MultiBrainStorm LITE

Companies often set up brainstorming sessions to help their teams come up with new ideas and find the best solution to a specific problem. However, these can be difficult to organize if only the team leader is in control, and a lot of time may be wasted relaying instructions.

MultiBrainStorm LITE is a very useful tool that makes it possible to conduct collaborative brainstorming sessions on a single computer. Each team member is given control of a set of peripherals (mouse and/or keyboard), and they can create sticky notes, move them on the board or cast votes.

While the application may seem rather complex at first, it is remarkably straightforward, and no complicated configurations need to be performed.

All you need to do is connect all the additional input devices and launch the program. Each user is assigned a colored cursor that can only be moved within the application window, and all available keyboards can insert text in the input box.

Once all the users have been connected, you can begin adding new ideas to the board in the form of sticky notes. These can be color-coded and organized into clusters, as well as sorted based on the number of votes they have received.

When a voting round is initiated, each user receives a certain number of stars, and they can assign them to whichever idea they feel has the most merit.

The administrator can also view the overall session activity to get a better idea of which sticky notes have been clicked the most.

Often, more than one session needs to be launched at the same time when working on multiple projects. They are displayed in separate tabs, and you can also save them and resume a session at a later date.

Overall, MultiBrainStorm LITE is an impressive application that is especially useful in corporate environments. It allows teams to collaborate on brainstorming sessions using multiple input devices, and is very easy to use, while also offering ample documentation.