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Monsoon

Monsoon is an online meeting software that is designed to help a group overcome the drawbacks of traditional brainstorming.

It helps you collaborate from anywhere around the globe, anytime you want. That is one major advantage of being on Monsoon. With more and more people doing jobs for the same company from different countries, Monsoon is a good way to get together everybody for brainstorming sessions.

Monsoon works with any browser. Moreover, you can submit to Monsoon anonymously and vote on ideas. You can also organize your results into actionable categories. PDF reporting and work securely (with 128-bit SSL Encryption) are some of the other features of Monsoon.

The advantage of electronic brainstorming is that it increases productivity from 25% to 50% for four-person groups to nearly 200% for twelve-person groups.

On Monsoon, the brainstorming starts when a group enters into a chat room and a facilitator, i.e. the brainstorm leader, posts the first topic. Anybody can then come up with new ideas and thoughts. Anonymity ensures that people do not feel shy and freely talk about various possibilities. Voting is also anonymous. It makes sure that no other forces affect the results of the brainstorming session.

Fortune 500 companies have been using electronic brainstorming software to innovate when brining in innovation consultants. The goal of Monsoon is to democratize this technique by making it affordable for students, non-profit organizations and small businesses.

Monsoon is a great tool for those who want to get our the maximum potential from their team.