Tech session agenda example

Introduction to the Technology Cards (5-10 min)

• Welcome and introduction to the cards by the facilitator.
• The participants get a few minutes to get an overview of the cards.
• The facilitator answers questions and briefly explains technologies if requested.
• The participants can create extra cards, if they want to add technologies.

Splitting the participants into groups of 3 or 4 persons (2 min)

• The groups each get a deck of cards to play with.

Game 1: Which technologies do we find most important? (30 min)

• Each participant votes for the three technologies they find the most important
• Using the voting results as a starting point for discussion, the group debates which technologies they find the most important for their company or department to invest in.
• The most important technologies are placed in one end of the board, and the least important technologies in the other end.
• The groups are encouraged to write down their thoughts/justifications/ideas next to the Technology Cards in either end of the board.

Presentation of the results and plenary discussion (20 min)

• A representative from each group briefly present their board and highlights some insights from the group discussion.
• Plenary discussion: Did the groups select similar technologies to be important? Where do the groups differ – and why?
• Evaluation and discussion of next steps.

Add a game or two to the agenda:

Game 2: Which technologies go together? (10 min)

• Take the point of departure in the technologies selected as the most important in game 1.
• Group discussion: Which technologies are related – e.g. because they are used for similar tasks, or because one technology depend on the other. Group the related technologies.

Game 3: How does the future look like and what should we do to get there? (90 min)

• Take the point of departure in the technologies selected as the most important in game 1 – or the groups of related technologies from game 2.
• Draw a timeline on the board: 2019-2035
• General discussion: Create a common vision (30 min): 
  • How do we envision the long-term future (2035)? What will our company offerings be? What will customers desire? How are the technologies used, when they are fully implemented?
  • Write, draw and place technology cards next to the year 2035, in order to describe your vision. Dare think big, and be as concrete as possible.
• In groups: Use the vision to do backcasting (30 min): 
  • Consider the steps necessary to reach your common vision for 2035: Where should we be in 2030, 2025 and 2020 to reach our vision in 2035?
  • Write, draw and place technology cards next to the years 2030, 2025, 2020 in order to outline your roadmap for the future. Be as concrete as possible.
• Presentation and evaluation (20 min): 
  • A representative from each group presents their roadmap to the others.
  • Plenary discussion of similarities and next steps
  • Evaluation and next steps.