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. 2014 Feb 27;10(2):e1003485. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003485

Figure 2. Example of a workshop artefact: The output of the “Speed Boat” activity.

Figure 2

The aim of this activity is to identify improvements that need to be made, for instance, to a product or service. The boat and anchors are drawn on paper as a template before the workshop. During the activity, the groups add their ideas in pen: they write the goal of the workshop on the boat and the challenges to achieving this goal by the anchors. We also include “positive forces for change”—things that are moving the project towards the goal—as “wind arrows” flanking the boat. The sticky notes have been added after the activity by the facilitator during the presenting-back stage and group discussion. The sticky notes have been labelled with the letters A to E for reference; note that a labelling scheme may be helpful for the analysis and report. This activity was adapted from p. 206 in [5]; also watch this video for more hints: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwVbcioYvdM.