Quick Tip: Online collaboration during JAM sessions, via iPad

I just got an iPad and I’m facilitating my first JAM with it. I’m challenging myself to see if I can get through 4 days without opening my laptop in the session! Day 2 is complete, and so far, so good!

It’s not that I haven’t had to share ideas visually, however. We have stakeholders in the room (viewing projected images) as well as remote (via WebEx).

I purchased Autodesk’s SketchBook Pro. Because my iPad is a wifi model, not 3g, I needed to be connected to the wireless network to make this work. At a few points in the discussion where we needed something visual that could not be easily reproduced in iRise, I was able to quickly sketch out a concept with my fingers on the ipad (sort of like finger painting!), save the image and send it to Kay, who then opened it for the JAM participants to see.

It keeps with our philosophy of visual communication and provided a good workaround in an instance where iRise wasn’t an appropriate tool.

iPhone & iPad SimDK™ for iRise

The OneSpring iPhone & iPad SimDK™ for iRise is a complete toolkit for the design of custom iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad applications inside of iRise. It offers a template guide that matches the form of the iPhone/iPad to help ensure designs can be accurately reproduced within the Apple SDK. The OneSpring iPhone & iPad SimDK for iRise toolkit includes:

• iRise iDoc template with guides
• High fidelity iPhone/iPad form factor in portrait & landscape modes
• Interface elements like buttons, switches, keyboards and more
• Slider and button action behaviors