The meetings themselves were conducted over the phone in a three-way conference call, with Bryan taking notes on the conversation over the phone, translating our words into palatable prose. We were aided at times by input from a few others who are acknowledged for their contributions. I uploaded it into Quick Topic Document Review so that we and the conference participants could use it collaboratively as a focus for week-long dialogue. We'll be using this Document Review technology to create what we think might be the world's first document-structured conversation. If you want to read the article and explore this technology, join in.
Every participant is indicated by a tiny square in the seating chart.
As the meeting organizer, you get to select what each of those colors mean. Now presenters have a tool for polling their audiences instantly. Whenever they want, they can tap into a consensus of 200 people, and see it displayed in graphic elegance. And the participants have a tool for responding immediately - and for changing their minds as often as they want. This is a case in point.