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UX Workshops

Workshops provide value at every stage of the UX design process. Whether it’s exploring a specific UX problem, getting key stakeholders aligned, generating ideas and solutions, or diving deeper into your end user’s needs—workshops offer a safe, engaging space to tackle UX challenges collaboratively, creatively, and efficiently. 

What are the different types of UX workshops?

  • Discovery workshops
  • Empathy workshops
  • Design workshops
  • Prioritization workshops
  • Critique workshops
  • UX strategy workshops
  • Retrospective 

  • Explore and understand specific problems and challenges
  • Generate ideas and problem-solve
  • Develop user empathy
  • Prioritize and plan what the team should focus on next
  • Develop a UX strategy
  • Gather feedback and critique
  • Review and improve team processes


7 activities to use during a UX workshop

  • A post-up
  • Affinity diagramming
  • Landscape mapping
  • Forced ranking
  • Storyboarding
  • Role-playing
  • Playback


How to plan and run a UX workshop (remote, in-person, or hybrid): 7 key steps

  • What’s the goal of your UX workshop?
  • What type of UX workshop will you run?
  • Who should attend?
  • What’s on your UX workshop agenda? (Including activities and time frames)
  • Where will the workshop take place?
  • What are the next steps after your UX workshop?


7 golden rules of UX workshop facilitation

  • Lead with a strong introduction
  • Incorporate icebreakers
  • Set expectations and ground rules
  • Give clear instructions for each activity
  • Keep troublemakers in check
  • Stick to your schedule
  • End with a clear decision



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