Create a Friendly and Productive Meeting Space

Teamwork & CooperationEfficiency & Time ManagementAll employees≈ 15 min

Key skill: Meeting facilitation

Summary

Rethink your meeting space to boost creativity and effectiveness: engage the 5 senses, rearrange the room to energize participants, or change location altogether — even holding walking meetings.

Target audience

Anyone who facilitates or takes part in meetings.

Learning objectives

Create a welcoming, functional space for meetings.
Take the 5 senses into account to boost participants' effectiveness.
Organize the space differently to shake people out of their habits and energize them.
Change participants' habits to be more stimulating and creative.

Module outline

StorytellingAn overview of an innovative virtual office solution for keeping remote workers connected
ArticlesBest practices and recommendations for meeting spaces
Expert videoExploring three ways to think about space: a welcoming, functional venue, a different and tailored layout, and an innovative setting
AnchoringQuiz and True/False questions to dig deeper into the topic and anchor what you've learned
Memo cardDownloadable memo card: the key points from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)

Models & methods

Three approaches: a welcoming space and the 5 senses; rearranging the room; changing location, Walk and Talk meetings.

Research-based

Walt Disney; Walk and Talk meetings, favored by Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jack Dorsey; Le Monde (2014): "Sitting kills more than smoking."