15% Solutions • WorkshopBank
When a team feels stuck or overwhelmed by the size of a challenge and needs to find the first small actions they can control At the end of a workshop, planning session, or strategy day to convert insights into individual commitments When there is a gap between what people know they should do and what they are actually...
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- When a team feels stuck or overwhelmed by the size of a challenge and needs to find the first small actions they can control
- At the end of a workshop, planning session, or strategy day to convert insights into individual commitments
- When there is a gap between what people know they should do and what they are actually doing
- After a retrospective or review to shift from "what should we do differently" to "what will I do differently, starting now"
- When decision-making authority is distributed and you need many small actions happening in parallel rather than one big move
- As a closing structure for any Liberating Structures string, turning shared exploration into personal action
- 15% Solutions is a short, focused exercise where each person in a group identifies the actions they can take right now, using only the resources and authority they already have.
- They write down their own small steps, then share them with a small group who help sharpen and strengthen each idea.
- The result is a room full of people who leave with at least one concrete thing they can do tomorrow, no approval needed.
- Also Known As 15 Percent Solutions When to Use It After a big discussion that has generated lots of ideas but no clear next steps, and the group needs to move from talking to doing When a team fe
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When decision-making authority is distributed and you need many small actions happening in parallel rather than one big move
15% Solutions is a short, focused exercise where each person in a group identifies the actions they can take right now, using only the resources and authority they already have.
They write down their own small steps, then share them with a small group who help sharpen and strengthen each idea.
The result is a room full of people who leave with at least one concrete thing they can do tomorrow, no approval needed.
Also Known As 15 Percent Solutions When to Use It After a big discussion that has generated lots of ideas but no clear next steps, and the group needs to move from talking to doing When a team fe
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: 15% Solutions • WorkshopBank. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: When decision-making authority is distributed and you need many small actions happening in parallel rather than one big move; 15% Solutions is a short, focused exercise where each person in a group identifies the actions they can take right now, using only the resources and authority they already have.; They write down their own small steps, then share them with a small group who help sharpen and strengthen each idea.; The result is a room full of people who leave with at least one concrete thing they can do tomorrow, no approval needed.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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