Engaging the audience to judge the winning corporate learning videos

If you are thinking of a great way to engage the audience then check out how this event organizer turned people’s smartphones and tablets into more than just another audience polling device.

[vc_row fullwidth=”false” attached=”false” padding=”0″ visibility=”” animation=””][vc_column border_color=”” visibility=”” width=”1/1″][vc_single_image image=”17127″ border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”false” attached=”false” padding=”0″ visibility=”” animation=””][vc_column border_color=”” visibility=”” width=”1/1″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]Event organizers of the LearnX conference wanted the audience to decide on the Platinum, Gold and Silver winners of the Best E-Learning training video for 2015.  They had shortlisted the finalists but wanted to crowdsource the final outcome.  But with over 120 people in the room, 4 judging criteria and a ticking clock, the challenge was to collate all that data in real time and announce the places.

Rob Clarke, Founder and Chair of LearnX Foundation -LearnX is always on the lookout for ways to demonstrate cutting edge technologies in the world of learning. We are excited to let you know that we will be using GroupMap for delegates at the Awards to help judge the finalists in the Best E-Learning Video Category.

Here’s how they made the magic happen.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”false” attached=”false” padding=”0″ visibility=”” animation=””][vc_column border_color=”” visibility=”” width=”1/1″][vc_single_image image=”17128″ border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”false” attached=”false” padding=”0″ visibility=”” animation=””][vc_column border_color=”” visibility=”” width=”1/1″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]The committee decided on the 4 judging criteria and it was up to the corporate learning teams to pitch and play their videos to a live crowd of peers.  As the crowd watched on, they would enter their ratings using sliders on their device.

After the final videos played, there was a final discussion and deliberation. The final placements were then displayed in real time – showing the spread and combined totals over everyone’s voting.

Participants could also comment on their scores, give feedback to teams and justify their rankings.  This means that the teams were not just getting the opinions of 3 judges but the collective mind and wisdom of the crowd.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”false” attached=”false” padding=”0″ visibility=”” animation=””][vc_column border_color=”” visibility=”” width=”1/1″][vc_single_image image=”17132″ border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]

This was one of the most valuable items for the teams and far more meaningful than just the traditional loudness of applause method. Having direct comments and feedback from the audience meant that the team could learn what people loved and thought could potentially be areas for improvement in the future.

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LearnX is the E-learning and Training industry association which runs meetings and conferences which recognises the industry top performance such as Best learning services, best new technology implementation, best eLearning design and best learning project.  Each year industry speakers share and showcase their projects and 2015 was the inaugural year in which they used innovative technology to engage crowd participation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”false” attached=”false” padding=”0″ visibility=”” animation=””][vc_column border_color=”” visibility=”” width=”1/1″][vc_single_image image=”17129″ border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

GroupMap exhibits innovative collaboration software at Gartner IT symposium.

GroupMap technology has been successfully nominated as one of the six Australian companies to showcase at the 2013 Gartner IT symposium. The nominations were made via the Department of Industry, Innovation,  Science, Energy, and Resources and represents a unique opportunity to network with CIOs from around the world, as well as receive private meetings with a Gartner Analyst. A big thank you to our supporters, fans, customers, and users who believe that collaboration is key within organisations and teams and its impact on learning, knowledge exchange, and decision making. We are pleased that our latest features continue to improve the quality and productivity of your meetings, workshops, and training activities. GroupMap is a cloud-based application for teams to brainstorm and collect responses at meetings, workshops, and boardrooms using customizable templates. Individual participants respond anonymously to a problem on their own which can then be shared with others. All responses are aggregated into a GroupMap for comment, discussion, and voting for action. This not only removes manual collation and coordination costs, but it also reduces the impact of groupthink and edit wars which improves the quality and productivity of the team.

How We Got 160 People to Brainstorm on GroupMap.

When GroupMap was invited by digital creative festival organisers to take our online brainstorming tool out of meeting rooms and classrooms to the general public, we needed a fun, eye-catching way to get people’s attention.

The goal was to get people’s ideas about what would make a city more innovative.

Festival folk joined in on the day or online giving us their responses. Everything from changes to transport systems and single owner housing offices through to spaceports and community-driven designs was thrown in.

We ended up with over 160 ideas and even a thank you letter from the city’s CEO. Sweet. We also managed to collect creativity tips from industry professionals about what makes them more creative.

 

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We Get Creativity Tips from 5 Industry Leaders

What tips for creativity can we learn from 5 industry leaders?

In our very first public group brainstorming workshop, GroupMap joined the Pause Fest-Digital Festival during Innovation Month and had the opportunity to talk to industry leaders about what fuels their creative engine. From the head of the festival, to motion music masters and animation artists, we’ve asked them to contribute to our online brainstorming exercise.

Our question- What top creativity tips do you use?

Here’s what each of the industry leaders had to say.

George Hedon – PauseFest Digital Festival

When he’s not accused of being too photogenic on camera, George and his awesome festival crew run the digital festival in and out of Australia. Here’s what he had to say…
  • Surround yourself with talented people Being around other creative people helps you realize new ways to be creative. They challenge you with good insight or critique.
  • Curate interesting things Collecting interesting or new items can give you something to reflect on and “admire”. This can help some people clear their heads or spark new ideas.
  • Combine different things together Mixing and matching things that don’t usually go together can help to realise a totally new idea. If something isn’t working for you, try combining it with something else and see where it goes. (hmm… we wondered where kite surfing came from)

Robyn Fawcett – Shock records

Robyn is the Digital Marketing Manager for Shock Records in Melbourne. Pablo is the co-founder of the creative agency ‘Plenty’. They both sat down for a post-lunch chat to tell us their top creative tips.
  • Research your audience It may sound contradictory, but a little research effort goes a long way to focus your message. Creativity doesn’t have to be coming up with a wild idea no one understands, it just has to be one your audience does.
  • Fake it till you make it Trick your brain into believing you already have all the answers. If you can act or pretend to be creative, then perhaps the subconscious brain will follow suit.
  • Tap into a dream state Relaxing or dozing off can help to ease some stress from your mind and open it to new ideas. Be prepared for a little active dreaming.

Pablo Alfieri from ‘Plenty

  • PLAY and Brainstorm Make it okay to play, then brainstorm and map your ideas visually to help bring order to chaos. Seeing what you’ve been thinking can help you create new branches from existing ideas.
  • Set time limits and give yourself time. Some people work better when faced with a deadline. Putting a time limit on yourself can force you to get down to business and get the ideas going. Create both time and a timeline for creativity.
  • Meet people and work together. If you ask Pablo, he’ll say that he enjoys being with people. It gives him energy and it helps to create energy and inspiration. It fuels the time for self-reflection and private creativity.

Foo Ching Sung from Squint/Opera

Foo Ching Sung – or ‘Fooch’ as he is better known – heads up Squint/Opera’s Australian division, focusing on architectural films.
  • Teach/Give knowledge back Sharing what you know can open the door to a whole new set of thoughts and ideas. By mentoring others you reinforce that knowledge in yourself, while helping others. That’s a win-win win!
  • Steal ideas Using other people’s work as inspiration can stimulate your own creativity. By observing other people’s creativity, you can emulate them and create your own unique ideas.
  • Look back Pull out that old notebook, those high school sketches, or dust off a previous prototype. There might just be a treasure trove from a snippet of the past. What may not have inspired you then can quite possibly do so now!

Chris Vik – Ethno Tekh

Chris is one half of the talented duo “Ethno Tekh”. They blend music and movement capture technology together seamlessly to create an amazing visual performance.
  • Collaboration It’s not just about blending music and tech. It’s about working with other artists and cranial mind masters to find new projects.
  • Try new things Keep an open mind by actively fueling it. What was your last venture into the unknown?
  • Change of scenery Sometimes creativity can be blocked by your environment. Taking a walk or moving to a different room can help to refresh yourself and get your thoughts going again. Don’t believe it? Try it.
And finally a few parting phrases from Mark Simpson MC and head honcho of design and animation house Sixty40 – criticise yourself constructively, persevere, and work hard! The GroupMap team wants to give a great big thank you to all our fantastic interviewees as well as the bunch of brilliant minds that contributed to our tips for creativity GroupMap. From the GroupMap Team. Want to create your own brainstorm with your team? GroupMap lets you create brainstorming templates to innovate, create, ideate and prioritise. trial it free at www.groupmap.com[vc_video title=”GroupMap at PauseFest” link=”http://vimeo.com/67034008″ width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”][/vc_column][/vc_row]