Brainstorming Walls
Finding the right way to get ideas together, particularly amongst a group, can really impact results. Usually something large, easily viewed, and graphically versatile is best. Like a wall?
Turns out that brainstorming is an epigraphic activity — something best done on walls. Reading and writing on walls is a different function than reading a book. A broad wall-view is an ideal approach for collaborative design — multiple views in a single glance. Thus the tremendous interest in flip charts, graphic capture, doodling, giant post-its, whiteboards, and all the electronic equivalents of those. By far the cheapest and easiest epigraphic display is a large whiteboard. And when it comes to whiteboards, you can’t be too big.
Kevin Kelly has two suggestions for using whiteboards as brainstorming space. The cheap way, and the expensive way.
Marker Board Walls - [KevinKelly]


Comments
Jay Hamilton-Roth says on August 14th, 2007 at 9:16 am
The size of the group determines how big a wall you’ll need for brainstorming. A small group can use small post-its and a desk’s tabletop just fine.
Julia says on August 14th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Why not write on a virtual wall like http://www.brainreactions.net
When it comes to brainstorming ideas, another way to record them is with an MP3 player.
Check out http://brainreactions.blogspot.....an-do.html
for more tips on brainstorming.
Jeff says on November 27th, 2007 at 8:09 am
Toshiba have released the StarBoard FX-Duo-77 multi-touch Interactive Hitachi’s electronic whiteboard (Starboard) features the ability for users to collaborate using the board at the same time (two points of contact). The board can be operated using hand gestures such as the spreading apart of two fingers (no special pens or pointers required) to enlarge an on-screen object. See http://www.presentationtek.com.....hiteboard/ for a review