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Guides, tips, and stories on collaborative decision-making, facilitation, and getting teams aligned.

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November 19, 2021The basics of Mind Mapping — what you need to know when brainstorming online.

We cover the basics of mind mapping to make it easier for you to get the most out of your brainstorming sessions.

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June 21, 2021Keeping groupthink out and teamwork in

Learn how to avoid groupthink with proven facilitation tactics that spark diverse ideas and better decisions while boosting teamwork.

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June 19, 20215 ways to level up your meeting facilitation skills

Boost your meeting facilitation skills with five techniques and tools. Build confidence, engage participants, and lead outcomes that last.

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February 24, 2021Zoom break out rooms and GroupMap for remote meetings

Run smoother workshops in Zoom using GroupMap inside breakout rooms — capture ideas, prioritize votes, and sync results back to plenary.

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July 29, 20205 activities for creating engaging workshops with impact

Running engaging workshops can be a challenge! Here we share 5 activities in GroupMap that can help you run engaging workshops with impact!

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July 6, 2020Top 3 metrics to measure your workshop success

We look at the top three workshop success metrics that you can use, including workshop specific metrics, individual goal metrics & facilitator metrics.

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July 6, 2020Workshop facilitation feature spotlight: Tagging ideas

Tagging ideas from your GroupMap brainstorming session so that you can filter and identify key focus areas is one engaging workshop tool.

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June 24, 2020Tips for online stakeholder engagement

Facilitator Andrew Huffer shares three tips for online stakeholder engagement: keep participants above the line, give equal airtime, have templates ready.

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September 29, 2019Teaching with technology — going beyond Kahoot, Socrative and other quiz apps.

Discover classroom collaboration tools that boost engagement, teamwork, and feedback. Compare features and tips to improve learning outcomes.

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September 17, 2019Digital graphic organizers at futures thinking STEAM workshop activity

See how Teacher and Digital Coach creates simple graphic organizers that help facilitate brainstorming and discussion as they explore life in 2035.

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August 14, 2019IAF facilitator shares workshop and online facilitation techniques for effective brainstorming

The best group brainstorming needs the right mix of techniques, skills and tools. See how this IAF facilitator runs his workshops.

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August 11, 2019Facilitation tools and techniques for critical thinking at a teacher's PD workshop.

We look at how GroupMap helped to deliver Teach for Australia's week-long professional development program.