Lean Coffee
When you don't know what needs discussing until the team actually shows up.
Nobody writes an agenda. People put topics up at the start, the group votes, and each winner gets a timer. You get through three things properly instead of nine badly.
Reach for it when
- Let the group decide what's worth an hour, instead of you guessing beforehand
- Hear about things you had no idea were bothering people
- Run a meeting where the facilitator's hunches don't set the agenda
Pick something else when
- There are items that have to be covered whether or not anyone votes for them
- It's two or three people and voting is just paperwork
- One issue needs the whole hour
The board
What your team sees during Collect. Everyone writes on their own device, and nobody sees anyone else's Notes until the stage closes.
Topic
Anything you want the group's time on
How the session runs
The facilitator moves the room from one part to the next, so nobody has to remember what comes after what.
Add Topics
Add your topics. Everyone writes at once.
Vote on Topics
Pick the topics you want the group's time on
Discuss Topic
One topic, on the clock
Continue or Move On?
More time on this one, or on to the next?
Wrapup
Look back at what you covered and write down the actions
Prompts that open it up
The facilitator can drop any of these into the room when it goes quiet.
Run Lean Coffee with your team
Share a six-digit session code. Everyone joins from their own screen, and nobody needs an account to take part.