{"id":6726,"date":"2022-07-25T09:39:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T13:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/?post_type=webinars&#038;p=5708"},"modified":"2023-01-11T14:37:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T14:37:40","slug":"tools-and-tips-for-effective-virtual-brainstorming-sessions","status":"publish","type":"webinars","link":"https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/webinars\/tools-and-tips-for-effective-virtual-brainstorming-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools and Tips for Effective Virtual Brainstorming Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Register to watch this webinar on demand whenever it\u2019s convenient for you!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Failing to prepare for a brainstorming session is preparing to fail. Virtual brainstorms come with a unique set of challenges and it takes proper preparation and thoughtfully selected tools to get them right. There are plenty of virtual brainstorming tools out there\u2014are you using the right one for your team?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this webinar we dive deeper into our approach to brainstorming, which we covered during our <a href=\"https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/webinars\/design-things-right\/\">Design Things Right webinar<\/a>. In that session, we discussed the importance of separating divergent and convergent thinking. In this session, we share the specific steps for setting up and running an effective virtual brainstorm, with a particular focus on selecting the tools to run it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this webinar, we dig into the specific criteria for selecting brainstorming tools and share the two tools\u2014one free and one subscription-based\u2014that we use and recommend. We also demonstrate how to maximize their use and show examples of effective virtual brainstorming in practice. With registration to the session, you\u2019ll receive the slides, recording, and two brainstorming templates\u2014one for each of the tools we cover\u2014to help guide your next virtual brainstorm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7319 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tools-and-Tips-for-Effective-Virtual-Brainstorming-Sessions.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tools-and-Tips-for-Effective-Virtual-Brainstorming-Sessions.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tools-and-Tips-for-Effective-Virtual-Brainstorming-Sessions-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tools-and-Tips-for-Effective-Virtual-Brainstorming-Sessions-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tools-and-Tips-for-Effective-Virtual-Brainstorming-Sessions-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tools-and-Tips-for-Effective-Virtual-Brainstorming-Sessions-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What you\u2019ll learn<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The specific steps to prepare for an effective virtual brainstorm, including setting rules for the session and crafting prompts and activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our criteria for selecting the right brainstorming tool and the questions to consider to make your choice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two tools we use and recommend for virtual brainstorms\u2014Google Slides and Figma\u2019s online whiteboard FigJam\u2014and how to maximize their use <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7319,"template":"","video_display":[],"content_type":[3887],"role":[],"class_list":["post-6726","webinars","type-webinars","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","content_type-webinar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tools and Tips for Effective Virtual Brainstorming Sessions | Maestro<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/webinars\/tools-and-tips-for-effective-virtual-brainstorming-sessions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tools and Tips for Effective Virtual Brainstorming Sessions | Maestro\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Register to watch this webinar on demand whenever it\u2019s convenient for you! 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