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Paul Williams,
Robert Hopkin,
Giulia Mandelli
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Stories from Axis users
Discover how other users have been using Axis to design and run innovative workshops.
Written by
Giulia Mandelli
Updated over a week ago
Share your workshop with colleagues
Axis just got a whole more collaborative for facilitators!
Written by
Adam Wright
Updated over a week ago
I&D : Gender Parity Workshop Guide
Prepare your team for an inclusive and effective session with the Gender Parity workshop template guide
Written by
Giulia Mandelli
Updated over a week ago
How Might We...? | Create Phase
Inspire creative thinking by starting with a question(s) of 'How might we?'
Written by
Adam Wright
Updated over a week ago
How Might We...? | Frame Phase
Inspire creative thinking by starting with a question(s) of 'How might we?'
Written by
Adam Wright
Updated over a week ago
Value-Effort Matrix | Method
Evaluate and prioritize ideas according to their estimated Value and Effort
Written by
Giulia Mandelli
Updated over a week ago
Risk Analysis | Create Phase
Identify and discuss the risks that can be used to answer the workshop's key question
Written by
Giulia Mandelli
Updated over a week ago
Trend Analysis | Create Phase
Identify and discuss the trends that can be used to answer the workshop's key question
Written by
Giulia Mandelli
Updated over a week ago
Custom - Multi Dimensions (Create phase)
If the Idea Creator and SWOT methods don't cover your needs, consider creating your own dimensions instead
Written by
Giulia Mandelli
Updated over a week ago
Workshop Creation
Master the key question 🥇
Use our frameworks to formulate and refine an effective key question for your next workshop
Written by
Giulia Mandelli
Updated over a week ago
Setting Objectives and Key Questions
How to set an objective and key question that can get you to an outcome in your workshop
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Selecting phases and methods
How to set-up and customise your workshop
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Robert Hopkin
Updated over a week ago
Beta Methods and our Beta Scheme
We release new methods in beta - if you are interested to use them early please let us know
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Workshop Run
Running a great workshop
Tips from pro-facilitators
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Written by
Robert Hopkin
Updated over a week ago
Share Methods
Finish the Sentence
Finish the sentence to break the ice
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Orthodoxies (Share phase)
Kick off your session by asking the group to share deeply held and widely shared beliefs that are holding the organisation back
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Frame Methods
Challenges | Frame Phase
Identify and prioritise the challenges that need addressing in the workshop
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Risk Analysis | Frame Phase
Identify and prioritise risks which need to be mitigated in the workshop
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Trend Analysis | Frame Phase
Identify and prioritise the trends that can be used to frame the workshop
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Orthodoxies
Identify and prioritise deeply held and widely shared beliefs to frame the context
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Rose, Thorn, Bud (theme phase)
Identify and prioritise successes (roses), opportunities (buds) and challenges (thorns) to frame the context
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Complete the Statement
Complete and prioritise statements to frame the context against which new ideas can be created
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
SWOT
Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to frame the context
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Custom - Single Dimension (Frame Phase)
If Orthodoxies, Risk Analysis, Trend Analysis and Challenges aren't what you need, this will be the framing method for you.
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Custom - Multi Dimension (Frame phase)
If the SWOT and Rose Thorn Bud methods don't cover your needs, consider creating your own dimensions instead
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Risk Matrix
A framing method to identify and assess risks, used extensively across many industries
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Radar
Coming soon
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Create Methods
Challenges | Create Phase
Identify and prioritise the challenges that need addressing in the workshop
Written by
Giulia Mandelli
Updated over a week ago
Idea Creator
Brainstorm ideas giving them a name and description
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Round Robin
Create, challenge and respond to generate a refined set of ideas
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Creative Matrix
Want to inspire ideas that intersect along two dimensions of discreet categories? This is the method you are looking for.
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Rose, Thorn, Bud (create phase)
Use successes (roses), opportunities (buds) and challenges (thorns) as a means to inspire idea generation
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
SWOT (create phase)
Use strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats as the means to structure ideation
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Evaluate Methods
2D Matrix
Score ideas against two dimensions and view them on a 2D matrix
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Dot Voting
Allowing participants to vote proportionally on the ideas they prefer
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Forced Ranking
Generate a collective ranking of ideas from first to last
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Dot Voting with 2D matrix
Blending two evaluation tools to hone in on the ideas that really matter
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Dot voting with forced ranking
If you will have a lot of ideas to be generated, but you want to focus on a clear and smaller set of priorities, try this method.
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Action Methods
Plan On A Page | Action Phase
Visualise ideas into a Gantt chart to develop a detailed plan to action
Written by
Giulia Mandelli
Updated over a week ago
Action list
Create a list of actions to execute the ideas selected
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Post Workshop
Exporting a workshop
Completed the workshop and ready to export your data? This is how to do it and what to expect.
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago
Archiving a workshop
Done with a workshop and want it out of the way? It's gone, but not forgotten.
Written by
Paul Williams
Updated over a week ago