We’re excited to announce a new feature in IdeaClouds that enhances your brainstorming and decision-making processes even further—CSV Import. This feature allows you to import entries from a CSV file directly onto the IdeaClouds whiteboard as cards. Whether you’ve documented ideas outside of IdeaClouds or you want to bring in contributions from previous sessions, this…
Enterprise risk managers face a critical challenge: how to identify and assess potential risks comprehensively while keeping workshops efficient. Traditional risk analysis meetings often suffer from groupthink, dominant voices, and incomplete risk coverage. More critically, they rely on individual expert judgment rather than collective team intelligence. The Impact & Probability matrix method, combined with structured…
We’re excited to announce the redesigned evaluation page for IdeaClouds, our collaborative decision-making tool. This update brings several improvements aimed at enhancing your experience during the evaluation process: Streamlined Rating: We’ve combined the evaluation of two criteria (e.g., Effort and Benefit) into a single step, simplifying and speeding up the process. Progress Bar: A…
How Ranking Techniques Improve Consensus Surely you are familiar with these situations: Intense discussions in meetings where different approaches to a solution are put on the table. In the end, a decision is made that seems acceptable to the majority at first glance, but leaves a feeling of dissatisfaction in the team. What is the…
KISS – short for ‘Keep, Improve, Start, Stop’ – is a straightforward retrospective technique that helps teams identify successes, uncover improvement areas and act on their insights. What is the KISS retrospective? KISS stands for “Keep, Improve, Start, Stop” – one of many powerful retrospective approaches designed to facilitate meaningful discussions and drive actionable results. It…
Introducing our new workshop dashboard We are constantly striving to improve IdeaClouds to provide a seamless and efficient experience for our users. We are excited to announce the launch of our redesigned “My Workshops” page, which has been transformed into a dynamic dashboard that allows you to initiate and manage your workshops more effectively than…
Anonymous agreement evaluation is a powerful technique for product decision making and team consensus building. When teams need to evaluate proposals using Agreement as an evaluation criterion, this technique captures authentic opinions: strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree. What is Anonymous Agreement Evaluation? Anonymous agreement evaluation is a digital workshop facilitation technique that allows…
Effort vs Benefit Analysis: Prioritization Matrix for Product, Process & Innovation Decisions Every team faces the same challenge: unlimited ideas, limited resources. Which features should product teams build first? Which process improvements deliver the most value? Which innovation projects deserve investment? Traditional prioritization methods often fail. Simple voting creates bias—loud voices dominate quiet expertise. Thumbs…
“Hello? Can you hear me? No? Yes? Are you speaking?” If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Most online or phone meetings start with technical hiccups, distractions, and a lot of wasted time. But the bigger issue isn’t just poor audio quality: it’s production blocking in online meetings, a major barrier to digital collaboration. As…
