Lean Startup Workshop

A practical workshop that helps teams adopt a mindset of experimentation to improve how they work—one small, tested change at a time.

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Most teams want to get better.

They talk about improving communication, streamlining meetings, doing more of what works and less of what doesn’t.

But the truth is—most teams try to improve by fixing symptoms, not systems. They jump straight to solutions. They assume. They tinker around the edges.

This workshop helps them take a different approach.

It’s not about teaching new skills or adding more tools.

It’s about helping your team adopt a mindset of experimentation—of learning through action, not assumptions.

Why does that matter? Because teams that improve steadily over time don’t do it through big ideas or perfect plans.

They do it by trying small things, seeing what happens, and adapting as they go.

And most teams don’t work that way by default.

They wait for permission. They fall into routines. They stick with what’s familiar—even when it clearly isn’t working.

Here’s what I’ve noticed again and again:

The teams that make real progress are the ones that get comfortable with testing, not knowing.

They stop trying to solve everything at once, and start focusing on what they can learn next.

This workshop helps your team shift into that mindset. It gives them space to reflect, experiment, and reset how they think about improvement.

What Participants Will Walk Away With

By attending this workshop, participants will:

No new tools. No long checklists.

Just a practical mindset shift your team can carry forward into everything they do.

This practical 2-hour team development workshop is based on The Lean Startup principles, designed to help teams grow through experimentation, reflection, and continuous learning.

Let’s get into it…

Workshop Title

Learn Fast, Work Smarter

Duration: 2 hours

Purpose: Help your team adopt a mindset of experimentation, rapid learning, and data-driven improvement—both individually and together.

Workshop Objectives

 Learn how to apply Lean Startup principles to personal and team improvement
Identify and challenge unproductive habits through experimentation
Practise designing and testing simple, low-risk changes (MVPs)
Use feedback and data to guide better decisions
Commit to one individual and one team experiment for the week ahead

Materials Needed

 Sticky notes or index cards
Whiteboard or flip chart
Markers
Timer
Printed handouts (workshop process and summary of Lean Startup principles)

Workshop Plan

Part 1: Welcome and Setup (10 min)

Part 2: What’s Holding Us Back? (20 min)

Activity: Individual Reflection + Group Discussion

Part 3: Rapid Experiment Design (30 min)

Activity: Turn Problems into MVPs

Part 4: Build-Measure-Learn Simulation (30 min)

Activity: Quick Innovation Challenge

Part 5: Commit to Learning (20 min)

Activity: Personal and Team Commitments

Part 6: Close and Reflect (10 min)

Facilitation Tips

Conclusion

Improvement doesn’t have to be a big event.

Most of the time, it’s about paying attention. Trying something. Learning. Adjusting.

This workshop doesn’t promise breakthroughs or magic fixes. That’s not the point.

The point is to help your team approach their work differently—to stop assuming, start testing, and build better ways of working over time.

It’s a small shift, but one that changes how progress happens.

And once a team gets a taste of that?

They don’t go back.

Because when improvement feels simple and within reach, people do it more often.

And that’s how teams actually get better.

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