{"id":8800,"date":"2013-04-29T11:50:26","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T10:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/?p=8800"},"modified":"2013-04-29T11:50:26","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T10:50:26","slug":"moving-meetings-beyond-one-size-fits-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/business-advice-and-news\/moving-meetings-beyond-one-size-fits-all","title":{"rendered":"Moving meetings beyond one-size-fits-all"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have a Guest Blog Post today from David Saul, MD of Business Environment, who has contributed previously to our blogs and gives our readers a different perspective from the Office Companies point of view.<\/p>\n

If you would like to contribute or have something interesting to say, please contact us directly at blog@easyoffices.com<\/p>\n

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When Wired, the publication that coined the phrase ‘crowdsourcing’ – which describes the process of obtaining services or ideas by soliciting contributions from an online community – begins to question whether technology is ‘disconnecting’ rather than ‘connecting’ us, perhaps it’s time to take note.<\/p>\n

While crowdsourcing is a prime example of technology facilitating collaborative endeavor, the recent article by Nilofer Merchant on how to stage effective meetings, argues that the “absence of a device“ is necessary to create an environment in which people can give their full attention to the issues being discussed.<\/p>\n

In fact, Merchant doesn’t just believe technology is getting in the way of effective meetings – she believes the fact that they’re all too often held in meeting rooms is actually one of the major problems. She prefers “walking meetings“, in which participants walk side-by-side and discuss ideas.<\/p>\n

It’s an interesting concept, but I’m not entirely convinced that a meeting will always be more productive because of the absence of technology or the fact that the participants are walking.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Instead, I believe the more important point to take away from the article is that a one-size-fits-all approach to meetings is misguided – different formats and settings will be more suitable depending on the issues being discussed and the requirements of the meeting participants.<\/p>\n

Of course, there are some fairly general rules about successful meetings – the ability to concentrate on the topic being discussed, free from noisy distractions, will nearly always be important.<\/p>\n

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And, when it comes to technology, we should acknowledge its power to connect us while recognising that it doesn’t always achieve this aim and can be a distraction.<\/p>\n

However, there are almost certainly examples of technology enabling greater interaction between colleagues than would have otherwise been possible, such as in the instance of dispersed freelancers collaborating on a project via video conferencing.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, research underlines the added value offered by video conferencing, which has been shown to improve concentration – with participants able to focus on a discussion for an average of 35 minutes, compared to only 23 minutes on a telephone call.<\/p>\n

A readiness to develop the correct meeting format and deploy technology intelligently is key to staging engaging and productive meetings. Such a move will make effective collaboration between different teams a walk in the park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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