🧠 Workshop Plan: Designing an AI IKEA Agent for Component Guidance

I’m thankful you also included the plan in the project description, it’s super easy to scan and saved me a few steps and milliseconds, lol.

By the looks of it, it’s properly structured and detailed enough. What I’m curious about isn’t the content itself but how you pulled everything together across Gamma, ChatGPT, Miro, and Canva.

Was it prompt-based only in Gamma, or did the real magic happen in Miro and then get AI-assisted for the rest?

Great structure and flow, the workshop feels well thought out, with clear activities that build from problem framing to KPIs. The insights and HMWs are strong, but I’d suggest adding personas to ground the journey mapping and AI ideas more deeply. Also, consider feasibility and trust-building details in the AI interactions. Overall, a solid plan with room to sharpen the storytelling and realism.

This workshop plan is clear, structured, and focused on solving a real user pain point.

The objective of adding an AI agent to the IKEA Kitchen Planner is well-defined: help users select the right components and reduce drop-offs.

The agenda balances research, ideation, and prioritization in a tight 3-hour window. Activities like user journey mapping, brainwriting, and affinity mapping ensure both creativity and user-centered thinking.

The “How Might We” prompts are strong and guide participants toward actionable solutions. Using impact vs effort prioritization and a mini-canvas for strategic planning ensures that ideas translate into measurable outcomes.

Overall, the workshop is well thought out, promotes collaboration, and is likely to produce clear, actionable insights for improving the online planner.

Hello Martina,

Your project presents a well-structured and logical plan for a design workshop. You have created a realistic agenda with clear objectives and expected deliverables. Kudos to your strategic planning!

The objective and problem statement are precise. The agenda flows logically from problem framing to solution prioritisation. The detailed breakdown of activities like "How Might We" statements and "Brain writing" makes the plan easy to follow and implement. The inclusion of a prioritisation matrix and strategic planning with KPIs ensures the workshop delivers tangible results.

How about considering these points to make the plan even more robust -

• Include a pre-workshop phase - Mentioning tasks like preparing a research brief or sending out pre-read materials to participants would improve the plan's feasibility and ensure everyone arrives prepared.

• Including a brief session to review user quotes or inviting a user to the workshop would add credibility to the process and ensure the solutions are user-centric.

• Contingency Planning - Workshops can be unpredictable. Adding a small section on how to handle common issues, such as a session running long or the team getting stuck, would demonstrate foresight and improve the plan's feasibility. Also, short breaks between sessions could keep the team boosted all along.