Patent ID: 8768882

Claim:
A computer-readable memory device, excluding a propagating transitory signal, storing instructions configured to, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations for using a computer network for interactive collaboration, the operations comprising: receiving, from a facilitator, a process agenda defining a predefined sequence of multiple collaborative activities, wherein the predefined sequence defines an order among the multiple collaborative activities, and wherein the presence in the sequence of each collaborative activity is independent of an outcome of all previous collaborative activities in the order; creating a collaborative environment for members of a team in communication with the computer network, the collaborative environment configured to present, in the predefined sequence, each of the multiple collaborative activities irrespective of the outcome of any of the collaborative activities, wherein at least two collaborative activities in the predefined sequence are each associated with a different collaborative input tool; collecting information from the members of the team through the predefined sequence of multiple collaborative activities; and facilitating a collaboratively derived decision using the information collected from at least two of the multiple collaborative activities.