018 - How to use Scientific Insights to Design Powerful Workshops with Myriam Hadnes

This is my first solo show and I speak about the science behind workshop design and facilitation. Namely, I share how I use evidence from behavioural economics to come up with ideas that will help participants to experience meaningful progress during their working session. Before founding idayz I had a career in higher education – as a researcher, lecturer and strategic advisor. From all these roles I learned about human behaviour and how to best facilitate their collaboration.    In the show, I share the rationale behind my workshop design and some of my favourite exercises and I answer my own questions: How can we help participants to open up and engage despite hierarchical differences? How can we use the energy of nay-sayers for creative ideation and is courage one of the most important skills of a successful facilitator?  Don’t miss the part when I explain why I bring M&Ms to every meeting  Questions and Answers [1:59] What would I be if I was a hashtag? [3:30] Why do I call myself a “behavioural economist” and what does that mean? [6:33] What’s my story? How did I get from a career in higher education to become a facilitator?  [10:59] Why did I call my business idayz? [15:21] What have I learned from my previous roles in workshop design and facilitation? [22:13] How do I use insights from behavioural economics to design workshops? [29:22] What’s my favourite exercise and how do I use behavioural insights to design exercises? [30:55] Why do I bring M&Ms to every meeting and workshop? [32:54] What are the most powerful check-in exercises I use and why do they work from a behavioural perspective? [41:45] Why do I brainstorm failures instead of successes? [43:00] How do I help participants to cluster their ideas after ideation? [45:41] Why do workshops fail? [46:26] What shall my listener who missed the entire show remember?  Related links you may want to check out: My business page: www.idayz.nl Daniel Kahnemann: “Thinking fast and slow” Cognitive Biases Vipassana silent meditation retreat Pat Flynn’s concept of “unfair advantage” Patrick Cowden Jean Marc Fandel My blog post on check-in exercises Teresa Amabile: The progress principle Dan Ariely’s Lego experiment Dixit board game Our sponsor Session Lab (affiliate link)   Connect and follow me: LinkedIn  @myriamhadnes on Instagram or Twitter Any thoughts? Share them with us! Support the show ✨✨✨ If you miss the "workshops work" podcast, join us on Substack, where Myriam builds a Podcast Club with monthly gatherings around old episodes: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/