Todays best designers are more than creators;theyre facilitators.
UX workshops are probably one of the best ways to put this into practice.
A UX workshop consists of inviting your team (other designers, developers, product managers, etc.)
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Lets look at some time-tested practices that will help make a remote UX workshop run smoothly.
So, what do you do before the workshop?
Define participant roles and get help
Planning and facilitating a remote design workshop requires preparation and collaboration.
Its a good idea to delegate some tasks to others.
Your primary mission is to help the team be productive and keep the workshop flowing.
This list can be a long one.
This assumption can be dangerous.
Then, test again if it’s possible for you to.
Now, what should you do during the workshop?
Its a delicate balance, as both have their advantages and disadvantages; one needs to choose wisely.
The goal is to keep the workshop flowing while efficiently processing the data stream (content) it generates.
Sketching and sharing using messaging apps (Slack) in remote UX workshops.
Participants in a brainstorming session can throw in their ideas into an online spreadsheet.
The spreadsheet allowed voting for the best ideas and automatically sorted the list by the number of votes.
The whole process took less than 8 minutes.
The best time to do this is right after it is over because everything will still be fresh.
You also have the option to digitize them (take pictures, tabulation to spreadsheets, etc).
If done right, the productivity benefits boosted by digital collaboration tools offsets the lack of face-to-face discussion.
Despite meticulous preparation, it is unlikely youll get everything right on the first try.
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