Online workshops
Live, facilitated sessions for teams that work across locations.
Purpose
Online workshops bring a distributed group into the same structured conversation. Shorter, focused sessions give participants time to test ideas in their daily work between sessions and return with questions and evidence.
Who it's for
- Distributed or remote teams that rarely meet in person
- Groups that include participants from several sites or countries
- Teams that prefer shorter sessions spread over time
- Organisations that want to limit travel and time away from work
Learning outcomes
- A shared understanding of the workshop topic across locations
- Draft outputs developed in a shared digital workspace your team can keep editing
- Practice working through the decision or workflow in the tools your team already uses
- Agreed owners and next steps captured before the final session closes
How a session runs
- 1Scoping call to confirm participants, tools and session plan
- 2Short pre-work so participants arrive with context
- 3Live facilitated sessions with breakout exercises
- 4Between-session application on a real piece of work
- 5Closing session to review drafts and agree next steps
Side by side
Compare the formats
| Format | Setting | Interaction | Works well when | Planning needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Video call with a shared digital whiteboard | Structured breakouts, polls and shared documents | Participants are spread out or time away from work is limited | Confirm approved tools, access and time zones |
| Onsite | Your premises or an agreed venue | Wall mapping, small-group work and live debate | The group is co-located and the decision needs focused time | Agree venue, equipment and logistics responsibilities |
| Hybrid | A room with reliable audio-visual set-up plus online access | In-room exercises linked to shared digital workspaces | A core group is co-located but key contributors are not | Confirm room technology, remote roles and a co-ordinator |
Online
- Setting
- Video call with a shared digital whiteboard
- Interaction
- Structured breakouts, polls and shared documents
- Works well when
- Participants are spread out or time away from work is limited
- Planning needs
- Confirm approved tools, access and time zones
Onsite
- Setting
- Your premises or an agreed venue
- Interaction
- Wall mapping, small-group work and live debate
- Works well when
- The group is co-located and the decision needs focused time
- Planning needs
- Agree venue, equipment and logistics responsibilities
Hybrid
- Setting
- A room with reliable audio-visual set-up plus online access
- Interaction
- In-room exercises linked to shared digital workspaces
- Works well when
- A core group is co-located but key contributors are not
- Planning needs
- Confirm room technology, remote roles and a co-ordinator
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does the format change the workshop content?
The learning focus and proposed outputs stay the same. Exercises, pacing and tools are adapted to the format, and these details are agreed during scoping.
Does the format change the workshop content?
The learning focus and proposed outputs stay the same. Exercises, pacing and tools are adapted to the format, and these details are agreed during scoping.
Which collaboration tools do you use online?
We discuss your organisation's approved video and whiteboard tools during scoping. Any tool requirements and access arrangements should be confirmed before the workshop.
Can we combine formats across a wider engagement?
Yes. A wider transformation engagement can mix formats, for example an onsite session to frame a decision followed by online working sessions. Each module's scope, deliverables and review points are agreed separately.
Who arranges the venue for an onsite workshop?
Venue, equipment and logistics responsibilities are agreed in the engagement scope. Many organisations host onsite workshops at their own premises.