Facilitation isn’t about having all the answers—it’s about creating the space for the right questions, the right energy, and the right flow.
In virtual and hybrid environments, that means engagement isn’t optional. It’s the lifeline of the session.
But engagement doesn’t just happen because people show up. It happens when facilitators have the right tools to invite it. Tools that make participation easy. That surface insight in the moment. That help you read the room, adjust on the fly, and bring the group with you.
That’s exactly what SmartLab’s real-time engagement tools are designed to do. With polls, live reactions, collaborative activities, and breakout logic built in, SmartLab helps you create dynamic, responsive sessions—without juggling multiple platforms.
Here’s how it works.
SmartLab’s polling tool allows you to ask a question and get live responses in seconds—visible to both you and your participants. Whether you’re checking alignment, gathering feedback, or opening up a decision point, polls give you instant clarity.
Use live polls to:
Bonus: All polls are saved as part of the session data, so you can follow up with insights after the session ends.
Breakouts are where the real work often happens. But they can be clunky to manage in typical platforms. SmartLab allows you to group users into communities, assign tasks, and facilitate shared digital activities—all in one environment. Breakouts can also be delivered via integrated video conferencing.
What you can do:
This means no separate Zoom rooms, lost links, or missing context. Just smooth transitions between plenary and small group work.
Beyond polls and reactions, SmartLab includes real-time decision and collaboration apps: surveys, ideas wall, ideas mapper,, and more. Participants can co-create, brainstorm, sort, vote, or reflect—all in one shared space.
This encourages:
When people contribute visually, they feel more engaged—and they remember more.
Real-time engagement tools aren’t just bells and whistles. They’re how you read the room, guide the flow, and adapt in the moment. They make your sessions more human—even when they’re happening on screen.
With SmartLab, facilitators stay present and focused—without toggling between tabs, juggling links, or guessing where the group is at.
You don’t need more tech. You need better tools that work with you, not against you. SmartLab gives you a central space to plan, engage, and lead—whether you’re hosting 10 people or 1,000.