In-Person White-boarding Is Best With A Traditional Whiteboard

Brainstorming and collaboration go hand-in-hand.  The best tool to use to bring these two business activities together is a whiteboard.  Traditional whiteboards have advantages including simplicity and quick set up when time and execution is important.  They are easy to use and offer a more intimate and collaborative feel.

The Whiteboard Effect

The idea when brainstorming is to get people involved and comfortable sharing ideas with a group.  A traditional whiteboard is the tool to enhance; trust, communication, motivation, group dynamics, shared purpose, interaction, conflict resolution, understanding, and empathy. When using a a traditional whiteboard the group can gather around a whiteboard perhaps even a mobile whiteboard and quickly exchange ideas for any problem or challenge that they are facing.  Traditional whiteboards are used for ideation, strategy discussions, problem solving and most importantly visualizing concepts. 

Whiteboards As Tools

Traditional whiteboards are in-person tools that include the use of markers to write or draw and when magnetic can enhance a presentation with documents or other presentation enhancing techniques like sticky notes or magnets which help to organize information.  The nature of a traditional whiteboard motivates people to interact with the board by physically writing their ideas on the board.  This kinesthetic effect of interacting with the board aids in learning and memorization. 

Business Use Enhances Team Dynamics

In a business environment a traditional whiteboard can be used for in-person team bonding, collaboration, visual communications and increased engagement.  The physical nature of a traditional whiteboard encourages interactivity and spontaneous ideation thus enhancing the solutions.  An 8 step process for more effective white boarding can be seen at Indeed’s Career Guide article – Whiteboarding; What it is and 8 tips to do it successfully. 

EVERWhite provides whiteboards for interactive collaboration and teaching including; standard, pre-designed with writing lines or diagrams,  matte surfaced whiteboards for dual use of writing on or projection and mobile whiteboards when flexibility is needed.  

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