Lessons Learned Working Apart
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The document outlines key lessons for effective virtual meetings, emphasizing that clarity is the main bottleneck rather than code or creativity. It stresses the importance of understanding attendees' perspectives, ensuring meetings are purposeful, and the value of starting in person when feasible. Additionally, it provides various resources and references to further enhance meeting design and collaboration.
Lessons Learned Working Apart
- 1. Lessons Learned Working Apart @kevinmhoffman sevenheadsdesign.com kevinmhoffman.com
- 2. What is a business?
- 3. Employees?
- 5. A building?
- 7. CUSTOMERS MAKERS IDEAS This is a business.
- 10. C.K. PRAHALAD AND V. RAMASWAMY, “THE FUTURE OF COMPETITION” (Value) is rapidly shifting from a firm- centric view to personalized consumer experiences. Informed, networked, empowered and active consumers are increasingly co-creating value with the firm. “
- 12. We are all working remotely to some degree.
- 14. @kevinmhoffman COLLABORATION IS WHEN THE OUTCOME IS BETTER THAN INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS.
- 15. SPEND TIME ON OUTCOMES. Virtual meetings lesson #1 @kevinmhoffman
- 17. The bottleneck is never code or creativity. It’s clarity. “ SCOTT BERKUN, THE YEAR WITHOUT PANTS
- 18. When a group of intelligent people come together to talk about issues that matter, it is both natural and productive for disagreement to occur. “ PATRICK LENCIONI, DEATH BY MEETING
- 19. 2ITEMS on THE AGENDA My approach to virtual meetings 6 lessons for evaluating the effectiveness of your virtual meetings ONLY
- 20. Before a Meeting
- 22. Always lead with attendee’s time zone, followed by your time zone.
- 23. Are you available at 7PM BST which for me would be 2PM EST?
- 25. YOU ARE NOT YOUR ATTENDEES. Virtual meetings lesson #2 @kevinmhoffman
- 26. < This… < AND this.
- 28. TRUST NO ONE THING. Virtual meetings lesson #3 @kevinmhoffman
- 29. A true tale of disaster. http://youtu.be/wPOgvzVOQig
- 30. < This.
- 32. IS THIS MEETING PRIMARILY VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON? Virtual meetings lesson #4 @kevinmhoffman
- 33. What about you?
- 34. During a Meeting
- 35. Fail back to text Fail back to phone Price is right (even for business) Audio and screen recording (usability or co-browsing) Custom URLs
- 37. HOW WOULD I DO THIS IN PERSON? Virtual meetings lesson #5 @kevinmhoffman
- 42. DANIELMALL.COM
- 45. Another tale of abject failure.
- 46. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! RECIPE for CHECK-INS One weekly with client and team Open by collecting expectations. Contribute then respond. All attendees optional, but… Keep the hangout open for 30 minutes
- 47. Ending a Meeting
- 48. DON’T CONCLUDE AMBIGUOUSLY. Virtual meetings lesson #6 @kevinmhoffman
- 49. One last bad idea.
- 50. START IN PERSON WHEN POSSIBLE. Virtual team super power! @kevinmhoffman
- 51. 6LESSONS of VIRTUAL MEETINGS Spend time on outcomes. You are not your attendees. Trust no one thing. Is this meeting primarily virtual or in person? How would this work in person? Don’t conclude ambiguously.
- 52. BOOKS.SIMONANDSCHUSTER.COM/ MOMENTS-OF-IMPACT SCOTTBERKUN.COM/YEARWITHOUTPANTS37SIGNALS.COM/REMOTE
- 53. Meeting Design For Makers, Managers, and Everyone Coming in late 2015 rosenfeldmedia.com/books/meeting-design
- 54. You are a business.
- 56. Resources: Books Remote: Office Not Required (Fried & Hansson) The Year Without Pants by Scott Berkun Moments of Impact by Ertel & Solomon The Future of Competition (Pralahad & Ramaswamy) Lean UX (Gothelf & Seiden) Visual Leaders Visual Teams Visual Meetings (Sibbett) A Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision Making (Kaner, et al) How to Make Meetings Work (Doyle & Strauss) The Rapid Vis Toolkit (Hanks) Gamestorming (Gray, Macanufo & Brown) The Connected Company (Gray w/Vander Wal ) The Doodle Revolution (Sunni Brown) The Back of the Napkin (Dan Roam) Business Model Generation (Alex Osterwalder, et al) Collaboration (Hansen) Collaborating Effectively (Harvard Business Review) Designing the Conversation (Unger, Nunnally& Willis) Designing Together (Brown)