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Meeting science is an emerging scientific discipline dedicated to the study, analysis, and optimization of professional meetings. Its primary goal is to enhance the effectiveness, productivity, and satisfaction of meeting participants.

History

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Interest in meeting optimisation grew significantly in the early 21st century, especially after the global COVID-19 crisis,[1][2] which led many organizations to adopt hybrid work policies.

Origins

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With the publication of the Agile Manifesto in 2001, these approaches spread through the implementation of frameworks like Scrum, which includes specific meetings such as sprint planning and retrospectives, and the daily stand-up.[3]

Sociocracy and holacracy, governance models introduced in the 1970s and early 2000s respectively, define specific meeting formats centered on employee participation. Sociocracy rests on four principles: decision-making by consent, organization in circles, double-linking between circles, and election without candidates. Holacracy uses governance meetings and tactical meetings.[4]

Steven Rogelberg and Joseph Allen published The Cambridge handbook of meeting science in 2015, which included work on post-meeting conditions individuals experience.[5] Rogelberg's The surprising science of meetings addresses the impact agenda setting, participant engagement, and decision processes.[6] Allen, a former student of Rogelberg, researches entitativity (a concept developed by Donald T. Campbell in the 1960s) at the University of Utah and has written on remote meetings in hybrid work settings.[7]

The Harvard Business Review and McKinsey have also published articles on meetings.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ↑ Lamoureux, Nathalie (September 11, 2023). "Chronophages, inefficaces, coûteuses : faut-il éradiquer les réunions ?". Le Point (in French). Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ Dufour, Audrey (March 2, 2023). "" Je peux pas, j'ai réunion " : et si on s'organisait autrement ?". La Croix (in French). Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ Schwaber, Ken; Sutherland, Jeff (2020). "The 2020 Scrum Guide". Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ Battistelli, Matthieu (2019). "The contrasting contributions of holacracy to deliberative democracy in business". Revue Interdisciplinaire Management, Homme & Entreprise (in French). 358 (2): 3a–23a. doi:10.3917/rimhe.035.0003a. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  5. ↑ Allen, Joseph; Lehmann-Willenbrock, Nale; Rogelberg, Steven (2015). The Cambridge handbook of meeting science. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107067189.
  6. ↑ Rogelberg, Steven (2019). The surprising science of meetings: how you can lead your team to peak performance. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0190689216.
  7. ↑ Reed, Karin; Allen, Joseph (2021). Suddenly virtual: making remote meetings work. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1119793670.
  8. ↑ Schwarz, Roger (March 19, 2015). "How to design an agenda for an effective meeting". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ De Smet, Aaron; Jost, Gregor; Weiss, Leigh (May 8, 2019). "Want a better decision? Plan a better meeting". McKinsey. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ McKinsey, James (May 8, 2023). "What is an effective meeting?". McKinsey. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

Further reading

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  • Kline, Nancy (2002). Time to think: listening to ignite the human mind. Cassell. ISBN 978-0706377453.
  • Lencioni, Patrick (2005). Optimisez votre équipe: les cinq dysfonctions d'une équipe (in French). Un monde different. ISBN 978-2892256031.
  • Woods, Catherine; Uden, Ingrid (2007). Meeting magic: a practical guide for business managers who want to make their meetings productive. Meeting Magic. ISBN 978-0955778803.
  • Bens, Ingrid (2012). Facilitation at a glance! Your pocket guide to facilitation. Goal Q P C. ISBN 978-1576811375.
  • Axelrod, Dick; Axelrod, Emily (2014). Let's stop meeting like this: tools to save time and get more done. Berrett-Koehler. ISBN 978-1626560819.
  • Axtel, Paul (2015). Meetings matter: 8 powerful strategies for remarkable conversations. Jackson Creek Press. ISBN 978-0943097145.
  • Cooper, Sarah (2016). 100 tricks to appear smart In meetings. Square Peg. ISBN 978-1910931189.
  • Cameron, Julia (2017). Libérez votre créativité - La bible des artistes (in French). J'ai lu. ISBN 978-2290355084.
  • Herold, Cameron (2020). Meetings suck: turning one of the most loathed elements of business into one of the most valuable. Lioncrest. ISBN 978-1619614154.
  • Vignes, Thibault (2020). Concevoir et animer un séminaire : des moments collectifs utiles et audacieux pour 10, 30, 100, 1000 personnes (in French). Eyrolles. ISBN 978-2212573831.
  • Reed, Karin; Allen, Joseph (2022). Suddenly hybrid: managing the modern meeting. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1119831082.
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