By Hunter Schwarz November 07, 2023 Design software companies like to make big promises about the creative potential of their AI tools. With its new AI features, Figma is making one of the most enticing promises of all: It’s going to make your meetings better. Today, the collaborative design software company announced FigJam AI, its … Continue reading Figma’s new AI-powered tools will make your meetings suck less
By Chris Morris September 05, 2023 Meetings, even the best ones, are never a lot of fun—and they’re a lot worse when the person running them rambles, is ill-prepared or (God forbid) spits out a litany of jargon that makes everyone go glassy-eyed. And as terrible as a bad in-person meeting can be, it … Continue reading Zoom’s new AI tool will tell you if you’re bad at meetings
By Jeremy Caplan September 05, 2023 This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here. Slido is my preferred polling tool for live meetings and events. It’s the easiest, quickest way to engage people in a remote session. I’ve used it in hundreds of … Continue reading Why Slido is the perfect tool for posing questions in meetings and workshops
By Shalene Gupta August 29, 2023 “Hurray, more meetings!” said no one ever. The COVID-19 pandemic has meant we’ve given work a rethink. But unfortunately, meetings are still a mainstay—if not even more prevalent, much to everyone’s disappointment. Mmhmm, a video presentation app, asked 1,000 Americans about their thoughts on meetings, and the response … Continue reading 93% of Americans have complaints about meetings. Here are their top 8 do’s and don’t’s
Apple Store employees in Maryland vote to unionize Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Apple Store employees at the company’s Towson Town Center location in Maryland have voted to unionize. According to the Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, the group that led the unionization effort, workers voted “overwhelming” in favor of joining the International Association of Machinists … Continue reading Apple reportedly held anti-union meetings at all of its US stores
By Dave DuBois February 16, 2023 Ever feel like you’re in too many meetings? You’re not alone: 92% of employees consider meetings costly and unproductive, according to the Harvard Business Review. Now, many organizations are trying to cut down on the meeting clutter. In a dramatic step to improve productivity, Shopify went … Continue reading Saying no to meetings made my team more productive. Here’s why
Roam, Frameable & Party.Space are delivering experiences that help employees and orgs adapt to the work-from-home era. Chris Wood on November 15, 2022 Work from home has all but eliminated the informal social interactions which let employees get to know each other and share ideas. Email and chats aren’t the same as going out for … Continue reading How new remote work apps and virtual meetings are transforming employee experience
By Doug Aamoth July 25, 2022 Until we master the mysterious art of telepathy—which seems a long way off—we’re stuck with meetings. Fortunately, there are plenty of free tools that can take the sting out of scheduling, coming up with agendas, note-taking, and more. Here are a few to check out. Simple scheduling … Continue reading 4 great free under-the-radar tools for more manageable meetings
By Betsy Kauffman May 28, 2022 Ashley, the new CEO of a tech firm, caught wind that her marketing team was meeting one afternoon when she was unexpectedly in the office. While she hadn’t planned to join the group and didn’t touch base with the team’s leader beforehand about the agenda, she decided … Continue reading Why leaders may want to think twice before crashing team meetings
By Stephanie Vozza April 29, 2022 Most of us have a love/hate relationship with meetings. We dread attending because there’s usually a thousand other things we’d rather do with the time. Part of the problem with meetings is that we don’t think enough about them, says Donna McGeorge, author of The 25 Minute … Continue reading This is exactly how long your meetings should last
