Preparation is key to successful focus group facilitation. This is especially true when there is potential for distressing or troubling content to surface. Along with a thorough review of focus group protocols and questions, “it is critical that facilitators increase their awareness of their common triggers so they can both anticipate triggering events and recognize when they occur.

Back of the Napkin (BOTN) was brought in to assist these young people with refining their survey, analyzing, and synthesizing their data. We built on young people’s preliminary excitement and facilitated conversations to get a better understanding of what was important to them, and what mattered the most.

Our services help non-profit organizations positively impact communities, and empathy mapping is one of our favorite tools. If you’re looking for a way better to understand your members, customers, or community, here’s more information.

In addition to being the scourge of every parent’s feet, Legos hold incredible potential to bring diverse teams closer and innovative ideas to the forefront. Back of the Napkin facilitatesLego® Serious Play® workshops to help individuals and teams explore complex issues, develop creative solutions, and make better decisions.

We are excited to launch our new website with a LinkedIn Scavenger Series. A new hunt will be posted each Tuesday with winners selected and notified by March 13, 2023.

There’s a first time for everything, and for this particular case study, the Boys & Girls Club received funding from the state department to run its own grant program. Back of the Napkin Consulting came on board to conceptualize and determine an entire grant program from soup to nuts.

There’s a first time for everything, and for this particular case study, the Boys & Girls Club received funding from the state department to run its own grant program. Back of the Napkin Consulting came on board to conceptualize and determine an entire grant program from soup to nuts.

We designed a custom curriculum with elements of Photovoice for the Boys & Girls Clubs across the state of Maryland. Our curriculum leaned on photography as a tool for storytelling and perspective amplification between young people and law enforcement.