{"id":51997,"date":"2021-12-08T15:34:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T14:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wmde.local\/?post_type=unlock-blog&#038;p=51997"},"modified":"2022-02-15T18:49:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T17:49:30","slug":"effective-tools-for-creating-engagement-and-collaboration-in-an-online-accelerator-program","status":"publish","type":"unlock-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/unlock-blog\/effective-tools-for-creating-engagement-and-collaboration-in-an-online-accelerator-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective tools for creating engagement and collaboration in an online accelerator program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We all know activating methods such as check-ins, retros, energizers and icebreakers are essential in keeping your audience engaged. And this has become increasingly true in virtual programs such as the UNLOCK Accelerator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>But which method is best suited<\/em> for creating trust in a team? Which tool will help the participants stay present throughout lengthy work sessions? And do these even work online?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sharing our favorite tools &amp; methods<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To better decide on a suitable method, we have created an online toolkit that is freely accessible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-button-large\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/meta.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Wikimedia_Deutschland\/innovationengine\/unlock_toolbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access the UNLOCK toolkit here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we share not just a plethora of options, but <em>our favorites that have actually worked <\/em>well across two editions of the UNLOCK Accelerator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have divided them in four categories: checking-in &amp; out, energizers &amp; icebreakers, teamwork &amp; retrospectives, ideation &amp; implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With every edition of the program, we do not only want to build our own bag of tricks. Rather, we invite you to use the toolkit as a resource for your own programs, to put your own spin on them and foremost, to just give them a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deciding on which tools and methods to use that actually foster engagement and collaboration online is a big part of the Wikimedia Accelerator UNLOCK. In our online toolbox we continuously update our favorites and make them freely accessible to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":52565,"template":"","class_list":["post-51997","unlock-blog","type-unlock-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unlock-blog\/51997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unlock-blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/unlock-blog"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}