If you hired driven people, their engagement will depend on their involvement in decision making process. Besides that, individuals included in decision making can contribute and lead to a better decision. And on top of that, people who participated in decision making process will be more adaptive and creative during the implementation, because they will know and feel the very nature of the decision. In fact, when people really want to find the way, they will.
If you have a confidence to proceed with activating your group, let’s see what are the options. I saw two ways: synchronous and asynchronous. The last one if about writing things down and asking for comments. This method is widely practiced in Amazon. Its advantage is in letting people to take their time and provide better quality questions and responses. Its disadvantage is a need of perfect writing skills, where the messages don’t get misinterpreted. When communicating using voice and body language, we send more information and leave less room for misinterpretation. Another disadvantage is that this method does not ensure a participation of everyone. If someone is disengaged, nobody will notice.
That is why synchronous way is so popular. It lets people express themselves, but in the end make a call based on the data. I am explaining the this method in the activity Robust solutions activ8or. Feel free to check it out!