Whether you’re a new user or just getting started with team collaboration, here are some ways you can collaborate more efficiently with ThinkHub:
1. Unify Team Goals and Communication
ThinkHub allows teams to work together in real-time, whether participants are in the room or connecting remotely. Here are a few ways you can use the platform to foster effective communication and goal alignment:
- Brainstorming Workshops: Host brainstorming sessions where every team member can contribute ideas directly to the ThinkHub Canvas. Use Notes and Whiteboards to capture thoughts, organize them visually, and develop them into actionable plans. Remote participants can connect to the Canvas from anywhere and share their ideas in real-time, keeping the entire team connected.
- Interactive Content Sharing: You can send images, videos, documents (pdfs), and web content, to the Canvas through the ThinkHub app. The ability to view and update a lot of different content side by side makes for easy collaboration.
- Live Dashboards for Quick Decision-Making: Use the built-in Web Browser to display live dashboards from various tools like project management software, product design platforms, and CRMs side by side on the ThinkHub Canvas. This enables teams to view critical data in real-time, compare insights, and make informed decisions faster without switching between apps.
Pro Tip: Use a ThinkHub template (or create your own) for recurring team meetings so you can easily launch each meeting with a prepared layout. This keeps the focus on idea generation rather than setup.
2. Utilize the Canvas for Visual Collaboration
ThinkHub’s Canvas is the heart of team collaboration. Here’s how you can make the most of it during meetings:
- Visual Problem-Solving: Use the whiteboard and annotation tools to sketch out concepts or workflows. When a conversation gets complex, drawing visual aids like diagrams or flowcharts on the Canvas can help simplify ideas and clarify discussions.
- Live Annotations: Need to highlight something in a document or make quick notes during a presentation? You can annotate directly on files shared on the Canvas. Team members can interact with shared content, allowing everyone to provide input at the same time.
- Sticky Notes for Brainstorming: Use digital sticky notes to collect ideas from the team. Organize them into categories to structure your brainstorming (or brainswarming) session and easily transition from idea generation to planning. When the meeting is over, you can download all the notes as a CSV file via the T1V app.
Pro Tip: ThinkHub allows multiple users to interact with the Canvas at once, so encourage everyone to contribute during live meetings. Anyone who is remote can join via the T1V app.
3. Schedule Recurring Meetings to Track Progress
For teams working on long-term projects, ThinkHub’s ability to save and revisit Canvases is crucial. Here are a few ways you can use ThinkHub to keep your team aligned:
- Save and Revisit Your Canvas: After each meeting, save the Canvas with all input intact. You can pick up right where you left off in the next session. This means no more scrambling to recreate previous discussions or findings—the entire team can stay on the same page from one meeting to the next.
- Host Daily Stand-Ups: Use ThinkHub to host daily stand-up meetings where team members can quickly update the group on progress, roadblocks, and next steps. By using the Canvas to display key project information and using notes to assign tasks, everyone stays focused, and you can easily track daily progress over time.
- Manage Projects: Turn your ThinkHub Canvas into a project dashboard. Keep relevant documents, images, and links to project management task lists on the Canvas and update them during each meeting. Everyone can track progress in real-time, making meetings more efficient and reducing the need for endless status updates.
Pro Tip: Set up scheduled ThinkHub sessions with your team, using a saved Canvas to review progress and adjust strategies as needed.
4. Remote Collaboration with Hybrid Teams
ThinkHub is ideal for hybrid teams, enabling seamless collaboration between in-room and remote participants:
- Remote Participation: Remote team members can join meetings via the T1V app, where they have access to the same Canvas in real-time. They can use the digital pointer to draw attention to specific areas of the content and annotate with the built-in annotation tools. This keeps them engaged and part of the conversation, even when they aren’t physically present.
- Remote Sharing: Remote participants can send content (such as notes, websites, and files) directly to the Canvas, ensuring their ideas and contributions are visible to everyone in the room.
Pro Tip: Encourage remote participants to take an active role by assigning them tasks like sharing content or managing parts of the discussion.
5. Hands-On Collaboration with ThinkHub
One of the best ways to boost team interaction is to get hands-on with ThinkHub’s multi-touch interface. Encourage team members to:
- Organize Content: Anyone in the room can move content around the Canvas, encouraging a hands-on approach to sorting ideas or managing documents.
- Split the Canvas: ThinkHub’s large, interactive Canvas can be divided into multiple sections. This lets teams work on different areas of the Canvas simultaneously, facilitating parallel workstreams during meetings.
Pro Tip: When you have multiple teams presenting, use Groups to organize your Canvas so everyone can contribute to their specific group before coming together for a unified review.
6. Create Actionable Next Steps
Once your collaboration session ends, ensure your meetings result in actionable outcomes by incorporating some of the following:
- Assign Tasks: During meetings, use annotations or notes to assign tasks directly on the Canvas. These can be categorized by team or project and saved for future reference.
- Track Progress: As you review the Canvas in subsequent meetings, track which tasks have been completed and which need further attention. ThinkHub’s interactive nature means you can visually track progress and make adjustments in real-time.
Pro Tip: Use the Canvas to keep ongoing task lists that are updated with each meeting, ensuring everyone is clear on their responsibilities and the project’s next steps.
Bonus Tip
For new users, start simple: host a few brainstorming sessions, let team members get comfortable with adding content to the Canvas, and see how easy it is to track project progress across multiple meetings. As your team becomes familiar with ThinkHub, the possibilities for collaboration are endless.