Basic activity tools. Techniques for encouraging participation from your attendees. And to engage their full attention. These activity tools will help you to build ownership for the meeting and what it decides. Simply glance through the boxes below and click on the assembly tools that interest you.
For instant tools that can be set up in seconds and engage people quickly. Take a look at the Instant Participation Templates.
Facilitator Cards – an easy way to start facilitation
Facilitation cards are simple, fun way to step into facilitation and ...
Meeting tools and sticky notes are not an alternative to dialogue
Contrary to what some may believe, meeting tools and sticky notes ...
Google Jamboard
Getting started on Virtual Whiteboards Google Jamboard is probably the simplest ...
Working in Two PowerPoint Windows
Guidance on using two PowerPoint Windows to enable facilitation by using ...
Participative Problem Solving
How do you get a group of people to list and ...
Why-How Charting
Why-How charting is a means of thoroughly exploring the logic of ...
Instant Participation Templates
Select a tool (for help, click here), Click to open, share ...
Walk Round Process – Breakout Feedback
An alternative to breakout feedback that is quicker, more engaging, and ...
Affinity – The most useful tool of all
Affinity: the simplest & most powerful means of participation – – ...
The power of the post-it
Use sticky notes to aid participation, fairness & ownership – – ...
The importance of variety
Catering for difference and diversity in people and styles – – ...
Questions to engage Activity
Using questions to drive exploration, dialogue and insight – – – ...
Tools to support creativity
Tools which help the mind to adopt new perspectives – – ...
Better brainstorming | Template
Brainstorming works better if the rules are followed – – – ...
Using SWOT Analysis
Using SWOT as a simple means to shared understanding – – ...
Driving activity between meetings
Using ‘always-on’ whiteboards to keep the thinking active – – – ...
For instant tools that can be set up in seconds and engage people quickly. Take a look at the Instant Participation Templates.
Cannot find the assembly tools you are looking for?
The full meeting toolchest is a comprehensive selection of tools and techniques to support good facilitation of better meetings. But a large selection can prove a bit overwhelming to someone just starting out. For this reason we limit what is offered in the basic section of the site. However, the full set is freely available – simply click on the advanced tab at the top of the page. And this will give you full access.
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