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Topless meetings for team focus?
Merlin Mann | Mar 25 2008
When it's hard to stay focused, try going 'topless' to meetings - San Jose Mercury News Our good pals over at Adaptive Path have been experimenting with banning laptops and other communication devices in meetings (something I've supported in the past). From today's Mercury News:
[via Dan Saffer] The Question to YouHas your team tried some version of topless meetings? How did it work for you? Anybody tried it and given up? How did the meetings change without the toys being on? 42 Comments
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It's not the toolsSubmitted by cbowler on March 25, 2008 - 10:25am.
I agree that it's good to make some meetings and discussions mobile device-free. But I think we're back to the argument from a couple of weeks ago. Should we blame the tools? Probably not. You can ban the laptops and mobile devices and tell people to bring notepads and pens. But you'll then have to watch for the doodlers - they weren't paying attention long before laptops and wireless came along. If you are having meetings where people aren't paying attention, the problem is deeper. Maybe we need to work on having more purposeful meetings. » POSTED IN:
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