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title: Client Testimonials
description: Collaborative strategic planning participants share how the engaging Brainzooming process and diversity emphasis make imagining ideas easy and rewarding.
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# Collaborative Strategy Testimonials 

It’s challenging to describe the collaborative Brainzooming strategy development process to executives who have never experienced it.

Many leaders think gathering more than a few people to collaborate will undermine and eliminate any possibilities for a productive experience developing strategy. Given how most business teams and meetings function, inviting more people to share ideas sounds like a recipe for disaster. We get that.

[But, that's not the case with Brainzooming](https://www.brainzooming.com/streamlining-strategic-planning?hsLang=en).

The following attendee reactions large Brainzooming collaboration events describe the positive impacts that collaborative strategy creates for:

- [Fostering productive interactions among diverse people](https://www.brainzooming.com/testimonials#Diverse_Collaboration)
- [Actively engaging participants](https://www.brainzooming.com/testimonials#Engaging_Process)
- [Generating new thinking and understanding](https://www.brainzooming.com/testimonials#Fresh_Thinking)
- [Bringing about a fun atmosphere to encourage greater sharing](https://www.brainzooming.com/testimonials#Enjoyable_Fun)

## **Diverse People Collaborating Effectively**

- “The **vast knowledge being brought together **was beyond expectations.”
- “I was thinking I may not be as **included** since I’m not from or otherwise generally associated with (the community).”
- “Working with people from **diverse backgrounds**.”
- “**Collaboration was so easy **with the group that I was with.”

## **An Engaging Process**

- “One of **best group brainstorming sessions **in a long time.”
- “Loved the **Boom / Bust exercise**.”
- “**Good subject materials **and posters.”
- “The shorter time frame worked well.”
- “Exercises presented to **gain focus **on a certain area.”
- “The **process and the questions; h**ave participated in many of these exercises and this was **different in a positive way**.”
- “Required a lot of **critical thinking**.”

## **Fresh Ideas, Insights, and Learning**

- “The **different ideas **we shared.”
- “I **thought about something I’d never thought of before **that could benefit from (this new technology).”
- “New and **thought provoking**** ideas**.”
- “**Learned** a lot”
- “So many of the **ideas shared can benefit any organization in our community.**”
- “I realized things that would work for my organization as well as the community as a whole. **I will try to implement these ideas **within my organization."

## **Unexpectedly Enjoyable**

- “This was a lot of **fun**!”
- “**Very enjoyable **and fun. **Not just a lecture.”**
- “Didn’t know what to expect. **Great collaboration**.”
- “I **didn’t expect toys**.”

**When was the last time one of your organization’s strategic planning meetings or processes generated these types of comments? **