As teams and organizations seek to quickly respond to a rapidly changing business environment and continue to move business-critical projects and initiatives forward, stakeholder workshops remain an important way to get feedback and drive consensus.
Stakeholder workshops are designed to bring together members of multiple teams to get everyone on the same page. During these sessions, participants engage in a common experience to align on goals, designs, and ideas. Yet running these workshops when everyone is working remotely poses a unique challenge to facilitators.

Stakeholder workshops - especially when done virtually - need a structured experience, with embedded accountability protocols and clear goals. If you're tasked with facilitating this kind of workshop, it is important to elevate the voices of all stakeholders, to ensure that everyone's perspectives are heard and discussed as you work toward consensus.
Here are four steps you can take to ensure your virtual workshops go smoothly - from making sure everyone knows what's expected to achieving your objectives