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Kandis O’Brien

Masters of Product Management

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Product-Market Fit essentially means having the right product to meet a market demand. Here’s the deal… if you don’t first understand what customers need and will buy AND the dynamics and attractiveness of the market in which your customers live and/or work, then it’s really quite difficult to build something that will achieve product-market fit. 

Product-Market Fit essentially means having the right product to meet a market demand. Here’s the deal… if you don’t first understand what customers need and will buy AND the dynamics and attractiveness of the market in which your customers live and/or work, then it’s really quite difficult to build something that will achieve product-market fit.

The SIX Tips for Finding Product-Market Fit, with Kandis O’Brien, Co-Founder of The SIX

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How can you, as a facilitator, create new and exciting possibilities for your workshop participants?The answer lies in provoking your audience to listen to each other and feel heard. Provocation is a strategic tactic to make workshop participants feel uncomfortable – but in a good way. It drives them out of their comfort zones and allows them to break free from their shells so they can take action and evoke new thoughts and ideas that may have been left uncovered.We know that provocation can have many positive benefits, but how can facilitators use provocation to amplify their workshop? You’ll discover the answer on this episode of workshops work, where I’m joined by Diana Ying Liu and Kandis O’Brien from The SIX, an innovation and strategy consultancy that helps “leaders and their teams get their groove on.”We deep dive into how you can provoke compelling conversations in your workshop sessions, why you need to have the right executive sponsor in the room, and so much more!Find out about:How Diana and Kandis define the role of a facilitator vs a consultantHow to use provocation to create friction and encourage people to step outside of their comfort zonesThe different levels of provocationExercises to help people ‘loosen up’How to make people feel comfortable and safe enough to shareThe importance of understanding the culture of the organisation and the problem statement of the sessionThe advantages of having pre-interviews before the workshopDon’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Click here to download the free 1-page summaryFeeling inspired by the conversation in this episode? We can have our own – take a seat at my virtual table as part of a Mastermind Group.A huge thank you must go to SessionLab, the sponsor of Workshops Work. Claim your free two months of SessionLab Pro now – this deal is exclusive to Workshops Work listeners!Questions and Answers[01:13] Diana, when did you start calling yourself a facilitator?[03:50] Do you bring in your own facilitators to your sessions?[10:16] How do you use provocation as a tool to create friction?[14:04] How do you define the right degree of provocation that is relevant and absurd at the same time?[18:15] How would you react when/if the leadership disregards a team member’s idea?[39:14] What makes a workshop fail from the perspective of a consultant vs a facilitator?[46:09] Do the pre-interviews create a level of trust or do you still need another layer of trust creation at the start of the workshop to play around with provocation?[53:16] What would be your golden nugget about provocation from our discussion?LinksThe SIX websiteFollow The SIX on InstagramConnect to Diana Ying Liu and Kandis O’Brien:Diana’s LinkedInKandis’ LinkedInSupport the showCheck out the podcast map to see the overview of all podcast episodes: https://workshops.work/podcast-map

How can you, as a facilitator, create new and exciting possibilities for your workshop participants?The answer lies in provoking your audience to listen to each other and feel heard. Provocation is a strategic tactic to make workshop participants feel uncomfortable – but in a good way. It drives them out of their comfort zones and allows them to break free from their shells so they can take action and evoke new thoughts and ideas that may have been left uncovered.We know that provocation can have many positive benefits, but how can facilitators use provocation to amplify their workshop? You’ll discover the answer on this episode of workshops work, where I’m joined by Diana Ying Liu and Kandis O’Brien from The SIX, an innovation and strategy consultancy that helps “leaders and their teams get their groove on.”We deep dive into how you can provoke compelling conversations in your workshop sessions, why you need to have the right executive sponsor in the room, and so much more!Find out about:<ul><li>How Diana and Kandis define the role of a facilitator vs a consultant</li><li>How to use provocation to create friction and encourage people to step outside of their comfort zones</li><li>The different levels of provocation</li><li>Exercises to help people ‘loosen up’</li><li>How to make people feel comfortable and safe enough to share</li><li>The importance of understanding the culture of the organisation and the problem statement of the session</li><li>The advantages of having pre-interviews before the workshop</li></ul>Don’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite <a href="https://kite.link/workshopswork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcast</a> player. <a href="https://workshops.work/podcast/080" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to download the free 1-page summary</a> Feeling inspired by the conversation in this episode? We can have our own – take a seat at my virtual table as part of a <a href="https://workshops.work/coaching/mastermind/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mastermind Group</a>.A huge thank you must go to SessionLab, the sponsor of Workshops Work. Claim your <a href="https://www.sessionlab.com/workshopswork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">free two months of SessionLab Pro</a> now – this deal is exclusive to Workshops Work listeners!Questions and Answers[01:13] Diana, when did you start calling yourself a facilitator?[03:50] Do you bring in your own facilitators to your sessions?[10:16] How do you use provocation as a tool to create friction?[14:04] How do you define the right degree of provocation that is relevant and absurd at the same time?[18:15] How would you react when/if the leadership disregards a team member’s idea?[39:14] What makes a workshop fail from the perspective of a consultant vs a facilitator?[46:09] Do the pre-interviews create a level of trust or do you still need another layer of trust creation at the start of the workshop to play around with provocation?[53:16] What would be your golden nugget about provocation from our discussion?Links<ul><li><a href="https://www.the-six.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The SIX website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesixconsulting/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow The SIX on Instagram</a></li></ul>Connect to Diana Ying Liu and Kandis O’Brien:<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianayingliu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana’s LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kandisobrien/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kandis’ LinkedIn</a></li></ul><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9HVKKY6HYD9N2" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Check out the podcast map to see the overview of all podcast episodes: https://workshops.work/podcast-map

080 - No more workshops without provocation with Diana Ying Liu and Kandis O’Brien