Remote workshop activities that will make contributions more inclusive, not just the loudest voice
i facilitated a remote workshop strategy for 22 people across product, sales and customer success.
Everyone added notes, so the board looked highly collaborative. After the session, i checked the activity and found that 6 participants had contributed most of the ideas.
The imbalance wasn't obvious bc quieter participants were still reacting, voting adn adding variations. the main issue was anchoring. Once the cp of the sales posted enterprise expansion, many later ideas became versions of enterprise features.
For the next workshop, i am considering private ideation before revealing the responses. Small groups would receive different evidence packs: support, tickets. churn reasons, usage data and sales losses. They would generate ideas independently before combining themes.
Has anyone tried separating ideation by evidence source? I'm trying to avoid a situation where the workshop appeas democratic but seniority shapes the board before some people have even formed their own view. Anonymous voting helps but by voting stage the idea pool may already be biased.