There is a Workshop for that! | The greatest Podcast about Facilitation Episode 81 - Designing better Workshops, faster !
Oct 17, 2025
Join Mehdi En-Naizi, founder of Facilitator’s Corner and creator of The Workshop Deck, as he shares his journey into facilitation. He emphasizes the importance of participant ownership in workshops and highlights the top three mistakes facilitators often make. Tune in to learn about his 6C framework that revolutionizes workshop structure, how to select activities based on desired outcomes, and even the role of music in energizing sessions. Plus, hear all about the exciting launch of his Workshop Deck!
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Insist On A Clear Brief
- Designing workshops without enough information leads to superficial outcomes.
- Mehdi says ask questions and refuse briefs that lack clarity to avoid surface-level impact.
Design Sprint Sparked Facilitation Passion
- Mehdi discovered facilitation through design sprints that created ownership and fast implementation.
- Clients implemented outcomes faster because they had co-created the solution during the sprint.
Ask Lots Of Clarifying Questions
- Ask many targeted questions to understand goals, expectations and context before designing.
- Use those answers to shape scope and refuse or renegotiate unclear client requests.
