- Giant Sticky Notes in various shapes and sizes – great for capturing requirements, planning and creating flow charts and allowing you to use the walls or windows of the room as well as a flipchart or whiteboard
- Pack of pens and pencils – don't let participants waste any time digging in their bags for pens
- Whiteboard pens – the ones in conference rooms tend to run out at the most inconvenient time
- Magic Whiteboard ™ sheets – very useful for group work or if you need extra space, plus you can take all this information back to the office
- Sticky Dots in red, yellow and green – good for prioritising requirements and actions or for voting
- Index Cards – can be used for User Stories and brainstorming or for gathering individual opinions
- Whiteboard cleaner and cloth – very frustrating if there isn't one in the meeting room
- Low tack Masking Tape – useful for creating cause and effect diagrams, pipelines, timelines or even just for sticking paper charts to walls
- Also, use your smartphone with digital camera for capturing the data collected and stopwatch/timer apps for timed activities
Liven up your meetings
Written by Jennifer Oxley
You don't need to be a professional facilitator to carry a few colourful items in your briefcase that make your meetings and presentations more interactive and effective.
Here are just a few of the things our consultants carry in their Facilitator Kits: