Activities for forming, generating, and brainstorming ideas and concepts on Zoom, using apps like like MURAL, contributed by facilitators like Sam Killermann.
Open up a blank MURAL board and tell the group you’ll be filling it with as many ideas as they can think of, as fast as they can, with the goal being 100. Assign someone to be the sticky note creator (or ask for a volunteer who is a quick typist), and encourage everyone else to help with organizing. Stop when you hit your goal or run out of time.
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 they start.