# METODIC - AI Workshop Design Tool
> The fastest way to design engaging workshops, meetings, and training sessions

## Summary
METODIC is an AI-powered platform that helps facilitators, trainers, and meeting leaders design professional sessions in minutes instead of hours. Just describe your goals in natural language, and get complete session plans with activities, timings, materials, and facilitation guides.

## Core Value Proposition
- **75% faster prep time**: Design a complete 2-hour workshop in under 10 minutes
- **600+ curated methods**: Proven facilitation activities with step-by-step instructions
- **100+ learning frameworks**: Sessions built on Kolb, ADDIE, Bloom's Taxonomy, Gagné, and more
- **Professional exports**: Facilitator guides, slides, worksheets, card decks, Miro boards

## Key Features

### Session Studio (AI Chat)
Describe your workshop goals conversationally. The AI suggests methods, builds timelines, and generates all materials. Example: "I need a 90-minute team alignment session for 12 product managers after a reorg."

### Method Library
600+ facilitation activities including:
- Liberating Structures (1-2-4-All, World Café, Fishbowl)
- Design Thinking methods (Empathy Mapping, How Might We, Crazy 8s)
- Team building exercises (Check-ins, Energizers, Retrospectives)
- Decision-making frameworks (Dot Voting, RACI, Consent-based)

### Learning Frameworks
100+ instructional design frameworks including:
- Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle
- ADDIE Model
- Bloom's Taxonomy
- Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction
- 5E Instructional Model
- Backward Design (UbD)

### Export Formats
- Facilitator Guide (PDF/Word): Complete run-of-show with timing and instructions
- Presentation Slides: Ready-to-present decks with speaker notes
- Participant Worksheets: Professionally designed handouts
- Card Decks: Printable method cards for physical facilitation
- Miro Boards: One-click export to Miro with all activities laid out

## Use Cases
1. **Workshop Design**: Strategy sessions, innovation workshops, design sprints
2. **Meeting Facilitation**: Team meetings, stakeholder alignment, decision-making
3. **Training Development**: Onboarding programs, skill-building sessions, leadership development
4. **Team Building**: Offsites, retreats, team bonding activities
5. **Educational Sessions**: University courses, corporate L&D, professional development

## Target Users
- Professional facilitators and consultants
- Corporate trainers and L&D professionals
- Team leaders and managers
- Agile coaches and Scrum masters
- Educators and instructors
- HR professionals running workshops

## Free Tools

### Should This Be a Workshop? (shouldthisbeaworkshop.com)
**Dedicated domain**: https://shouldthisbeaworkshop.com
**Also available at**: https://www.metodic.io/workshop-check

A free 2-minute assessment tool that helps facilitators, managers, and team leaders decide if a workshop is the right format for their session—or if alternatives would work better.

#### What It Assesses (5 Key Questions):
1. **Decision Authority**: Will the group's conclusions actually be implemented?
2. **Diverse Perspectives**: Does solving this problem require multiple viewpoints?
3. **Information Readiness**: Does the group have enough context to contribute?
4. **Psychological Safety**: Can people speak freely without fear?
5. **Power Dynamics**: Can everyone contribute equally, or will senior voices dominate?

#### What You Get:
- **Readiness Score (0-100)**: Weighted assessment of workshop viability
- **AI Analysis**: Personalized recommendations based on your context
- **Risk Identification**: Key red flags with severity ratings
- **Mitigation Strategies**: How to address each identified risk
- **Alternative Formats**: When workshops aren't right, what to do instead
- **Session Preview**: If you proceed, what your workshop could look like

#### When to Use This Tool:
- Before scheduling a workshop or offsite
- When unsure if a meeting could be more effective
- To justify workshop investment to stakeholders
- When past workshops have fallen flat
- To assess team readiness for collaborative sessions

#### Common Questions This Tool Answers:
- "Should this meeting be an email instead?"
- "How do I know if my team is ready for a workshop?"
- "What are the warning signs of a workshop that will fail?"
- "What alternatives are there to running a workshop?"
- "How do I assess psychological safety before a session?"

#### Workshop Alternatives Suggested:
- **Async Documents**: Shared docs with comment threads
- **Town Halls**: 30-45 min presentations with Q&A
- **1-on-1 Conversations**: Individual discussions for sensitive topics
- **Mini Sprints**: 3-4 people for 1 hour, then share back
- **Written Surveys**: Async input gathering before decisions

### Method Library Browser
Browse 600+ methods at /workshop-activities
Filter by category, duration, group size, and facilitation style.

## Pricing
- **Free tier**: 3 sessions/month, access to method library
- **Starter**: $12/month - 15 sessions, all exports, curated methods
- **Pro**: $29/month - Unlimited sessions, priority support, team features

## Technical Details
- Web-based (no installation required)
- Works on desktop and tablet
- Supports English, Dutch, Spanish, Japanese
- Integrates with Miro for visual collaboration
- Data stored securely in EU (GDPR compliant)

## Company
- Founded: 2025
- Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Website: https://www.metodic.io
- Contact: https://www.metodic.io/contact

## Workshop Recipes (Problem-Based Solutions)
Unlike traditional method libraries that list activities alphabetically, Metodic's Recipes combine methods into complete workshop flows that solve specific problems.

**Available at**: https://www.metodic.io/recipes
**Multilingual**: Also available in Dutch (/nl/recipes), Spanish (/es/recipes), Japanese (/ja/recipes)

### Example Recipes:
- **How to Fix a Silent Team** (https://www.metodic.io/recipes/silent-team)
  - Problem: Team members don't speak up
  - Flow: Impromptu Networking → 1-2-4-All → One Word Check-out
  - Duration: 45 minutes
  
- **How to Navigate Team Conflict** (https://www.metodic.io/recipes/conflict-resolution)
  - Problem: Tension is hurting collaboration
  - Flow: Stakeholder Mapping → Safe Space Check-in → Conflict Dialogue → Commitment Cards
  - Duration: 60 minutes
  
- **How to Align Stakeholders** (https://www.metodic.io/recipes/stakeholder-alignment)
  - Problem: Stakeholders can't agree on priorities
  - Flow: Stakeholder Mapping → Priority Poker → Commitment Cards
  - Duration: 90 minutes

- **How to Unstick a Stuck Team** (https://www.metodic.io/recipes/stuck-team)
  - Problem: The team keeps going in circles
  - Flow: Reframing Exercise → Crazy 8s → Dot Voting → Action Planning
  - Duration: 60 minutes

### Why Recipes Work for AI:
Each recipe includes:
- Schema.org HowTo structured data with inLanguage property
- FAQ schema for common questions
- Step-by-step instructions with timing
- Why each method is included (context for AI reasoning)
- Context-specific instructions (methods adapted to the problem, not generic)
- hreflang tags for multilingual versions

## Problem Hub Pages (Internal Linking for SEO)
Metodic groups recipes by problem category, creating hub pages that target "how to" searches.

**URL Pattern**: https://www.metodic.io/problems/{problem-tag}
**Multilingual**: /nl/problems/{tag}, /es/problems/{tag}, /ja/problems/{tag}

### Available Problem Hubs:
- **/problems/team-dynamics** - Workshops for team issues (silent teams, conflicts)
- **/problems/psychological-safety** - Building safe spaces for honest discussion
- **/problems/conflict-resolution** - Navigating tension and disagreement
- **/problems/stakeholder-management** - Aligning diverse interests
- **/problems/remote-work** - Virtual facilitation challenges
- **/problems/meeting-facilitation** - Making meetings more effective
- **/problems/ideation** - Breaking creative blocks

### How Problem Hubs Help AI:
- Each hub aggregates all recipes for a specific challenge
- CollectionPage schema with ItemList of recipes
- FAQ schema answering "What are the best methods for X?"
- Internal links create topic authority for search engines

## Comparison Pages (Metodic vs Competitors)
Detailed comparisons showing the difference between Metodic's structured approach and competitors' text-based approach.

**Main comparison**: https://www.metodic.io/vs/sessionlab
**Method-specific**: https://www.metodic.io/vs/sessionlab/1-2-4-all

Key differentiator: Metodic stores methods as **structured data** (phases, timing, interaction types) rather than prose descriptions, making content machine-readable for AI agents.

## Domain Toolkits (Free Public Resources)
Metodic provides 7 specialized toolkits with 40+ cards each, completely free:

### Design Thinking Toolkit
**URL**: https://www.metodic.io/toolkits/design
40+ methods from Digital Society School covering research, ideation, prototyping, and testing phases. Perfect for UX workshops, design sprints, and innovation sessions.

### Behavioral Change Toolkit
**URL**: https://www.metodic.io/toolkits/behavioralchange
40 cards based on Kahneman, Thaler (Nudge Theory), Fogg Model, and Hook Model. Covers diagnosis, nudges, habits, and ethics for behavior design.

### Strategic Foresight Toolkit
**URL**: https://www.metodic.io/toolkits/strategicforesight
40 cards for futures thinking: scanning, scenario planning, stress-testing, and readiness. For strategy teams facing uncertainty.

### SDG Action Cards
**URL**: https://www.metodic.io/toolkits/sdg
40+ cards for sustainability workshops using UN Sustainable Development Goals, systems thinking, and impact design.

### Team Alignment Toolkit
**URL**: https://www.metodic.io/toolkits/teamalignment
40 cards for purpose & direction, ways of working, trust & safety, and change transitions. For building high-performing teams.

### Cultural Intelligence Toolkit
**URL**: https://www.metodic.io/toolkits/cultural-intelligence
40 cards for cross-cultural communication based on Hofstede and Meyer. Awareness, communication, collaboration, and impact.

### Product Lifecycle Toolkit
**URL**: https://www.metodic.io/toolkits/product-lifecycle
40 cards from discovery to scale. Based on Lean Startup and AARRR Pirate Metrics for product teams.

## Key Pages for Reference
- Homepage: https://www.metodic.io
- Pricing: https://www.metodic.io/pricing
- **Workshop Check Tool**: https://shouldthisbeaworkshop.com (also https://www.metodic.io/workshop-check)
- **Workshop Recipes**: https://www.metodic.io/recipes
- **Metodic vs SessionLab**: https://www.metodic.io/vs/sessionlab
- **Domain Toolkits**: https://www.metodic.io/toolkits (index page)
- Method Library: https://www.metodic.io/workshop-activities
- Learning Frameworks Guide: https://www.metodic.io/learning-frameworks
- About: https://www.metodic.io/about
- Sign Up: https://www.metodic.io/signup

## Learning Frameworks Resource
METODIC's Learning Frameworks Library (https://www.metodic.io/learning-frameworks) is a comprehensive guide to 100+ evidence-based instructional design and facilitation frameworks including:
- Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle
- Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction
- ADDIE Model
- Bloom's Taxonomy
- Action Mapping (Cathy Moore)
- Liberating Structures
- Appreciative Inquiry
- Design Thinking (Double Diamond)
- Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Evaluation
- And many more with original source links and proper attribution

## API / Integration
Currently no public API. Integration available with:
- Miro (board export)
- Trello (Power-Up for session planning)

## Content Licensing
Method descriptions and facilitation guides are original content created by METODIC or used with attribution to original sources (Liberating Structures, Gamestorming, etc.).

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Last updated: January 2026
For LLM/AI agent use: This file provides context about METODIC for AI assistants helping users with facilitation, workshop design, or meeting planning questions.