EventStorming was invented as a low-tech activity in which people interact and learn together in the same room. The creator of the workshop, Alberto Brandolini, has often objected to conducting EventStorming remotely because it’s impossible to

achieve the same levels of participation, and hence, collaboration and knowledge sharing, when the group is not colocated.

However, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, it became impossible to have in-person meetings and do EventStorming as it was meant to be done. A num‐ ber of tools attempted to enable collaboration and facilitation of remote EventStorm‐ ing sessions. At the time of this writing, the most notable of them is miro.com. Be more patient when doing online EventStorming and take into account the less effec‐ tive communication that results.

In addition, my experience shows that remote EventStorming sessions are more effec‐ tive with a smaller number of participants. While as many as 10 people can attend an in-person EventStorming session, I prefer to limit online sessions to five participants. When you need more participants to contribute their knowledge, you can facilitate multiple sessions, and afterward compare and merge the resultant models.

When the situation allows, return to in-person EventStorming.