EventStorming Workshops
Facilitated workshops for exploring complex business domains and discovering better software solutions together—delivered in-person, virtual, or hybrid
Schedule a Workshop Facilitated workshops for exploring complex business domains and discovering better software solutions together—delivered in-person, virtual, or hybrid
Schedule a WorkshopEventStorming is a rapid, collaborative workshop format for exploring complex business domains. By bringing together business experts and technical team members, EventStorming reveals how your business actually works—not how you think it works.
Using colored sticky notes on a long wall, participants model business processes as sequences of domain events, uncovering insights, identifying pain points, and discovering opportunities for improvement.
"The goal is not to create perfect documentation—it's to create shared understanding and identify what to build next."
In-person EventStorming workshop timelapse
2-day intensive format with physical wall space and sticky notes for high-energy collaborative exploration
Best for: Co-located teams, greenfield exploration, team building
4-6 sessions of 2-3 hours each using Miro collaborative whiteboard and Zoom for distributed teams
Best for: Remote teams, complex domains, flexible scheduling
Virtual facilitation with team co-located or distributed, using Miro to include all participants
Best for: Teams with some remote members
Map domain events, identify hot spots, surface assumptions
Zoom into specific areas, add commands and actors, identify bounded contexts
Design improvements, define APIs, prioritize next steps
Each session: 2-3 hours with breaks
Tools: Miro + Zoom with breakout rooms
Scheduling: Spread over 1-2 weeks
Business and technical teams aligned on how the system actually works
Clear picture of bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and areas needing improvement
Strategic view of key system components and their value stream relationships
Prioritized list of next steps for addressing improvement opportunities
Photos, time-lapse videos, and digital artifacts from the session
Cross-functional collaboration and shared vocabulary
SUCCESS STORY
11 Process Improvements
Identified in 4 Sessions × 2 Hours
"The problem we are tackling is that as Nussbaum has grown, the knowledge of how and why Nussbaum works has been shared in a way that now there are few people who know 'everything'."
— Ben Virkler, IT Team
Format: Hybrid delivery with virtual facilitation, 12 participants mostly in-person with some remote
A growing transportation and logistics company needed to tackle knowledge silos and process inefficiencies as they scaled.
11 Process Improvement Opportunities Identified
Streamline Communication:
Gain Efficiency:
Increase Profitability:
EventStorming works best with a diverse group of 12-20 participants including:
Long, uninterrupted wall space (minimum 20-30 feet). Paper roll or whiteboard walls work well.
Multiple colors of square sticky notes (3x3 or 4x4 inches). Shopping list provided.
Large room with space for participants to stand and move around. Good lighting for photos.
Two full days (typically 9am-5pm). Participants minimize distractions and stay engaged.
Zoom account with breakout room capability. Reliable internet connection required.
Miro collaborative whiteboard (free account works). Facilitator provides template board.
Webcam and microphone for each participant. Dual monitors recommended for viewing video + Miro.
4-6 sessions of 2-3 hours each, spread over 1-2 weeks. Flexible scheduling.
"Creating structure in a collaborative way, understanding that points of disagreement are a good place to dig in deeper Building shared understanding of a problem or a process helps set the stage for solutions and next steps."
Workshop Participant
Financial Services
EventStorming Workshop
"Paul has done a great job of making a 4 day training something I looked forward to daily. Not only was the content great to understand, but the exercises reinformed learning and had great opportunity to have discussions."
Workshop Participant
Financial Services
EventStorming Facilitation
"Seems like a very powerful tool to get both technical and non-technical team members speak the same language. I have already begun to think of ways i will incorporate this tool into my team's process"
Workshop Participant
Technology
EventStorming Workshop
Contact us to discuss your EventStorming workshop. We'll work with you to customize the format and focus area to your specific needs.
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