I've long heard about the Amazon approach to meetings and have been intrigued. But people who have actually done it report mixed feelings to me. And the process is quite prescriptive and feels a bit heavy so I've yet to try it.
But this article did a really good job of articulating what I think might be the fundamental insight of Amazons meetings. And it proposes a variety of ways for implementing the basic insights so it's far less prescriptive:
I've long heard about the Amazon approach to meetings and have been intrigued. But people who have actually done it report mixed feelings to me. And the process is quite prescriptive and feels a bit heavy so I've yet to try it.
But this article did a really good job of articulating what I think might be the fundamental insight of Amazons meetings. And it proposes a variety of ways for implementing the basic insights so it's far less prescriptive:
The fix is to change the fundamental structure: start with silent, parallel work, and only after begin a live discussion.
Basic Structure
Semi-Sync Phase (10-15 min): Everyone joins a live call and works silently in a shared doc
Sync Phase (15-20 min): Audio-on, discuss flagged items and make decisions