A little while back I facilitated a retreat for a group of university senior cabinet members who wanted to work through some tiring tensions. On one of our days together, I had them use sticky notes for an Affinity Grouping exercise designed to help them sift through lots of ideas in an efficient and creative way. I wish I’d known then about the existence of Genius Pads.
Even the largest of the traditional-sized sticky notes aren’t very big. Genius Pads are giant sticky notes that make the normal ones look downright minuscule. At 30cm x 30cm (11.81″ x 11.81″) and stacks of 80, 150 and 300 sheets, there’s tons of writing room for wall-sized exercises.
I can see lots of use for them in my facilitation work and think I’ll pack a stack for when I’m in the mediation room, too.
[...] A Great Low-Tech Item for Facilitators and Mediators: Genius Pads: Sticky notes on steroids are perfect for facilitation activities and creative problem-solving in mediations. [...]