Brainstorming and Prioritization - Deployment Plan

Preparation

• Identify the audience to invite to the collaboration
• While collaborations will work with as few as 12 people, we recommend a minimum of 20 participants in a collaboration.
• Create a Communication Plan to Encourage Participation

Refer to this article for more detailed information

Set Up

• The collaboration does not require modification and can be launched as-is.
  • However, with simple modification, the collaboration can be modified to accommodate a range of prompts.
  • See Sample Questions for ideas and instructions.
• Click Publish - your application is now Open for input
• Copy the link generated for the collaboration and disseminate as needed.

Soft Launch

1. Select three trusted advisors with diverse viewpoints, perhaps with different roles or functions
2. Copy the URL for the collaboration, ands send the link to those select people to exercise
3. Review responses and feedback from initial participants
4. Adjust the Introduction or positioning information as needed to clarify the nature of feedback desired

Refer to Soft Launch for more detailed information

Full Launch and Driving Participation

1. Copy the URL for the collaboration
2. Notify intended participants of the collaboration using email or other messaging tool
3. (Optional) After 3 - 5 business days, send a reminder message with the collaboration URL

Close

• The session will automatically close depending on the date parameters you provided
• The Admin can manually close the session

Go to Act on Results / Next Steps