Brainstorming (and Prioritizing Ideas!) on a Whiteboard
Brainstorming on a whiteboard works a lot better if you are also prioritizing ideas effectively and efficiently. These tips will help do both.
Brainstorming on a whiteboard works a lot better if you are also prioritizing ideas effectively and efficiently. These tips will help do both.
Kanban whiteboards are an easy way to organize your workflow. Their visual presence makes it easy for all employees to understand how the company is doing.
Fishbone diagrams are a great tool for solving problems in the workplace. Grab a whiteboard and your employees and get down to the solution. The first step is to simply define your effect: What is the problem? A Fishbone diagram helps yield the necessary communication to solve your initial problem.
Whiteboards are common in large organizations, but they are also great for home offices. Use them for memos, planning, and general organizing of activities and events.
Chances are someone in your company is always thinking and collaborating on new, fresh ideas to bring to the table. A brainstorming session can spark big ideas while also keeping employees engaged. While it may seem like all you need is a small room and a big whiteboard, an Adobe Creative blog’s author offers some key points that will help lead to a more successful brainstorming session.
For manufacturers that want to benefit from lean manufacturing methods, whiteboards are ideal for highlighting goals and tracking progress. With company goals highlighted on a whiteboard, employees will know what’s expected of them, and a level of accountability will be added.
What does one of the world’s most iconic companies rely on for design ideas? Sticky notes on whiteboards. IBM’s “design thinking” process gains more input with the approach, and helps the company better serve customers, according to an article in Forbes.
Fast and easy. That’s what project managers and software developers like about whiteboards, saying that interactive and electric products can create a speed barrier.
Whiteboards are just for writing. Sticky notes add a lot of power to whiteboards for project management, scheduling, ideation, teaching and much more. One tech company that uses a whiteboard for project management calls it the “Getting Stuff Done” — or GSD board.
Wall-hung whiteboards are a favorite of teachers in classrooms of all levels. But small size whiteboards for individual student use can also be great for teaching.