Facilitation Technique: Work Together, Alone

In this video, AJ&Smart CEO, Jonathan Courtney explains one of the core workshop principles used when running workshops — working Together, Alone. The concept of working Together, Alone during a meeting or a workshop simply means that the workshop group is all working on the same challenge simultaneously but without any collaboration, idea exchange, or chatting.

What other workshop principles do you follow? Let us know in the comments!

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[AJSmart]

What other workshop principles do you follow? Let us know in the comments!

[dani-chan]

This is literally one of the only ways I manage to work with other people. You simply divide and conquer and the work gets done 👍🏾

[lirisrocha]

Working alone together is an absolutely cool principle, I wish I had known that when I was in high school and college

[RaymondWLo]

Hi

I found your videos useful. Thank you.

[helmarjux]

The together alone principle really blew my mind back in 2019 along with the whole Design Sprint. Another principle I find very important is "Structure & Timeboxing". In general there seems to be a high divergence in the understanding about what is a workshop. Much of the fundamentals need to be clarified and I think talking about the principles is good way to do that.

[sohailkarim]

Really nice work bro I am your big fan from pakistan

[Itsbilal]

You always take about the advantages of working alone together, but, is there any disadvantage in this methodology?