My strengths are in F2F facilitation but for obvious reasons I am trying to catch up on what others are doing in the online space.? Heard lots about Slido, Mentimeter for online votes and capturing sentiment, Stormz and Mural for collaboration, - ?Klaxon, UMU, Mindmeister, PollEv etc I know I am just scratching the surface.?

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My question is that the rush for tools may blind us to the importance of emotional and human connection on line.? Just the simple step of breaking a large group in Zoom to small breakouts on structured and relevant questions, and the judicious use of one or two tools to generate collaborative ideas – these things are important and make a big difference to the engagement, memorability and impact of the learning online.

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My concern is that we balance finding one or two appropriate tools with designing online processes that engage people not because they are clicking responses but because they are talking to and learning from each other.? I’m a big fan of Liberating Structures but even when I have been to sessions where we experiment and learn I fear that too much emphasis is put on the technology of collaboration rather than the substance of what we are learning from the exchanges

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Best wishes

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Mike

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