🤐 Silent Meetings: Have You Heard About Them? 🚀
Craig A. DeLarge, MPH, MBA, CPC introduced me to Silent Meetings, an innovative meeting format reshaping the way teams collaborate and make decisions.
Here’s the lowdown on what makes them tick:
📜 Silent Meetings kick off with a “Table Read,” a shared document that sets the stage for discussion. It’s like the ultimate pre-read, but everyone reads it during the meeting.
🧘♂️ Attendees read the Table Read in silence, leaving comments and questions in the document. This phase encourages deep thinking and thoughtful contributions.
👥 A skilled facilitator guides the discussion, synthesizing comments and leading the group to focus on key topics.
When to use it:
🔍 In complex decision-making scenarios.
👥 In small team settings or large gatherings.
📝 In meetings necessitating creation and engagement, more than just information dissemination.
When not to use it:
❤️ When building group rapport or addressing emotional topics.
📣 In situations that require inspiration through storytelling.
💡 For brainstorming sessions that involve a high level of creativity.
I often incorporate Silent Meetings into workshops to engage groups of people when we need to deeply focus on a document or a scenario, read it, adapt it, or comment on it.
Incorporating Silent Meetings into brainstorming sessions can lead to better decision-making, increased participation, and more efficient use of everyone’s time.
It’s like transforming those noisy, time-consuming meetings into productive forums for creation!
Do you use them? In what situations?
