workshop-facilitation
Structured one-step-at-a-time facilitation pattern for interactive workshops and guided sessions.
- Supports three entry modes: Guided (single question per turn), Context Dump (paste known details and skip redundancies), and Best Guess (infer missing context with labeled assumptions)
- Provides real-time progress visibility with labels like
Context Qx/8andScoring Qx/5, plus enumerated recommendations only at decision points to avoid interaction drag - Handles flexible multi-select responses (
1,3or1 and 3), meta-question interruptions, and pause/resume controls without losing session state - Includes quick-select numbered answer options for regular questions, context-aware progression that avoids re-asking resolved topics, and a final summary with decisions and assumptions to validate
Purpose
Provide the canonical facilitation pattern for interactive skills: one step at a time, with clear progress, adaptive recommendations at decision points, and predictable interruption handling.
Key Concepts
- One-step-at-a-time: Ask a single targeted question per turn.
- Session heads-up + entry mode: Start by setting expectations and offering
Guided,Context dump, orBest guessmode. - Progress visibility: Show user-facing progress labels like
Context Qx/8andScoring Qx/5. - Decision-point recommendations: Use enumerated options only when a choice is needed, not after every answer.
- Quick-select response options: For regular context/scoring questions, provide concise numbered answer options plus
Other (specify)when useful. - Flexible selection parsing: Accept
#1,1,1 and 3,1,3, or custom text, then synthesize multi-select choices. - Context-aware progression: Build on previous answers and avoid re-asking resolved questions.
- Interruption-safe flow: Answer meta questions directly (for example, "how many left?"), restate status, then resume.
- Fast path: If the user requests a single-shot output, skip multi-turn facilitation and deliver a condensed result.
Application
- Start with a brief heads-up on estimated time and number of questions.
- Ask the user to choose an entry mode:
1Guided mode (one question at a time)2Context dump (paste known context; skip redundancies)
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