Collaborative, research-centered, professional facilitation Workshops

My workshop approach focuses on collaboration and co-design: Engaging people from different contexts in order to involve them in the design of future experiences.

In a nutshell

Challenge: aligning on the shared mental models of a wide variety of affected people and team members
Solution: professional workshops as a way to develop a shared understanding with a structured, neutral facilitator
Result: enhanced clarity and increased buy-in from various stakeholders

Björn Rohles moderating during a workshop — Moderating during a workshop photo shooting (Photo by Aida Verra, University of Luxembourg)

It is important to me to act as a neutral facilitator who synchronizes the different opinions, crystallizes diverse perspectives, and thus creates the basis for successful collaboration. I often use visual templates to support this, for example in a combination of individual brainstorming and joint discussion.

Large affinity diagram on the left, using various post-its and arrows; a detailed view on the right — Impressions from workshop settings and materials

Two templates – a SWOT analysis left (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) and a concept map with empty boxes to be filled on the right — Impressions from workshop settings and materials

Examples of workshops

"Strategy Retreat" in the Learning Development Team (Digital Learning Hub) to define a vision and strategy
various workshops to prepare research projects (University of Luxembourg)
various workshops to define projects with partner institutions in Luxembourg
workshop using the "Adaptive Facilitation" method to synchronize the work of two working groups (with Julia Käfer)