McGee comments on Roland's discovery of Bernie DeKoven's Userland-based Technography site. Bernie later went on to create technography.com, which has since gone lights out, but was a very nice resource (check the wayback machine for details). Bernie recently started a blog over at his DeepFun.com site, though, and it's definitely worth a read.

Rethinking mundane processes.

Technography: Meeting Checklist. Major competitive advantage for companies that follow the items on this checklist!Evaluate the "intelligence" of your meeting system by exploring each stage of your meeting process. There are a total of 23 measures, each of which could lead to more productive communication. [Roland Tanglao's Weblog]

As you go through this list, it's worth reflecting on the opportunities for great leverage in revisiting mundane processes in organizations and thinking about how to make them better.  While the opportunity is great, there is also a major barrier in getting people to adopt new practices, particularly in areas where they are unaware of their practices to begin with.

Folks, a gentle reminder that it is entirely possible to do all 23 of the things on this list, and still remain mired in inefficiency -- this list of tasks is strictly about improving communication. The people involved in the meetings must also be committed to actually making decisions, not merely discussing situations. Also important is to assign action items to individuals or groups, and then giving those folks enough information, control and power to see things through (and holding them responsible for success). Seems like common sense, but how many workplaces don't always perform according to common sense?

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