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You need to facilitate a virtual brainstorming session. What are the best software options?

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Virtual brainstorming sessions can be a great way to generate new ideas, solve problems, and collaborate with your team. But they also pose some challenges, such as keeping everyone engaged, managing the flow of information, and capturing the results. That's why choosing the right software tools can make a big difference in the quality and outcome of your virtual brainstorming session. In this article, we'll explore some of the best software options for facilitating a virtual brainstorming session, based on their features, benefits, and drawbacks.

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1 What is facilitation software?

Facilitation software is a type of software that helps you plan, conduct, and document a virtual brainstorming session. It usually provides features such as agendas, timers, polls, voting, chat, whiteboards, sticky notes, mind maps, and more. Facilitation software can help you create a structured and interactive environment for your virtual brainstorming session, where everyone can contribute, share, and evaluate ideas. Facilitation software can also help you capture and organize the output of your virtual brainstorming session, so you can use it for further analysis and action.

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Prof Jack Wong

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Based on my experience, the choice of facilitation software for virtual brainstorming significantly impacts its effectiveness. Select software that offers robust features like real-time collaboration, interactive whiteboards, and idea categorization, while ensuring user-friendliness. For instance, platforms like Miro or Mural offer visually engaging interfaces that encourage creative thinking and seamless group interaction. Consider participants' technical comfort levels; simplicity often trumps complexity, hindering the flow of ideas. The best software aligns with the group's needs, allowing for a smooth and productive brainstorming process where every participant feels comfortable to contribute and engage.

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For a virtual brainstorming session, consider platforms like Miro, a collaborative online whiteboard, providing a visual space for ideation. Zoom and Microsoft Teams offer robust video conferencing with features like breakout rooms for smaller group discussions. Google Workspace, including Google Docs and Google Jamboard, enables real-time collaboration on documents and interactive whiteboards. Slack fosters ongoing communication, while Mentimeter or Poll Everywhere allow instant feedback through polls. Additionally, Trello and Asana aid in organizing and tracking ideas. Choose a combination based on your team's preferences and needs, ensuring seamless collaboration and creativity in your virtual brainstorming session.

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Isabel Coutinho

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Em uma boa sess?o de brainstorming virtual o ideal é que seja possível a colabora??o de todas as pessoas em formato síncrono ou até mesmo assincrono. Para isso, gosto muito de usar os quadros colaborativos como o Miro e o Mural para capturar ideias e montar templates de acordo com a necessidade das sess?es pois assim, o que é gerado facilmente pode ser acessado e consultado por todas as pessoas ou ent?o, exportado gerando uma documenta??o.

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2 Why do you need facilitation software?

You might think that you can facilitate a virtual brainstorming session using just a video conferencing tool, such as Zoom or Skype. However, video conferencing tools have some limitations when it comes to facilitating a virtual brainstorming session. For example, they might not allow you to split your participants into smaller groups, use different brainstorming techniques, or collect and prioritize ideas. Also, video conferencing tools can be distracting, boring, or overwhelming for some participants, who might lose interest, attention, or motivation. Facilitation software can help you overcome these challenges by providing you with more features, flexibility, and engagement for your virtual brainstorming session.

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Isabel Coutinho

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As ferramentas nos ajudam a facilitar o trabalho e de acordo com nossas necessidades, tamanho do grupo e objetivo, devemos escolher a que melhor se adequa em nossa realidade.

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3 How to choose facilitation software?

When selecting the best facilitation software for your virtual brainstorming session, you should consider your goals and objectives, your participants and context, as well as your budget and resources. Ask yourself: what are you trying to achieve? Who are the participants? How much money are you willing to spend? How much time do you have? What kind of support do you need? With these questions in mind, you can compare and evaluate different software options, and choose the one that best fits your needs and situation.

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4 What are some examples of facilitation software?

Facilitation software can be a great tool for a virtual brainstorming session. Miro, for example, is a cloud-based collaboration platform that allows you to create and share interactive whiteboards with your team. It's easy to use and offers a free plan for up to three boards and unlimited team members. Stormboard is another online brainstorming and innovation tool that helps you generate, capture, and organize ideas in real time. It supports multiple brainstorming methods and offers a free plan for up to five users and one administrator. Ideaflip is a web-based brainstorming and mind mapping tool that helps you turn your ideas into actionable plans. It works on any device and offers a free trial for 14 days. All of these tools can help you brainstorm ideas, organize, prioritize, vote on ideas, comment, report on ideas, export them to other formats, group, sort, filter ideas, and export them to PDF or CSV.

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Isabel Coutinho

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As op??es s?o infinitas e a cada dia uma nova ferramenta surge para enriquecer nosso kit de ferramentas. Para quadros colaborativos, recomendo o Miro e o Mural. Para visualiza??o de fluxo de atividades, BusinessMap. Para videoconferência e workshops, Zoom, Google Meet e Microsoft Teams. Para jogos e quizzes, Kahoot e Mentimeter.

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Martyna Tarnawska

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My preferred and frequently utilized tools include: 1. Mentimeter for interactive presentations, voting, and sessions engagement. 2. MURAL serves as a comprehensive whiteboard for group activities, note-taking, and exercises. 3. Easyretro facilitates gathering feedback, insights, and retrospectives. 4. Google Meet functions as a meeting platform with recording, chat, and subgroup creation features. 5. Additional tools for energizers include QuickDraw, Story Dice, among others.

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5 What are some tips for using facilitation software?

Using facilitation software can enhance your virtual brainstorming session, but it also requires some preparation and practice. To ensure a successful session, it's important to test the software before the session, plan the session carefully, facilitate the session actively, and follow up promptly. Make sure that you and your participants know how to use the software's features and functions. Define the goals, objectives, agenda, and rules of your virtual brainstorming session, and communicate them clearly. During the session, use the software to monitor, moderate, and stimulate participation and interaction. Provide feedback, recognition, and encouragement to your team. After the session, capture and summarize results with the software. Solicit feedback from your team and track progress of ideas.

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Martyna Tarnawska

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In my view, it's crucial to address three questions: 1. Do you know the tool well in practice? If yes - Avoid "the curse of knowledge" effect and prioritize participants' comfort! If not -practice thoroughly before implementing. 2. Do participants know the tool? If yes -> utilize features that best serve your objectives. If not -> Implement and practice the tool only if you have time for onboarding. 3. Is the tool user-friendly? If yes -> Ensure engagement for each participant (tasks, gamification roles). If not -> Prepare participants. Pair them up, assign roles, and teach them practically! It's essential to allocate time for participant deployment and individual care.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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Nikita Mikhailov

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Hmmmm, best it depends :) have a few because different people will respond differently. So have Breakout rooms Polling software Chat People unmuting themselves But most importantly give people time to reflect and think

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