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Open Space Technology is a methodology for creative collaboration that takes advantage of the natural way we think. Participants create and manage their own agendas in parallel working sessions around common themes of interest or stratetic importance. This format can be used in conferences, retreats, or regular planning meetings, with a result of bringing out the best of the group's ideas and inspiration. See What is Open Space Technology? for more information.

Backpack is a highly recommended award-winning collaboration tool. It allows you to store, share, discuss, and archive everything that’s essential for your team, including documents, discussions and schedules.

Central Desktop offers an inexpensive social technology platform that allows business teams to interact, share and manage their daily work activities from anywhere at any time. It's easy to implement, fun to use and scalable for mid-market businesses.

Smartsheet is a simple online collaborative project management tool with reasonable pricing. It works just like an enhanced spreadsheet, and you can import and export spreadsheets with Excel. There also are some unique crowdsourcing features as well.

Mindjet's MindManager is mindmapping software that's perfect for spatial thinkers who feel limited by linear and list-based project management tools. Draft free-form diagrams that reflect your own creative process.

Microsoft Project is the project management tool Audrey "grew up with" when she was managing software development teams in production mode. Invaluable features include the ability to shift the view between project and task levels with a single click, and the Gantt chart views to track shifting dependencies to fit immovable deadlines.

GanttProject performs many of the most popular project management functions from Microsoft Project, but it is free. Not only can you create Gantt and PERT charts, but you can import MS Project files in order to easily convert to this tool.

Trax Time is a great PC-based time tracking tool for the multi-tasking professional. It's inexpensive and very easy to use because you simply "punch in" and "punch out" of your projects to track hours at any level of detail you wish. You can also use it to learn how many hours you are spending on nonbillable activities for better time management.

Teuxdeux.com is a very popular browser-based free app for managing your to-do lists. Many of Audrey's clients love it, and there also is an iPhone version available so you can seamlessly shift from home to on-the-road. Check it out!