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Stop spinning your wheels

JAM Sessions: Where Good Ideas Come Alive

You've been in that room. The one where everyone nods about "alignment" but walks away with completely different ideas about what you're actually building.

Where "user-friendly" means fast load times to your CTO, beautiful design to your CMO, and "I can find what I need" to your actual users.

What's really happening? Nobody can agree on what the idea is.

Executive looking at dashboard in modern open office space.

Stop spinning your wheels

JAM Sessions: Where Good Ideas Come Alive

You've been in that room. The one where everyone nods about "alignment" but walks away with completely different ideas about what you're actually building.

Where "user-friendly" means fast load times to your CTO, beautiful design to your CMO, and "I can find what I need" to your actual users.

What's really happening? Nobody can agree on what the idea is.

Executive and Bright Modern Office Contemplating Product
Executive and Bright Modern Office Contemplating Product

What OneSpring JAM Sessions™️ Actually Do?

JAM Sessions aren't another workshop where you fill sticky notes and hope for the best. They're the antidote to death-by-meeting.

In 3-4 meetings, we don't just align your team—we build something everyone can see, touch, and react to. No more PowerPoints talking about what you will do. Real prototypes driving real decisions.

What You Walk Away With:

  • A working prototype that everyone signed off on (not just agreed to)

  • Unified requirements that actually mean the same thing to everyone

  • A shared vision your CEO can demo to the board

  • Cross-functional alignment that survives the first budget meeting

JAM Sessions aren't another workshop where you fill sticky notes and hope for the best. They're the antidote to death-by-meeting.

In 3-4 meetings, we don't just align your team—we build something everyone can see, touch, and react to. No more PowerPoints talking about what you will do. Real prototypes driving real decisions.

What You Walk Away With:

  • A working prototype that everyone signed off on (not just agreed to)

  • Unified requirements that actually mean the same thing to everyone

  • A shared vision your CEO can demo to the board

  • Cross-functional alignment that survives the first budget meeting

Trusted By

Trusted By

Trusted By

Industry Recognized

Industry Recognized

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Logo Washington Technology: Most Innovative Companies
Logo Washington Technology: Most Innovative Companies
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What is a Jam Session™️?

OneSpring JAM Sessions are the ultimate stakeholder alignment tool. Our collaborative methodology brings cross-functional teams together to build a shared, visual understanding of your digital product before any resources are wasted on misaligned development.

Alignment benefits:

  • Achieve 100% stakeholder consensus and buy-in

  • Break down organizational silos and foster collaboration

  • Create a single source of truth for your project vision

  • Ensure business, tech, and user needs are all represented

Alignment outcomes:

  • A working prototype that acts as a visual contract for stakeholders

  • Elimination of conflicting priorities and scope creep

  • A unified team moving in a single direction

Learn how we create total stakeholder consensus.

Guaranteed stakeholder consensus

Guaranteed stakeholder consensus

What you get from this solution

What you get from this solution

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Stakeholder Consensus

Stakeholder Consensus

Stakeholder Consensus

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A Shared Vision

A Shared Vision

A Shared Vision

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Interactive Prototype

Interactive Prototype

Interactive Prototype

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Unified Requirements

Unified Requirements

Unified Requirements

See how we get alignment for complex projects and teams.

See how we get alignment for complex projects and teams.

Who is this for? And who it's not.

Who is this for? And who it's not.

Perfect for:

  • Product executives who are tired of explaining the same vision to five different departments

  • Teams where your last three "alignment meetings" ended with more questions than answers

  • Getting stakeholder buy-in, not just stakeholder input

  • New Product teams that have never worked together before

  • Complex projects with many stakeholders and conflicting priorities

Not perfect for:

  • Organizations who prefer top-down decision making (no collaboration needed)

  • Teams who already agree on everything, or almost everything (lucky you)

  • Product teams looking for someone to just execute your exact vision (See Product Design & Implementation)

  • Teams that don't have decision-makers available for the full process

Why OneSpring?

Expert Facilitation. Guaranteed Consensus.

OneSpring's JAM Sessions are powered by expert facilitators who specialize in driving consensus among diverse stakeholder groups. Our structured methodology ensures every voice is heard and every perspective is integrated into a single, unified vision.

We don't just build prototypes; we build agreement. Our process is designed to break down silos and create the cross-functional alignment necessary for success in today's collaborative environment.

  • Expert Consensus Facilitation

  • Guaranteed Stakeholder Alignment

  • Silo-Breaking Collaboration

  • Single Source of Truth Creation

See how our facilitators drive consensus.

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OneSpring team member in Modern Bright office giving presentation on our team.
OneSpring team member in Modern Bright office giving presentation on our team.

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How We Create Consensus

How We Create Consensus

4-Part Jam Session Process

4-Part Jam Session Process

  • Part 1:

    Stop Talking Past Each Other

    We start by getting everyone to define the same problem. Sounds simple? It's not. But it's where real alignment begins.

  • Part 2-3:

    Build Something Real Together

    Instead of debating what "intuitive" means, we build it. Instead of arguing about priorities, we prototype them. Instead of assuming what users want, we test with them.

  • Part 4:

    Sign Off on Something Concrete

    No more "I thought you meant..." moments. Everyone leaves with the same understanding because everyone helped build it.

  • Post-Session:

    Finalizing Consensus & Handoff

    We know the difference between consensus and compliance. We know that alignment isn't about getting everyone to agree—it's about getting everyone to see the same thing.

From Our Clients

“OneSpring was instrumental in a critical moment for the innovation lab at Mercedes, quickly ramping up...delivering exceptional results for a high-stakes product pitch highlighting user experience.”

CEO Mercedes-Benz, Innovation Lab

CEO Mercedes-Benz, Innovation Lab

The UX-led redesign transformed our HR platform, making it more intuitive, efficient, and user-friendly while enhancing governance and employee engagement."

Sr. VP, Human Resources, Cox Enterprises

Sr. VP, Human Resources, Cox Enterprises

"The JAM Sessions and iterative design process streamlined our product innovation, cutting design time in half while delivering a highly usable, validated prototype."

Director, Technology, John Deere

Director, Technology, John Deere

The streamlined timeline and bulk export features have saved us hours of work, allowing us to focus on analyzing evidence rather than searching for it."

Lead Digital Forensic Examiner, GrayShift

Lead Digital Forensic Examiner, GrayShift

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"The redesign boosted engagement, streamlined workflows, and modernized our brand, ensuring long-term success."

President and CEO, Credigy

President and CEO, Credigy

"The audits ensured complete compliance, enhanced usability, and boosted satisfaction."

Agency Director, Eagleview

Agency Director, Eagleview

Beyond traditional workshops

Beyond traditional workshops

JAM Sessions vs. Traditional JAD Sessions

JAM Sessions vs. Traditional JAD Sessions

Traditional JAD sessions gather input but often fail to create true consensus. JAM Sessions are specifically designed to facilitate alignment and create a single, shared visual understanding that all stakeholders buy into.

Traditional JAD sessions gather input but often fail to create true consensus. JAM Sessions are specifically designed to facilitate alignment and create a single, shared visual understanding that all stakeholders buy into.

Approach

Alignment Level

Consensus Quality

Decision Speed

Silo Impact

JAM Sessions

High

Guaranteed

Rapid

Breaks silos

Traditional JAD

Low

Variable

Slow

Reinforces silos

See how we guarantee stakeholder consensus.

See how we guarantee stakeholder consensus.

Featured Work

Collaborative success stories

Collaborative success stories

Explore how companies achieved total stakeholder alignment with JAM Sessions.

Explore how companies achieved total stakeholder alignment with JAM Sessions.

The Cost of Waiting

Every week you spend "getting aligned" is a week your competitor spends shipping. Every meeting that ends with "let's circle back" is another meeting your best people will start skipping.

The math is brutal: Companies with aligned stakeholders are 5x more likely to be high-performing. The ones without alignment? They're the 70% that fail.

What Happens Next?

Or if you're still not sure, talk with our team.

Team looking downtrodden over missed opportunities.
Team looking downtrodden over missed opportunities.
Team looking downtrodden over missed opportunities.

FAQS

Frequently asked questions

  • How do you handle conflicting stakeholder opinions in a JAM Session?

    How do you handle conflicting stakeholder opinions in a JAM Session?

    How do you handle conflicting stakeholder opinions in a JAM Session?

    How do you handle conflicting stakeholder opinions in a JAM Session?

  • Can JAM Sessions really break down long-standing organizational silos?

    Can JAM Sessions really break down long-standing organizational silos?

    Can JAM Sessions really break down long-standing organizational silos?

    Can JAM Sessions really break down long-standing organizational silos?

  • What if our stakeholders are not used to collaborating this intensely?

    What if our stakeholders are not used to collaborating this intensely?

    What if our stakeholders are not used to collaborating this intensely?

    What if our stakeholders are not used to collaborating this intensely?

  • How does this align with our existing change management processes?

    How does this align with our existing change management processes?

    How does this align with our existing change management processes?

    How does this align with our existing change management processes?

  • How do you measure stakeholder alignment?

    How do you measure stakeholder alignment?

    How do you measure stakeholder alignment?

    How do you measure stakeholder alignment?

  • What's the ROI of stakeholder alignment?

    What's the ROI of stakeholder alignment?

    What's the ROI of stakeholder alignment?

    What's the ROI of stakeholder alignment?

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Two women having a professional conversation at a small café table near a window. One woman in a white blouse is taking notes while the other in a gray sweater is speaking. The setting features warm lighting with industrial-style wall lamps and a brick accent wall.
Two women having a professional conversation at a small café table near a window. One woman in a white blouse is taking notes while the other in a gray sweater is speaking. The setting features warm lighting with industrial-style wall lamps and a brick accent wall.
Two women having a professional conversation at a small café table near a window. One woman in a white blouse is taking notes while the other in a gray sweater is speaking. The setting features warm lighting with industrial-style wall lamps and a brick accent wall.

The Bottom Line

The Bottom Line

You can spend the next three months in alignment meetings, or you can spend the next three days building something everyone believes in.

You can spend the next three months in alignment meetings, or you can spend the next three days building something everyone believes in.