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

Illustrated concept sketch of a redeveloped city plaza with people walking
June 17, 2013How 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.

Panel of speakers seated on stage at an industry event
May 20, 2013We 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.

Students using laptops and tablets in a modern classroom facing a large display
February 27, 2013A lesson plan for more effective brainstorming

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

Differently shaped light-bulb characters glowing as they cluster sticky-note ideas on a shared board
September 30, 2012How smart are your kids?

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

Graphic playing on the phrase there is no I in team
July 27, 2012Finally… "I" can come back into team

We look quickly at collaboration and how the individual plays an important part.