Activities for forming, generating, and brainstorming ideas and concepts on Zoom, using apps like like Google Docs, contributed by facilitators like Meg Bolger.
Invite participants to imagine that they’re in a future where you’ve accomplished your goals or achieved perfection in regards to a particular concept. Viewing that finished product or project, what steps were taken to accomplish it? What pitfalls were avoided? Have them record their reflections on paper. Let them know how they'll be sharing their writing before starting.
After providing a prompt to the group, open a Google Doc and screenshare it. Then generate two lists: one of the things you know as a group, and one of things the group is wondering.
Place a central concept that you want to explore at the center of your Mural board. Have participants use stickies to generate all the ideas, themes, and sub-categories that branch from it. Encourage them to continue to explore those sub-themes, creating more branches extending out to the edges of the board.
In a Google Drawing that is divided into four quadrants, have participants respond to a series of prompts through writing, drawing, listing keywords, etc. Give them enough time to complete all the prompts. State your intentions for sharing before starting.
Have everyone open up the MURAL board and tell the group you’ll be filling it with as many ideas as possible as fast as possible (or could set specific goal like 100!). Have everyone join the MURAL and find their own space. Provide the prompt for the group, and ask them to ideate around it. Then have everyone generate as many stickies as possible, one idea per sticky.