Any discussion of impact means thinking about who you are having (or would like to have) impact for. However, you can’t create, or try to create, impact for everyone. You will need to prioritise.
The best way to do this is as a team, with a variety of people who are likely to understand your stakeholders from different perspectives. Adding this diversity to the group will strengthen your outcomes.
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About the exercise Who is involved? Team work Time: 1.5 hours Resources needed: paper to brainstorm on or a prepared digital canvas for online workshops; pens, post-it notes Learning goals:
Results: full and prioritised list of stakeholders |
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Step 5: wrap up and next steps (1 hr 15 minutes - 1 hr 30 minutes) It’s now time to thank your participants for their contributions and summarise what you have achieved in your workshop. You should set out the next steps. You might send an email summary after the meeting setting out the prioritised list of stakeholders, or a meeting invitation to and overview of the next workshop. Set clear expectations of your colleagues, including how they can get more involved if they want to. |
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Next steps
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You’re now ready for the Empathy Map workshop
Don’t forget to refresh yourself on the purpose of this stage by re-reading Step 1. Get to know your 'stakeholders'