GroupMap - A Tool for Brainstorming and Group Decision Making

GroupMap is very different from many voting and idea collection tools. GroupMap allows participants to brainstorm, discuss ideas and make decisions. The tool is very flexible and is able to support brainstorming in various domain areas with 60+ templates (grid and mindmap) provided. GroupMap activities can be sequences to include individual submission, idea grouping of submissions from all participants, idea voting and final decision making. GroupMap allows the group perspective to be captures without anybody dominating the conversation. The tool is not free but worth investigating.

What can you do?

  • Use Lots of templates

    60+ customizable templates available including Stakeholder Analysis, SWOT Analysis, Business Canvas Model, 2D Risk Assessment Maps.

  • Allow Anonymous Submissions

    Share names and email addresses of participants, only show names or keep submissions fully anonymous

  • Choose Contribution Modes for Each Activity

    Let’s participants contribute together or individually. Responses collated in real-time.

  • Enable Idea Voting and Ranking

    Simple idea sorting, Agree or disagree with suggested ideas, Like or dislike ideas, Rate along multiple dimensions and Weighted scoring against criteria.

  • Customize Workflow

    Decide on and setup the sequence of the activity e.g., Brainstorm, group responses, then rate responses and have a final survey.

  • Export and View Submission Statistics

    Contributions can be exported to csv format. A submission statistics and ratings report is available.

To get started:

  1. Read “Outcomes from student engagement in collaborative brainstorming.”.
  2. Read “Teaching with technology – Going beyond Kahoot, Socrative and other quiz apps”
  3. Sign up for a plan - base plan is $20 USD per month for 1 map creator and 10 participants.