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GroupMind is made up of a set of interactive tools, which you arrange in order of use inside folders. Arrange the folders by work projects or by functions or departments. Think of these tools in several categories:

Structure & Present. To set up the site format, and to organize and present material within a workspace.
Gather Data. To get information from the team or from stakeholders..
Make Sense of Data. To categorize or prioritize the ideas you have gathered.
Plan. To work with the information you have gathered toward a set of goals. Use our planning steps, or create your own. Import and hot link a process map of your planning model.
Communicate. To keep the team apprised of changes to the work area and dates for action items. Send messages and access links to a group of team members or stakeholders..

Tools   Benefits

Structure
- folder
- flipchart
- slide show
- publish

Gather Data
- brainstorm
- discussion
- survey

Make Sense of Data
- sort
- top rank
- check vote
- multi scales

Plan / Projects
- matrix list
- library
- force field
- swot
- vision & strategy

Communicate
- GroupMail
- Notify
- Direct Access


Arrange material by group permissions, by type of work, by department or work team.
Presentation tools display content to groups in structurally complex ways, but set up the content very simply.


Gathering and sharing data is a primary function of many GroupMind sites -- find out what people are thinking, make lists of critical barriers and possibe solutions. Encourage participants to share their thoughts in a variety of formats.

Take the data from divergent steps and focus it through one of several convergent steps. The group analyzes their input so that the key issues rise to the top.



Organize team resources and work with action plans -- assign ownership and due dates, display updated progress to everyone.
Use planning tools to move the team's thinking through a series of planning steps, towards shared goals.



Communicate with the entire group, or with specific work teams. Make it easy to invite people to a specific page (eg, for a survey) and let individuals know when new material is added to steps they are watching.