Process
Our collaborative tools are designed especially for consultants, who have the knowledge and the need to drive a group to a desired end state. As consultants ourselves, we understand that you have your own models and specific processes wth which you want your group to engage.

If you think of web collaboration as moving through iterations of the steps illustrated here, it may help you to envision how your process would fit in the online world:

Here's a list of typical processes:

Focus group Climate survey Town Hall meeting Strategic planning Tracking departmental approval Workgroup coordination Change management workout Implementing new strategic initiatives Testing for alignment Making sense of market feedback

Material online is available to everyone; the gathered collective intelligence is archived and ready for next steps -- for further development, or hand-off to an implementation team -- without having to go over old ground.

Intellectual Property
You have your own proprietary steps, for assessment, planning, involvement and implementation. GroupMind gives you the flexibility to build a set of steps, and to replicate these in different work areas, in order to drive your process into the organization. We can help you build in clickable maps of your process, to build understanding and ease of use.

Parallel Talk
Using our software, everyone can talk at the same time -- everyone has a voice, yet it is all seen in context of the whole. No more domination by one vocal point of view. The input can be themed or voted on, with the push of a button.

Alignment
GroupMind will help you quickly build a sense of shared urgency and work toward buy-in for the changes you are working toward. GIving people a chance to participate helps to build involvement and buy-in.

Work Projects
Our tools lend themselves to building interactive steps in your projects: gathering data, making sense of the information, planning, clarifying decisions, and tracking implementation. more .......

We will help you be successful. Here are three levels of involvement:

• we will provide you with training on both tools and best practices
• we can provide shadow-consulting, riding shotgun and designing with you as you develop your comfort level with more complex engagements
• we are willing to work directly with your client, under your aegis, providing ongoing support, facilitation and expertise (for instance in training their people to facilitate online, or manage workgroups.)

Here is an example of some ways you can build collaboration into your existing (probably face-to-face) meetings::

• Designing Interaction into Meetings