Digital logging vs. flipchart

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A crisis meeting is all about sound decision-making and a clear overview. But if you take notes on a whiteboard, you miss out on exactly that. Why?

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1. Information remains within the crisis room

You can't share a whiteboard with the rest of the organization. While others need crucial updates, everything stays confined to a single room.

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2. You lose track of things.

A crisis drill lasts about two hours. But a real crisis lasts days or weeks. At some point, you’ll find yourself covering your crisis room with flip chart sheets. Moreover, you can’t filter or search through the information in a paper logbook.

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3. The crisis team acts quickly.

The logger has to take notes while standing and writing on flip charts, and has trouble keeping up with everything. The result is an incomplete logbook.

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4. Because the logger is writing

While the rest of the crisis team is seated, the logger misses parts of the discussion.
This makes it harder to actively contribute to the process. And as a result, the logger is not a full-fledged team member.

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5. Recording the date and time for logged information is crucial.

It's almost impossible to do this with a whiteboard.

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6. After the crisis, all flipchart pages must be converted into a digital report.

That takes a lot of time and increases the risk of errors.

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It’s a good idea to have a whiteboard or flip chart in your crisis room. They’re useful for more creative tasks, such as creating a mind map, a diagram, or a drawing to clarify a particular situation. But a logbook should be digital!

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