Toolkit for Remote Inclusive Research

Team Decision Making

Team Decision Making

Making decision as a group and making sure everyone is included when making a decision.

Email

Email can help remote teams communicate. Emails can be used for coordinating work and meetings. Emails can also be used to share information with team members before or after meetings. Continue reading...

Five Finger Method

Each member of the team then holds up 1 to 5 fingers to show how they feel about the idea or decision. The number of fingers shown has a different meaning Continue reading...

Flip Charts/Posters

Large flip chart paper/posters are used to organize ideas shared by individuals or by the team. Usually, there is one poster or piece of flip chart paper for each topic/idea. Continue reading...

Online Discussion Boards

Online discussion boards, wikis, or internet forums are web-based platforms where multiple team members can post text for others to read. Teams can create private or invitation only online boards that are restricted to members of the research team. Continue reading...

Online Survey

Online surveys allow team members to privately contribute their perspectives, without concern of others’ opinions or social pressure. Continue reading...

Physical Sorting of Ideas

Team members can identify patterns of similarities and differences in ideas by physically moving them into categories. Continue reading...

Sticker Voting

Stickers are used by individual team members to indicate a vote or endorsement of an idea or topic, and viewed publicly as a group. Linking one sticker with one vote helps team members physically link their vote to a choice, and provides a concrete reminder of the total number of votes they can place. Continue reading...

Structured Communication Processes

Establishing a set of processes or "rules" for how individuals share their ideas and opinions to ensure that all voices are heard, and only one person is sharing at a time. Continue reading...