video, Pris will share our tips about how we have facilitated more than 500 remote collaboration and ideation workshops virtually. These were ideation sessions for large enterprise employees, virtual Design Sprints including startups and mentors. We have experience with co-creation sessions for social impact topics, involving a large, distributed community of people from more than 20 countries thinking together on how to create more inclusive societies.

Our Best Practices include:

Start your agenda with the why 0:30
Involve a Co-Facilitator 0:40
Plan with breaks every 60-90 mins 01:15
Keep strict timing 02:11
Have a structured, detailed agenda 02:30
Practice, but don’t rehearse 03:02
Use breakout rooms often 04:20
Small group activities 04:50
Ideation and evaluation 05:50
Tools for collaboration 07:10
Start with mute 08:05
Leverage the support team 09:12
Run a test session 09:50

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