The Workshop Book

Based on methods developed and proven in business, this highly visual and practical book will show readers how to design, lead and run effective workshops.

IF YOU NEED TO RUN A WORKSHOP, THE WORKSHOP BOOK CONTAINS EVERYTHING YOU NEED.

Workshops are one of the best ways of harnessing the intelligence and creativity of any team. Successful workshops are surprisingly easy if you combine the right preparation with proven tools and techniques. With The Workshop Book, you''ll discover:

- The tools you need to design and lead successful workshops, including virtual workshops, online workshops, and hybrid workshops.

- Ways to keep teams focused, engaged, and motivated, whether you''re running remote workshops, international workshops, or asynchronous workshops.

- How to structure sessions to generate maximum productivity in a limited session, perfect for sequential workshops and global workshops.

- The inspiration and creativity to generate great ideas for any industry or brief, making your workshops accessible and inclusive for diverse and neurodiverse teams.

- Tips and tricks on how you can add your own flair to your workshops, fostering co-creation, innovation, and ideation during strategy workshops and away day workshops.

No matter what your level of workshop experience, you can design and lead a whole variety of workshops to get the best out of any team.

1. An Introduction to Workshops 
2. The Workshop Approach 
3. Setting the Workshop Objective 
4. Who to Invite to your Workshop 
5. Priming the Workshop Participants  
6. The Workshop Set-Up 
7. The Workshop Leader 
8. Workshop Behaviours 
9. Managing Difficult Behaviours 
10. Workshop Energy 
11. Basic Workshop Tools 
12. Bring a Topic to Life change title to Immersion Workshops 
13. Creating Quick Ideas 
14. Creating Ideas that build on Past Successes 
15. Improving Existing Ideas 
16. Creating New Directions 
17. Creating a New Story about something Old 
18. How to Create New Names 
19. Customer Needs Workshops 
20. Roadmaps 
21. Alignment 
22. Action Planning 
23. Defining Purpose 
24. Working Better Together 
25. Influencing Senior Leadership Positively 
26. Positive Turnaround 
27. Team Updates  
28. Team Building 
29. Regular team meetings 
30. Capability workshops 
31. Review Workshops 
32. Debrief Workshops 
33. Virtual Workshops 
34. Multilingual Workshops 
35. Workshop Outputs 
36. Artificial Intelligence in workshops 

“In today''s competitive world, this book offers a refreshing take on how to harness the power of diverse thinking for maximum success. It’s a roadmap to transformative and creative workshops.”Alessandra Bellini, President of the Advertising Association

“The Workshop Book is essential reading foranyone trying to get the best from a team: it gives you years of hard-won wisdom in one place.” Ben Page, CEO, Ipsos

“The Workshop Book is an essential, contemporary, best-practice manual fordesigning and conducting outstanding workshop experiences that yield true business impact. Pamela masterfully underscores the vital importance of cognitive diversity and a diverse range of heuristics, background, and perspectives on reducing biases and fostering innovation and creativity.” Tati Lindenberg, Marketing Vice-President at Unilever, Dirt Is Good

“The Workshop Book has always been THE go-to guide, and Pam''s latest revisions have brought it bang up to date. This updated edition is simply bri