Work is a social activity. Individuals are crucial, but teams do the work that really makes a business difference. Teams work together loosely or tightly, intermittently or continuously, briefly or extensively, and either co-located or distributed around the world. Even in the same team, different ways of working apply at different times. We call this process project braiding.

The quality of braiding a team achieves depends on the quality of the tools they use. Unfortunately, compared to the richness and quality of tools for individuals, tools designed for teams lag well behind. We believe teams deserve better.

Developed from a multi-year research project carried out by The Appliance Studio, Quorum draws its inspiration from the whiteboard and flipcharts found in many meeting rooms. Often un-used, these shared visual spaces are actually a very powerful tool. For those who use them, the whiteboards or flipcharts are an invaluable way to communicate vision, share ideas, and record information.

But an ordinary whiteboard has limitations. It’s got a small capacity, it can’t be seen by those outside the room, and its content is lost as soon as it’s erased. It’s also difficult to use pre-prepared information and – most importantly – its physical location on a wall at the front of the room is often inappropriate.

Much more than just an electronic whiteboard, but just as easy to use, Quorum provides a shared visual space which overcomes all these limitations. It delivers the benefits of visual thinking to all teams, local or distributed. Its unique design makes it more effective and better value than competing products.