How to build an internal facilitation community of practice
A facilitation Community of Practice (CoP) is a structured group of people in an organization who recognize the value of good facilitation and want to improve their practice. It can include...
View ArticleEvent survey questions: a practical guide and question bank
You planned the agenda. You booked the venue. You thought about the icebreaker, the catering, the slide deck. And then the event happened, and in the rush to wrap up, thank everyone, and get through...
View ArticleHow to plan a team offsite: a complete guide
Planning a team offsite is a big responsibility. You’re managing logistics (venues, travel, catering, schedules) and trying to balance business and interpersonal needs. You’re not just creating the...
View ArticleHow to measure training effectiveness in instructor-led training
Most instructor-led training (ILT) programs end with a feedback form and a scorecard that tells you that participants had a good time. That’s a start, but it’s not impact. The challenge with ILT is...
View ArticleHow to scale facilitation in your organization
Most L&D managers I speak to can name the problems of unscaled facilitation immediately. Inconsistent quality and messy workflows. An impact that’s felt in the room but impossible to demonstrate to...
View ArticleEmployee training materials: a practical guide for instructor-led training
Ask most people what they mean by “employee training materials” and they’ll gesture vaguely toward slides. Maybe a handout. If you’re lucky, a printed agenda that’s been living in the same folder since...
View ArticlePre-training and post-training survey questions: all you need to know
Before the training starts. After it ends. Thirty days later, when the dust has settled and real life has reasserted itself. Each of these moments is an opportunity to gather important information...
View ArticleHow to Explore Author Profiles in SessionLab Library
Many facilitation techniques start as small experiments. A facilitator tries something in a workshop, and it works. They refine it, run it again, and decide to share with others. Facilitation...
View ArticleHow to create more effective facilitator guides
Running training at scale is a challenge. You need to maintain high-standards as your training programs grow and facilitators work across countries, languages and formats. Facilitator guides create a...
View ArticleSessionLab is SOC 2 Type II compliant
We’ve recently completed our SOC 2 Type II attestation at SessionLab. This is a major security milestone for SessionLab, but it goes further. It reflects something broader about how facilitation work...
View ArticleSessionLab 2025 recap
2025 was a big year for SessionLab. We focused on one core shift: bringing your entire session design workflow – from brief to follow-up – into one connected workspace. With Pages, Forms and the...
View ArticleBuilding a complete session design workflow in SessionLab
Designing an effective workshop does not start and end with an agenda. It’s a process that begins with client conversations and continues through planning, design, delivery, feedback, and reporting...
View ArticleHow to facilitate scenario planning workshops
The future isn’t something we predict. It’s something we explore. In these complex, uncertain, and frankly scary times, facilitators are increasingly being asked to help teams think long-term, make...
View ArticleSessionLab Vs Excel
Before SessionLab, I would design complex sessions in Excel. Timing and organization have always been important to me as a facilitator and it seemed to make sense to create my agendas in a spreadsheet....
View Article10 Favorite Facilitation Card Decks (and How to Use Them)
Facilitators love card decks. Why? They’re tactile, visual, flexible, and reliably powerful. Whether you’re mapping a system, guiding reflection, or helping a group build connection, there’s something...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Workshops & Wizards facilitation deck!
Workshops & Wizards is a deck of cards designed to teach groups about facilitation skills and support personal growth and development. Send participants on a learning quest, discuss what equipment...
View ArticleHow to collaborate on an event with SessionLab
Great workshops and events are a team effort. Turning a draft agenda into a real-word, memorable event requires the involvement of quite a few different stakeholders. In this article we’ll look into...
View ArticleHow Agile coaches at Lufthansa Technik use SessionLab to design effective,...
At Lufthansa Technik, innovation goes far beyond aircraft maintenance. As a global leader in MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) services, the company is deeply committed to driving internal...
View Article39 best leadership activities and games
Good leaders can make or break a team. While more and more people are being asked to step into leadership roles, the path to becoming a good leader is long and not always straightforward. This is where...
View ArticleSessionLab’s improved AI Assistant: smarter, context-aware session design
With the latest improvements to SessionLab’s AI Assistant, we’re introducing a smarter, more integrated way to accelerate your design process. Our improved AI Assistant, now accessible via the...
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