The latest visual collaboration trend, brainswarming (not brainstorming) - is all about generating ideas for teams to innovate better, together.
We’ve already covered the difference between brainswarming and brainstorming, where we highlighted the basics of brainswarming:
- Brainswarming is visual - no talking needed
- Write a goal at the top of the board
- Write resources at the bottom of the board
- Use brainswarming to determine what are the subgoals and solutions to get you to the goal by using the resources you have
We came up with a simple example to illustrate the techniques of brainswarming:
- Goal: retain top talent
- Resources: employee handbook, hybrid meeting rooms, employee surveys, space for team events
If the main goal is to retain top talent, and you’ve got your existing set of resources, the next step is to consider what you can do to achieve the goal by using the resources to your advantage.
In our example, we brainswarmed some subgoals. To retain top talent, some subgoals could be:
- to improve the employee referral program
- improve employee engagement
- reduce turnover
Once you’ve determined your subgoals, it’s often easier to form concrete solutions mapped to your resources. Here, our solutions were:
- employee referral program gift cards
- unlimited PTO
- flexible schedule
- develop team culture
Brainswarming is exponentially easier when you have a visual collaboration tool like ThinkHub.
With ThinkHub’s massive interactive Canvas, teams can create brainswarming graphs with ease for hybrid teams of both in-room and remote collaborators. Here’s how:
Create Groups
Use the ThinkHub Groups tool to create ordered brainswarming Groups: Goal, Subgoals, Solutions, and Resources.
Add Notes
Next, add Notes to the Canvas for each brainswarming Group - you can even automatically adjust the theme to match! Send Notes to the Canvas in-room from your laptop or from anywhere in the world with the T1V app.
Use annotation
Map out your brainswarming Notes using ThinkHub’s built-in annotation tools. Draw with your finger or a Stylus to bring your team’s ideas together.
Are you looking for creative ways to streamline your hybrid team’s workflows? Schedule a ThinkHub demo today to see brainswarming in action on the Canvas.
