How to close a workshop (and make it stick)
A world-class facilitator. One signature activity. Now inside the Workshop Deck app.
Most activity libraries have the same problem. Too much choice. Too little trust.
When I built the Workshop Deck app, I made one rule: keep it small, keep it good. No endless scrolling. No Netflix rabbit hole. You open it, you pick, you facilitate. Done.
But small doesn't mean static.
So here's what I'm doing. I'm inviting a handful of hand-picked expert facilitators into the app. Each one shares their signature activity, explained in their own words, on video. Fresh activities. Zero overwhelm.
Rebecca Courtney is first.
This week's activity
Rebecca CourtneyHow it works
Give participants 5 minutes to reflect on 3 prompts and to write their answers on sticky notes:
- Highlight (Green): What went well? Why does it matter?
- Lowlight (Pink): What could have gone better?
- Headlight (Yellow): What is the next concrete step you will take, and when?
Give each person 1–2 minutes to share their reflections in a roundtable.
After sharing, invite them to place their sticky notes on the wall, then move to the next person.
When to use it
- →Closing any workshop, training, or offsite
- →End-of-day reflection during multi-day sessions
- →1:1s or team check-ins
- →Your own personal reflection after every session you facilitate
Watch the tutorial
Rebecca walks through the full activity on this episode · Watch on YouTube →
Go deeper
Rebecca helps coaches, facilitators, and leaders level up how they work with groups. She recently launched her own facilitation practice and is one of the most generous voices in the facilitation space right now.
People always remember the beginning, the middle, and the end of an experience. As a facilitator, the closing moment is your biggest chance to make an impact. Yet it's the one thing that most often gets squeezed out.
Rebecca put it simply: if you end a session with "any final thoughts?" you leave more than 50% of the learning on the table. The group walks away with a vague feeling instead of clarity, and they're far less likely to act on what they learned.
Highlights, Lowlights & Headlights fixes that. It gives the group and you a shared view of what happened, what could be better, and most importantly, what comes next.
Rebecca is just the beginning. Other expert facilitators are coming, each one bringing the one activity they trust most in the room. Small library. High trust. Zero overwhelm.
Hope you enjoy this one as much as I did putting it together.
Mehdi
P.S. This is Vol. 01 of Signature Activities. Every edition: one expert, one activity, zero filler.
P.P.S. Already inside the app? The latest update added 10 activities from world-class facilitators. Worth a look.