Overall: - It is not cheaper, but also not more expensive than other tools - It is pretty intuitive to use. We already had a nice experience of a workshop with probably 6 net active hours on the platform and it was amazing: The Template-Sharing function was a highlight in that session. - Combined with state-of-the-art Breakout sessions (e.g. available in MS-Teams or Zoom), you can have a lot of fun and literally “go in and out” of rooms (and choose whom are you talking or not-talking to). This should be considered normal nowadays. #normalizedigitalization

What do I like best? - DEON is a german company and runs its server under the german data protection regulations (DSVO). We use it to collaborate with our customers (german SME’s). Typically, german customers opt for german providers because of they do not want any third-party authority (e.g. US government agencies) have access to their data. I don’t like it, but on-premise is also possible. - I have had very nice support from the DEON Team, thanks to [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN]. He was willing to share his insightful glance to the tool, to proactively troubleshoot / avoid upcoming difficulties in my planned workshops. And he also is reachable on Whatsapp. Yes, that is normal too. - Its intuitive front-end lets you improvise, when you are not sure how to do it.

What do I dislike? - DEON does not currently offer an “introduction” webinar or enablement sessions. Your abilities to use the tool rely solely in the https://deon.de/help/learn/. - The capabilities of Live-Sources are limited to one live-Camera and is disappointing, that it is nowhere mentioned. It rises the expectation of somehow having a conversation within the DEON Space, but this functionality is not expected. We use MS-Teams for voice & video. - I understand, that DEON tries to load content from Sharepoint once, and if its not successful, it doesn’t load it again – unless you activate this embedded frame again with a left click. When using several files, it is a hell lot of clicks (for example, we were 8 workshop participants and we had 8 files; there is a total of 64 clicks that had to be made, and it cost not only precious time but confusion for users not familiar with this issue). - I don’t like the annual-licensing pricing, it should be monthly. Yes, that is normal too. - Is there a Community? I see that other providers actively promote their communities and have loads of free-to-use templates. I didn’t have much luck finding one for DEON.

I am designing and facilitating synchronized collaboration events (complex workshops) with large groups over a couple of days to accelerate alignment and decision making processes. With DEON a can run simple but also very complex and ambitious workshops in digital, virtual and hybrid settings.

There are three major reasons why I use DEON: 1) Strong data integration: more than 40 data formats can be made visible and editable inside a DEON space; static formats like multipage documents (PPTX, PDF etc.) but also dynamic content (videos, websites, live applications); after a workshop it's easy to export a PPTX with its annotations (e.g. colored post-its, scribbles) in its original format ("as a PPTX with annotation") => this makes post-production much easier since all the texts inside the post-its can be copied & pasted into the actual PPTX with the need of retyping them again 2) Freedom to act: the infinite canvas gives infinite space for creativity; there are hundreds of ways in creating DEON spaces - to give them a structure, to lay methodologies behind it; to create, share and use templates; it's easy to use, very intuitive for most of the users 3) Easy to share: it's very simple to invite others into a DEON room to start deep realtime, visual collaboration

Currently the web version is not that powerful and for MAC users there is just a beta version available

We use Deon for synchronized workshops with many people. During the Workshop we need to edit and see simultaneously different documents (Excel, Word, PFD, PP). Deon is a good tool to work online together at the same time.

Deon is easy to use (User friendly). It so easy to keep an overview of a project. You can prepare divers Room (Workspace) with templates and work together with more people. You can edit your documents of the SharePoint direct in Deon.

Deon don´t support file with Macros.

Overall DEON helps the organization to save a lot of time and effort in many ways. It makes some meetings unnecessary as you can work with the team and be updated at any time. I also appreciate the simplicity of the use of DEON, as the program is very intuitive and easy to learn. The fact that DEON only has a 30-minute video of how to work with DEON, proves this point. The price is a little bit higher than usual but for me, it is worth it!

My daily life is made easier by DEON, especially when I'm collaborating with colleagues and clients. By using this software, the organization can spend less time looking for different documents and become more agile. Workshops and meetings are more efficient when participants can work together in one room. Aside from its ease of use, DEON's support is excellent at helping clients with their problems. You can also contribute to the development of the software by sending your ideas or thoughts to the support team. DEON's advantages over Miro or Mural were the reason for our choice.

As DEON is still developing, not all the functions are fully developed. Also, the waiting time for the software to load, when you open a full workspace, can be very long.

- Workshops with small and large groups - Ideation phases - concept phases - process design

I work with Deon every day (in my team and with customers), and I am really impressed by some of the features - also compared to Mural or Miro. I like about Deon is the stability and that all basic functions/features are well implemented. The focus here is really on the central elements. Also, the copy&paste function is better integrated. With Mural, I had some trouble when copying Post-its. Better are also the export functions (pdf, png, ppt, ...) and the compatibility with SharePoint / Office. This helps a lot with documentation after workshops. Also excellent is the zoom factor and the infinite board. Others are often limited to a certain size. With Deon you can create massive walls.

The facilitator functions could be more intuitive and that workshop attendees have to register (it's an obstacle for workshops)