Product DevelopmentGoogle Slides
How Might We Questions Workshop
45–60 min4–12 peopleRemote · Hybrid · In-person
Get unstuck on complex problems by turning them into solvable creative challenges.
What is this workshop?
How Might We (HMW) questions are a design thinking technique for reframing problems as opportunities. Instead of talking about what's broken, your team generates provocative questions that invite creative solutions. This workshop shows you how to go from a messy problem statement to a set of focused HMW questions your team can actually prototype and test.
What's included
- HMW question framework overview
- Problem statement canvas
- Individual ideation prompts
- Dot-voting facilitation guide
This is for you if…
- Product teams stuck in solution mode before fully defining the problem
- Design thinking practitioners who need a structured HMW session
- Anyone whose brainstorms always produce the same ideas
How to access this template
- 1Enter your email in the card — we'll send you the template link right away.
- 2Open the link and go to File → Make a copy → Entire presentation.
- 3Choose a destination folder in your Google Drive and click 'OK'.
- 4Your copy is ready — rename it and start editing.
How to run this workshop
- 1Make a copy of the Google Slides deck — go to File → Make a copy → Entire presentation.
- 2Start with a clear problem statement — write it together as a team before generating HMW questions.
- 3Each person writes 5–10 HMW questions silently on sticky notes (8 minutes).
- 4Share all questions on a shared board and group similar ones.
- 5Dot-vote on the top three questions that feel most generative.
- 6Use your winning HMW questions to kick off your next ideation or prototyping session.
Tips for first-time facilitators
- Write the problem statement together before generating questions — a shared problem produces more aligned questions.
- Aim for 30–50 HMW questions before filtering. The first 10 are always obvious.
- After voting, test your top questions: 'If we solved this, would it matter?' That's the real filter.