Controllable display of a collaboration framework system

摘要

A structure of an interactive collaboration session is generated. The structure is typically based on an activity defined by a leader of the interactive collaboration session. The structure of the interactive collaboration session comprises different levels. For example, the structure of the interactive collaboration session may contain hierarchical levels that include top level items to discuss, a secondary level for responses to top level items, and a tertiary level for responses to the secondary level items. The structure of the interactive collaboration session is displayed to the leader. The leader controls the participants' display of the structure of the interactive collaboration as the interactive collaboration session progresses. For example, the leader may click on a button that disables the participants' ability to make comments during one part of the interactive collaboration session. Later, the leader can click on a button to enable the participants to make comments.

主权项

1. A method for collaboration comprising:
generating a structure of an interactive collaboration session, wherein the structure of the interactive collaboration session comprises a plurality of levels, wherein the interactive collaboration session is displayed in a hierarchical column-based structure, and wherein the plurality of levels visually indicates a column-based hierarchy within a structure of an agenda for the interactive collaboration session; generating, for display, the structure of the interactive collaboration session to a leader of the interactive collaboration session; receiving an input from the leader to control the display of the plurality of levels of the structure of the interactive collaboration session; in response to receiving the input to control the display of the plurality of levels of the structure of the interactive collaboration session, controlling the display of the plurality of levels to a set of participants of the interactive collaboration session; generating, for display, a plurality of steps of the interactive collaboration session from a predefined template, wherein selection of individual ones of the plurality of steps of the interactive collaboration session cause a display of the plurality of levels shown to the set of participants to change and wherein the change causes a display of individual levels of the plurality of levels to change differently for individual participants of the set of participants; dividing the structure of the interactive collaboration session into a plurality of structures of the interactive collaboration session, wherein the plurality of structures of the interactive collaboration session are based on a plurality of activities; and providing a mechanism for displaying individual ones of the plurality of structures of the interactive collaboration session to the leader of the interactive collaboration session, wherein the set of participants are divided among the plurality of the structures of the interactive collaboration session into a plurality of sets of participants and wherein one of the plurality of sets of participants is unable to view another set of participant's respective structure of the interactive collaboration session, and wherein at least one participant of the set of participants can toggle back and forth between the plurality of structures of the interactive collaboration session.