The Value of Anonymity in Meetings We all agree that team morale is critical to project success and employee retention, but when was the last time you measured your team’s morale? If you called a meeting right now and asked everyone on your team to rate morale on a scale of 1 to 10, do you think you’d get honest responses? Maybe. What if you gave them an anonymous option to use? Would you be open to...
Read MoreDiverse Thinking Can Produce Revenue-Generating Ideas As the global economy pushes us toward ever-increasing diversity in the workforce, the practice of inclusion has become a business strategy. Seeking out, listening to and responding to all members of a team is more important than ever, especially as the diversity of our markets also broaden, and can have a direct impact on a company’s bottom line. How can inclusion translate to revenue for your company? Here’s a simple example: One of...
Read MoreInnovation Forums Jump-start Flagging Account Challenge A national account manager at a Fortune 100 company was looking for new ways to fuel growth in his telecommunications account. To “think outside of the box” he needed access to his company’s distinguished engineering community, the organization’s top executive technical talent that was located worldwide. These were the people who had achieved the highest technical level possible in the company. These executives interacted with the firm’s largest customers to solve their...
Read MoreDesigning Effective Meetings Starts with the End Game in Mind In a recent New York Times Business article, author Adam Bryant presented rules for running effective meetings. He wrote about having an agenda, being on time, and finishing with an action plan. We applauded… and we have one more item to add: The outcome. A vision of the meeting outcome is more than an agenda—it’s the difference between knowing you want to go to France to see art...
Read MoreGoWall is the world’s first meeting app to use interactive “notes on a wall” technology to encourage dialogue and capture ideas from across the table or across the world, delivering 100% engagement and better meeting results. Palo Alto, CA (April 14, 2017): GoWall, the meeting productivity app, has completed its beta stage and was officially released this month to significantly improve participation, input and morale, while reducing meeting duration by up to 50%. With US-based organizations...
Read MoreGiving People What They Need to Participate In her 2012 TED talk, Susan Cain, author of QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, defined a cultural bias that she called “the new group think,” a belief that all creativity comes from a gregarious place. She talked about how more schools and workplaces reflect this bias and, perhaps without realizing it, have mandated extensive group work. But constant togetherness doesn’t work for...
Read More“Without GoWall, I would not have been able to accomplish what we did in one day” Challenge Mark Morgan, a GoWall partner and professional facilitator, conducts strategy and leadership sessions for companies around the world. One of his clients, Proterra, is a leader in the design and manufacture of zero-emission electric buses. Recently, Proterra asked Mark to design and facilitate a session with their senior leadership team to establish the direction of Proterra’s growth strategy for the...
Read MoreDo these three things to get – and keep – everyone engaged Every meeting leader knows what it feels like to hold the undivided attention of every participant in the room. It’s a heady feeling, and a tangible validation that you’ve done something unmistakably right in the planning and execution of your meeting. But how do you capture 100% participation – and the value of the diverse input you get – every time? Here are three simple yet...
Read MoreGoWall’s new website designed with your experience in mind GoWall launched its completely revamped website today, giving the world a graphical, behind-the-scenes view into the unique features and solutions that get people talking during meetings. GoWall’s new site takes visitors on a visual tour of the app’s WallShareTM technology that borrows from the familiar concept of “notes on a wall.” Every participant has an equal opportunity to share, discuss and contribute ideas. Input from participants is posted...
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