There are a 3 main reasons to hold a meeting and 1 additional one you should not forget.

1. The
WHY'S of meetings
innovation / change / participation
Inspiring teams to surpass themselves
Creating radical honest business cultures

2. We see
main challenges
of modern organisations:
How to tap into and use the creativity of our
workforce?
How to engage consumers and stakeholders?
How to fulfill the many needs of our customers
effectively?

3. We believe that the challenges
of our organisations are also
the challenges of our meetings
Or at least, they should be…

4. Think of the meetings you’re having today
Why do you have them?
What challenges will you tackle within your meetings?

5. Really?

6. What we think meetings are all about…
The
WHY’S of meetings

7. #1 To get new ideas
#2 To engage others and co-create
#3 To organise our work effectively

8. #1 To get new ideas
If you want new ideas you need to tap into and
use the creativity of your workforce.
How?

9. #2 To engage others and co-create
If you want to co-create products and services
you will need to engage your stakeholders,
starting with your customers.
How?
2,5
2,5

10. #3 To organise our work effectively
If you want to fulfill the needs of your clients,
you need to organise your work effectively,
responding quickly to the needs.
How?

11. Did we already mention there’s just
WHY
to meet and
only 1?

12. Just imagine…
How will your life look like without meetings?
OR...

13. We meet because we’re human!

14. Some resources:
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IBM CEO study 'Capitalizing on Complexity'
gamestorming by Dave Gray
some interviews with thought leaders
Visual Innovation Accelerator Toolbook
Creating radical honest business cultures
Oscar Westra van Holte / oscar@modelminds.nl / www.modelminds.nl
innovation / change / participation
Inspiring teams to surpass themselves
Ruben van der Laan / info@rubenvanderlaan.com / www.rubenvanderlaan.com