Means for processing information

An apparatus coordinating activities of planning groups, comprising:

• a first planning group at a first physical location comprising a first electronic display apparatus visible to each of a plurality of participants interacting at the first planning group, a first video camera, a first plurality of computerized appliances enabling the participants at the first planning group to input first content comprising any one or a combination of text and images, and a first connection apparatus coupling the plurality of computerized appliances to the first electronic display apparatus and to a network;
• a second planning group at a second physical location comprising a second electronic display apparatus visible to each of a plurality of participants interacting at the second planning group, a second video camera, a second plurality of computerized appliances enabling the participants at the second planning group to input second content, and a second connection apparatus coupling the plurality of computerized appliances to the second electronic display apparatus and to the network;
• a server coupled to the network and to the first and second connection apparatus at the first and second planning groups, the server having a processor executing coded instructions from a non-transitory physical medium;
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• a storage medium coupled to the server;
• wherein the server operates to process the first and second content input by the participants at the first and second planning groups and to display all the content simultaneously on the first and the second electronic display apparatus, the first video camera is positioned to capture a video image of one or more participants at the first planning group to be displayed in a specific region of the second electronic display apparatus at the second planning group, and the second video camera is positioned to capture a video image of one or more participants at the second planning group to be displayed in a specific region of the first electronic display apparatus at the first planning group.