This is a very common struggle. Usually after years of experience you can tell almost immediately what will work or not. Another way to look at it is revisit the purpose statement and objectives. All exercises or topics must be essential (need-to-have) to the purpose, some are your darlings (nice-to-have), especially those that are fun but do not contribute directly to the purpose. You have to keep in mind that the purpose always supersedes the objectives. Nice post Thomas!
The real struggle happens when all of the components of your meeting/workshop/event have been vetted and fit group/process/purpose needs, but yet you still don't have enough time. Then you start building Frankenstein's monsters out of processes trying to kill two birds with one stone, often missing both.
Figuring out what to included from multiple "needed" options is so hard.
This is a very common struggle. Usually after years of experience you can tell almost immediately what will work or not. Another way to look at it is revisit the purpose statement and objectives. All exercises or topics must be essential (need-to-have) to the purpose, some are your darlings (nice-to-have), especially those that are fun but do not contribute directly to the purpose. You have to keep in mind that the purpose always supersedes the objectives. Nice post Thomas!
The real struggle happens when all of the components of your meeting/workshop/event have been vetted and fit group/process/purpose needs, but yet you still don't have enough time. Then you start building Frankenstein's monsters out of processes trying to kill two birds with one stone, often missing both.
Figuring out what to included from multiple "needed" options is so hard.
What do you all do in that situation?