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

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September 26, 2015 Is group brainstorming really a complete waste of time?

We explore the pros and cons of group brainstorming to assess if it's really worth it.

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September 1, 2015 A critical thinking exercise — which would you rather battle?

Boost reasoning with a critical thinking graphic organizer that guides analysis and comparison. Free exercise and tips for teachers.

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June 18, 2015 Graphic organizers training at the AICT

Graphic Organizers are a great way to visually capture, order and prioritize ideas to facilitate discussion, decision making and interaction.

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June 18, 2015 Meeting facilitation tools to give quiet team members a voice

Meeting facilitation tools can provide a secret weapon in business strategy by giving introverts a voice in team decision making.

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June 15, 2015 Graphic organizers used to explore future jobs with 200 students

Students brainstormed future jobs on graphic organizers, voted for the most creative then explored the skills, knowledge and attributes needed for that job.

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April 6, 2015 Graphic organizers at the TeachMeet SciTech event

Graphic Organizers to help improve scientific inquiry at the SciTech TeachMeet Event.

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January 3, 2014 How do I make my agile retrospective more effective?

Retrospectives are a popular way of building strong, productive teams. Here we share our top tips for making your retrospective more effective.

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August 24, 2013 GroupMap exhibits innovative collaboration software at Gartner IT symposium.

GroupMap was one of six Australian companies to showcase at the 2013 Gartner IT symposium

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June 17, 2013 How we got 160 people to brainstorm on GroupMap

Capture ideas that would make the city more innovative. We ended up with over 160 ideas and even a thank you letter from the city’s CEO.

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May 20, 2013 We get creativity tips from 5 industry leaders

We attended the Pause Fest 2013 and met with 5 industry leaders who shared their top creativity tips.

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February 27, 2013 A lesson plan for more effective brainstorming

We outline an easy-to-follow process to facilitate effective group brainstorming in the classroom.

September 30, 2012 How smart are your kids?

GroupMap is used in the classroom to explore what it means to be smart.