Lunch & Learn: The 4-Step Drill for “Impossible” Problems

What this is

This is a complete lunch & learn session you can run with a team.

It’s designed for:

  • business teams
  • project / delivery environments
  • anyone dealing with problems that feel stuck or unclear

It’s practical, not theoretical.

Participants work on a real problem they already have, not a case study.


What happens in the session

In 60 minutes:

  • Participants bring a real “impossible” problem
  • They work through a simple 4-step drill
  • They leave with one specific action to take within 48 hours

The structure is intentionally tight:

Diagnose → Deconstruct → Leverage → Test

This isn’t about solving everything.
It’s about changing how the problem is approached


What the session covers

Diagnose

Separate real constraints from assumptions and “ghost rules”

Deconstruct

Break one large problem into smaller, workable parts

Leverage

Identify the smallest change that shifts the situation

Test

Define a 48-hour action that is low-risk but informative


How it’s designed to work

  • Built around interaction (not presentation-heavy)
  • Uses live input from participants
  • Focuses on real problems, not theory

The aim is simple:

reduce the feeling of “this is impossible”
→ and replace it with one clear next move


What you’ll get

Download includes:

  • Full slide deck (PDF)
  • Structured 60-minute flow
  • Built-in interaction points
  • Clear step-by-step progression

You can:

  • run it yourself
  • adapt it
  • or use it as a starting point

Who it’s for

  • Team leads
  • Managers
  • Agile / delivery roles
  • Anyone facilitating team sessions

 

If you’re dealing with problems at a leadership or system level, there’s a deeper version of this session that looks at why problems feel insurmountable in the first place:

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