Workshop planner: from a goal to a session you can run
Tell METODIC what the workshop has to achieve, who is in the room and how much time you have. You get a timed agenda built from proven facilitation methods, plus the worksheets, slides and facilitator guide to run it. Start with the free agenda generator. No account needed.
Most planners stop at the agenda: a list of blocks with times next to them. That is the easy part. The hard part is choosing activities that fit the goal and the group, and then getting everything ready for the day.
METODIC plans all three. It builds the structure of the session, picks an activity for every block and explains why it is there, and generates the materials you need to run it.
How to plan a workshop with METODIC
Describe the session: The goal, the audience, group size, duration, and whether you meet in person or online. One paragraph is enough.
Get a timed agenda: Every block comes fully designed: what happens, why it is there, step-by-step instructions with minutes, and facilitator tips. The durations add up to your slot, breaks included.
Adjust it: Ask for more energy after lunch or a shorter opening, or drag blocks and change minutes yourself. The rest of the agenda rebalances.
Generate the materials: Worksheets, canvases, handouts, slides with speaker notes, a facilitator guide and a participant workbook. Print them, or export to PDF, Word, PowerPoint or Miro.
Run it: Use the live session view with a timer. Participants can answer questions on their phones.
What is in the planner
750+ facilitation methods with steps, timing and materials, from Liberating Structures to design thinking
180+ learning frameworks such as Kolb, Bloom and Gagné, for workshops where people need to learn something
770+ ready-made session templates for common problems: a silent team, a stuck project, stakeholders who disagree
Materials generated per activity, with your own logo on Pro plans
Seven languages: English, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Japanese
Works inside Claude and ChatGPT through the METODIC connector
A workshop planning checklist
Whatever tool you use, these are the questions a good workshop plan answers.
Write the outcome as a sentence: by the end, the group has decided, made or learned what?
Know who is in the room and what they already think about the topic.
Plan time backwards. Reserve the closing and the decisions first, then fill the middle.
Alternate individual thinking, small groups and the full group.
Put the hardest thinking before the energy dip after lunch.
Plan a break every 75 to 90 minutes.
Prepare materials per activity, not per day.
Decide how you capture the output and what happens with it afterwards.
Who uses it
Team leads and managers who run a workshop a few times a year and have no time to become facilitators. HR and L&D teams who design trainings and onboarding. Consultants and professional facilitators who want a solid first draft instead of a blank page, and the materials in one go.
Frequently asked questions
Is the workshop planner free?
The agenda generator is free and needs no account. The free plan gives you 15 credits when you sign up and 5 every month, enough for about one fully equipped session a month. Paid plans start at €10 a month.
Can I plan an online or hybrid workshop?
Yes. Say that the session is online or hybrid and METODIC picks methods that work on a video call or a digital whiteboard, and adjusts the timing.
How long does it take?
A free agenda takes seconds. A complete session with every block designed takes a few minutes, and each set of materials is one click.
Do I need facilitation experience?
No. Every activity comes with step-by-step instructions and tips. Experienced facilitators use it to skip the blank page and to generate materials.
Can I use my own methods?
Yes. Methods you add and insights you save are used in new designs.
How is this different from asking ChatGPT?
METODIC works from a library of documented methods, so steps and names are not invented, the timing adds up to your slot, and you get the materials instead of a text outline. You can also use METODIC inside ChatGPT.
Plan your next workshop
Start with one sentence about what the workshop has to achieve.