Learn by trying · Planning with AI

Turn a vague idea into a workable plan

Choose a goal for six colleagues. Get a plan in one click, then see what changes with less time.

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6 colleagues · 45 minutes · No participant preparation

What should everyone leave with?

Pick one. Your first agenda is one click away.

A fully authored, fictional planning exercise. No AI runs on this page. Changing the controls selects prepared examples; it does not generate a new plan.

Six colleagues, one lunchtime session

Six colleagues want to share a useful skill. You have 45 minutes, ordinary meeting-room materials and no preparation time for participants. The organiser can prepare an example and a short handout. “Plan a session” still leaves the most important choice open: what should people leave able to do?

For six people who should actually try a technique, start with the guided mini-workshop. It reserves time for practice and help.

The 45-minute agenda

Total: 45 minutes

Hands-on practice: 15 minutes

0–5 min
Introduce the outcome and show the finished example. 5 min. Opening.
5–12 min
Demonstrate the technique in a few steps. 7 min. Demonstration.
12–27 min
Participants try it, with help available. 15 min. Hands-on practice.
27–37 min
Compare what people made and discuss questions. 10 min. Discussion.
37–42 min
Each person identifies where they could use it. 5 min. Individual reflection.
42–45 min
Share the instructions and close. 3 min. Closing.

The 30-minute revision

Total: 30 minutes

Hands-on practice: 12 minutes

0–3 min
Show the outcome and finished example. 3 min. Opening.
3–8 min
Demonstrate one technique. 5 min. Demonstration.
8–20 min
Participants try it. 12 min. Hands-on practice.
20–26 min
Share one observation each. 6 min. Sharing.
26–30 min
Identify a next use and share the instructions. 4 min. Closing.

What the shorter plan changes

The opening falls from 5 to 3 minutes and the demonstration from 7 to 5. Practice stays central: 15 minutes becomes 12. A six-minute round replaces the ten-minute discussion; next-use reflection and instructions share the last four minutes. Longer questions move to an optional written follow-up.

The organiser’s preparation

Choose one technique.
Prepare a worked example.
Write a short instruction sheet.
Make sure participants have the materials they need.

Before using a real plan, confirm people’s availability, materials and any bookings. The planning exercise does not do that for you.

About this example

This fictional six-colleague session and all of its alternatives were written for this lesson. They are planning examples, not empirical evidence, AI-generated answers or a report of a session the SimpleDirect® team held. The recommendations explain the trade-offs for these particular constraints.

Take one small next step

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