Goal & benefit
Clarify our most important challenges up to 2027 and recognise which strengths we need as a team – and how we can use them deliberately.
Ideal for
Strategy and planning phases, start of the year, department or leadership teams.
Flow
- 1
Arrival & framing
10 minIntroduce goal, agenda and ground rules. Look ahead to 2027: what do we want to achieve together? Goal: create a shared understanding and set the focus.
- 2
Sharpen challenges
20 minTogether, identify and specify 2–3 key challenges for 2027. Goal: gain clarity about the most important challenges.
- 3
Determine strength needs
25 minWhich Strengthmaker talents help us most? Discuss and prioritise in the team. Goal: recognise and prioritise the strengths relevant to us.
- 4
Work out concrete fields of application
25 minHow do we use these strengths concretely as a team and individually? What does it take? Goal: move from idea to concrete application.
- 5
Commitment
10 minEach person shares: “For our Mission 2027 I will use … more deliberately.” Goal: capture personal responsibility and next steps.
- 6
Closing
5 minKey insights, one word for today's workshop and an outlook. Goal: secure the impact and close on a positive note.
Materials & preparation
- Facilitation slide (agenda)
- Facilitation cards / post-its (2 colours)
- Pens
- Strength cards (Strengthmaker 30)
- Optional: digital whiteboard (e.g. Miro, Mural, Teams)
Facilitation questions
- 1Which challenge is the most important for us up to 2027 – and why?
- 2Which strengths do we particularly need for it?
- 3What would concretely change if we used these strengths more deliberately?
Facilitator tips
- Limit yourselves to 2–3 key challenges. This keeps the discussion focused and the results concrete and actionable.
- Use management cards, scenarios or future backcasting to make the challenges tangible.
Outcomes for your team
- A clear picture of which strengths we need for our Mission 2027 and how we use them deliberately.
- Personal commitments and next steps.
Matching Strengthmaker Studio features
Team Insights
Make team strengths visible – with clusters, patterns and superpowers.