Software to allow input during user meetings

[jlc1978]

I am looking for a software package that would mimic the old give everyone some Post-it notes, let them write down their ideas and stick them on the wall. While I find that very effective, I'd like to explore a software version. Ideally, user could type in ideas via text messages and send them to me where I could capture them on my Mac or iPad and collate them. That saves a lot of typing in what was written on the notes.

Any suggestions?

 

[danmart]

Have you tried the iOS Post-It app? It’s really quite cool - take a photo of your board with post-it notes on them and the software brakes them down into individual notes. There is also handwriting recognition now, though the results are patchy.

The advantage of this would be you can use ‘traditional‘ methods with your users, then quickly capture the output in a digital format which can be shared as needed.

 

[Token]

I use padlet for this. It is very customizable.

 

[jlc1978]

Have you tried the iOS Post-It app? It’s really quite cool - take a photo of your board with post-it notes on them and the software brakes them down into individual notes. There is also handwriting recognition now, though the results are patchy.

Thanks. I've trade it a while ago and will check it out again. Doubt HWR will help much given the qualityof some hand writing.

The advantage of this would be you can use ‘traditional‘ methods with your users, then quickly capture the output in a digital format which can be shared as needed.

That would be a great solution.

I use padlet for this. It is very customizable.

Looks neat but requires installing an app on a user's device so it's a non-starter for me.

 

[Token]

Look again – Padlets can be accessed in a browser via a shared link – the app is optional.

Edit: That post-it app is interesting! Related, I can also recommend Textsniper on the Mac for text recognition in any image.

 

[NoBoMac]

Haven't tried it, but if you have a Google account, they have Jamboard. Free to use and web based.

Believe MS365 subscriptions have something similar.

 

[jlc1978]

Haven't tried it, but if you have a Google account, they have Jamboard. Free to use and web based.

Believe MS365 subscriptions have something similar.

Thanks. The problem with those are it's all app based and I can't ask clients to install an app.

 

[BrianBaughn]

Your idea for texting would work. To keep it separate from your actual number get a Google Voice, Pinger or some other free number. Pinger has an "auto-respond" feature that will verify to the sender that they sent it to the correct number.

 

[NoBoMac]

Jamboard can be used via web.

I was able to get to it via jamboard.google.com. Has an option to share a link to the white board. Took that and opened it in Firefox without logging in to Google. Was able to edit the whiteboard and showed up in real-time on Google account/Chrome.

 

[jlc1978]

Jamboard can be used via web.

I was able to get to it via jamboard.google.com. Has an option to share a link to the white board. Took that and opened it in Firefox without logging in to Google. Was able to edit the whiteboard and showed up in real-time on Google account/Chrome.

Thanks. Unfortunately if I try to do just that with an iPhone the link takes me to the app on the appstore. Links work fine on a PC. It also has no export to text functionality which I need. It does look like a good white boarding tool.

Your idea for texting would work. To keep it separate from your actual number get a Google Voice, Pinger or some other free number. Pinger has an "auto-respond" feature that will verify to the sender that they sent it to the correct number.

Had't thought of google voice. I was looking at using the chat.db and an SQL viewer to pull the texts but GV or similar would be even better.