The Keys to an Inclusive and Successful Virtual Meeting

Teamwork & CooperationDiversity & InclusionAll employees≈ 15 min

Key skill: Meeting facilitation

Summary

Make remote meetings genuinely inclusive through five concrete practices: sharing facilitation roles, choosing the right collaborative tool, holding the line on both warmth and structure, using round-the-table check-ins often, and building in informal rituals.

Target audience

Anyone interested in diversity and inclusion.

Learning objectives

Organise inclusive virtual meetings
Break down silos and foster inclusion using icebreakers and the inclusion-shield technique
Share responsibility for the quality of exchanges in meetings
Use online collaborative tools to support co-construction

Module outline

ArticlesThe inclusion shield for fostering inclusion · Virtual icebreakers for breaking down silos and including everyone
Expert video5 best practices for inclusive meetings: shared responsibility, collaborative tools, warmth and structure, virtual round-the-table check-ins, and virtual rituals
AnchoringA quiz and True/False questions to explore the topic further and anchor what you've learned
Memo cardA downloadable memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)

Models & methods

Shared roles (scribe, timekeeper, host); the two pillars of Warmth and Structure; virtual round-the-table check-ins.

Research-based

Documented virtual rituals at Zapier (virtual coffee machine, music sharing on Slack).