Assessing the success of the Start-Up Workshop

How do I know that my Lift-off workshop was successful?

Naturally, it’ll be important that the team generates the three outputs of the workshop that are outlined above. Or at least that good progress has been made towards generating these outputs.

Beyond that, here are other, softer, signs of success that can be observed by the end of the workshop:

Team members have begun to act like a high-performing team: They feel excited about the commitment they made (the 100-day Goal they set), they are a little anxious about it, and they are eager to start implementing the plan they developed.
Team members developed connections with each other, and they have begun to understand and appreciate the skills that each one brings to this team effort.
Team members are looking forward to the next 100 days as a fun and enriching experience.

How do I know that my Lift-off workshop was successful?

Thought starter reflection questions

Jot down thoughts on these questions – to the extent they are relevant to your experience at the session:

When did the mood in the event shift from “why are we here?” to “this could be interesting – I am excited to be part of this.” What triggered this shift?

When did you have to go “off script” on the agenda or to change the agenda? What triggered this? What did you adjust? How did it go?

What was most surprising to you at the event?

What new insights did you gain about the issue at hand, and about the way leaders in the system interacted with each other?

Where did the conversation get stuck? What got it unstuck?

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Reflection Questions

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