Based on learnings from our latest virtual workshops
We have introduced more scheduled breaks and we allow people to plan, so that they can attend to home related items.
We are splitting up our workshops and capping them to a maximum of 4 hours, all day workshops are no longer viable given the virtual setting. 90 minutes is a good rule of thumb for a maximum workshop length.
Sessions are more engaging(attendees are asking more questions and giving input with more ease) and people are willing to complete advance prep or a quick survey in advance, so we have more information to guide the workshops.
We let people go offline for a period of time, with a concrete task, to then reconvene and share their outputs.
Using mind maps is proving to be meaningful when managing ideas during initial brainstorming sessions