The Simplest Exercise to Instantly Align Any Team

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In this video, AJ&Smart CEO Jonathan Courtney teaches one of our most effective facilitation tools: the simplest exercise to instantly align any team. This method, adapted from the Design Sprint, helps teams define a clear North Star, and get fully aligned before any project begins.

Jonathan walks you through the Long-Term Goal + Key Questions Exercise step-by-step. You’ll see how we use at AJ&Smart to quickly bring clarity to complex problems, avoid unproductive discussions and create alignment among stakeholders with very different perspectives.

This exercise is perfect for facilitators, consultants, UX and product teams, managers, and coaches. You’ll learn how to set an ambitious two-year goal, reframe obstacles as “Can We…?” questions, and turn everything into a simple one-page alignment document you can refer back to throughout a project.

Video Timestamps

0:00 - Intro to the Long term goal exercise
1:06 - What’s the point of The Long term goal exercise
2:27 - How to introduce the exercise to your team
3:13 - Step 1 - Create a 2-year goal
4:13 - Step 2 - Visualise
4:31 - Step 3 - Vote (straw poll)
5:28 - Step 4 - Present
6:08 - Step 5 - Decider Vote
7:32 - Step 6 - Key “Can we” questions
10:24 - Step 6B - Vote
11:00 - Step 7 - Decider Vote
12:02 - Step 8 - Revisualise
12:32 - Step 9 - Write as One-Pager
13:52 - How to learn more about facilitation and workshops

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