Samaa AbedJanie CisnerosCassandra JacksonMichael NieblingReginald Rebb

“The Collaborators”“The Collaborators”

PM4405.29.08

Group creativity techniquesCan be used to help:

Solve problems Generate ideas Make decisions Organize concepts

A diagramming techniqueCan be used for:

Generating Visualizing Structuring Classifying

Team selected 16 software toolsEach member chose 3-4 tools to

evaluateEvaluation criteria included:

Features Pros & Cons Cost

Ease of use/installationReal-time browser-based

collaborationSimultaneous editing

Multiple people editing same document at same time

Chat with collaboratorsExport/ImportPrice (free if possible!)

Each team member wrote a scenario Scenarios were used to evaluate tools Some tools were eliminated by using

scenario affordances Each member picked the best tool out of

the 3-4 they evaluated The five remaining tools were further

evaluated via group discussion Team chose two for presentation

purposes

MindMeisterMind42 IdealystKayudaFreeMindComappingbubbl.usMindjet

ZingMeebo Ideation

BrainstormingTask ParkSmartDrawSolutions GenieBrainstorming BungyGliffy

• Collaborative basic online brainstorming tool

• FREE!!! (all features)• “bubbles” are in color; flexible arrangement• Create, share, import, & export mind maps• Collaborators- full access or read only

– Read only can be seen by all via link• Not true real time

• No simultaneous collaboration on maps• More so check-in/ check-out structure

SCENARIO/ DEMOMr. Ben Charlie has several students in his 9th

grade English class. It is time to assign final projects to each group: Similarities between Things Fall Apart and Invisible Man. He would like for them to take advantage of technology in the classroom. Ben would like to check up on the project progress of each group. Because the school cannot afford to buy and install software, the technology used to facilitate final projects must be free and web-based.

http://bubbl.us/

• A collaborative online mind mapping tool• Allows users to create, share, import,

export & collaborate mind maps• Maps can be private or public

– Can be seen by all with Mind Meister accounts or only those you invite.

• Has real time collaboration • Users can simultaneously work on the same mind

maps• Users can see each others changes as they happen

• Price – Basic (Free)

• Up to 6 mind maps– Team ( $3)

• Unlimited mind maps• Team administrative interface

– Premium ($4)• Unlimited mind maps• Add filed attachments• Full SSL encryption • Create and edit maps offline

• Scenario• ABC corp merged with XYZ corp

– ABC located in Chicago– XYZ located in New York

• The project manager located in Chicago has been tasked to implement a new payroll system as the companies merge. He has team members in both cities. The PM is very big on brainstorming and needs a tool that will allow the team to do daily brainstorming and save the company money by eliminating travel.

Chat with collaboratorsName your URL linksE-mail your mapsExport your map as an HTML

webpage Insert a map within a mapFree recovery service

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