Imagine a meeting using FacilitatePro. You need to meet with your key managers to review the strategic plan that will guide your organization over the next few years. Everyone has left their work on their desk to attend this important meeting so time and focus are of the essence. Each participant has their laptop, with a web browser open to the meeting agenda. The first topic of the agenda is to brainstorm the challenges and issues associated with the implementing the plan. Everybody types in their ideas in parallel, which are captured on a shared electronic flipchart. Input is anonymous so ideas flow freely. After a few minutes, you lead the group in a verbal discussion of the ideas and organize them into categories on the flipchart. Now you are ready to prioritize and make decisions. You quickly transform the electronic flip chart into a ballot and distribute it to the group. They vote on the urgency and impact of the ideas, and the collective results are immediately displayed on each screen. With this prioritized list, the group focuses on action plans and each leaves with a complete set of meeting notes.

The meeting takes an hour instead of an entire afternoon and everyone is back in their offices focusing on business at hand.

View an example of a face-to-face meeting agenda and discussion topic.