Remote facilitation guides collaborative modeling when participants lack physical proximity and depend on digital technology to communicate, observe one another, and work together. section 5.5.2
Prepare the session around the distinctive challenges of remote collaboration:
- Establish working agreements at the start, including keeping cameras on as much as possible and discussing exceptions early. section 5.5.2
- Keep the facilitator able to see the group while participants work on a digital whiteboard, preferably using separate screens. section 5.5.2
- Look deliberately for weak signals because cameras reduce visibility of body language, facial expressions, intonation, gaze, and group-forming patterns. section 5.5.2
A remote modeling setup
Before collaborative modeling begins, the facilitator agrees that cameras stay on where possible, explains how exceptions will be handled, and arranges separate displays for the participants and digital whiteboard. During the session, the facilitator watches for defensive postures, evasive gazes, and other patterns that may signal difficulty with a topic. section 5.5.2
