Episode 48: Meetings and Inclusion with Katie Gore and Mark Rickmeier

Meetings and Inclusion with Katie Gore and Mark Rickmeier
The inclusion card deck discussed in this episode is now live on Kickstarter. Go to https://www.tablexi.com/kickstarter to get your deck.
TableXI is offering training for developers and product teams! For more info, got to http://tablexi.com/workshops or email [email protected].
Guests:
Mark Rickmeier (https://twitter.com/MarkRickmeier): CEO of Table XI (https://www.tablexi.com/).
Katie Gore (https://twitter.com/speechIRL): Founder and Director of speech IRL (https://www.speechirl.com/).
Summary
Today we are talking about meetings. Any group software activity is going to have meetings, and we’re going to talk about making them better, where by better we mean more interactive and able to get meaningful contributions from everybody without letting the loudest or most powerful voices dominate. My guests are Mark Rickmeier, the CEO of Table XI, and Katie Gore, of the communication coaching company SpeechIRL. As this podcast comes out, Table XI is running a Kickstarter for a new meeting tool that you can use to improve your meetings. We’ll talk about how we came to develop the tool, how we use it, and why we think it’s effective. We want to hear from you — what’s the problem with your meetings and how have you solved it? Let us know at techdoneright.io/48 or on Twitter at @tech_done_right
Notes
02:25 - What are the problems with meetings that we are trying to solve?
- Multipliers, Revised and Updated: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman (https://www.amazon.com/Multipliers-Revised-Updated-Leaders-Everyone/dp/0062663070/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540240738&sr=8-1&keywords=multiplyers+book)
- Accidental Diminishing
- People Who Don’t Contribute Enough
- Rambling and Tangents
- Interrupting
08:40 - Remote Meetings and Communication Styles and Tactics
13:28 - Creating Cards and Gamifying Meetings: “Wicked Meetings”
- Question Cards
- Opinion Cards
- The Interrupter Card
- The Devil’s Advocate Card
- The Angel’s Advocate Card
- The Kicking a Dead Horse Card
- Speak Up Card
24:00 - What kinds of meetings do these work best at?
- Meeting Owl 360 Degree Video Conference Camera with Automatic Speaker Focus (https://www.amazon.com/Meeting-Owl-Conference-Automatic-Speaker/dp/B075X1VL3Y/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1540242163&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=meeting+owl+360+degree+video+conference+camera&psc=1)
27:24 - Table XI’s Inclusion Card Kickstarter!
- https://www.tablexi.com/kickstarter
- Are you (accidentally) diminishing colleagues in your meetings? (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-accidentally-diminishing-colleagues-your-meetings-mark-rickmeier/)
29:23 - How can people and companies get started implementing something like this?
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Your First 100 Days at a New Company with Katie Gore and Elizabeth Trepkowski Hodos (https://www.techdoneright.io/36)
Nonviolent Conversation with Nadia Odunayo (https://www.techdoneright.io/22)
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Meetings and Inclusion with Katie Gore and Mark Rickmeier

The inclusion card deck discussed in this episode is now live on Kickstarter. Go to https://www.tablexi.com/kickstarter to get your deck.

TableXI is offering training for developers and product teams! For more info, got to http://tablexi.com/workshops or email [email protected].

Guests:

Mark Rickmeier: CEO of Table XI.

Katie Gore: Founder and Director of speech IRL.

Summary

Today we are talking about meetings. Any group software activity is going to have meetings, and we’re going to talk about making them better, where by better we mean more interactive and able to get meaningful contributions from everybody without letting the loudest or most powerful voices dominate. My guests are Mark Rickmeier, the CEO of Table XI, and Katie Gore, of the communication coaching company SpeechIRL. As this podcast comes out, Table XI is running a Kickstarter for a new meeting tool that you can use to improve your meetings. We’ll talk about how we came to develop the tool, how we use it, and why we think it’s effective. We want to hear from you — what’s the problem with your meetings and how have you solved it? Let us know at techdoneright.io/48 or on Twitter at @tech_done_right

Notes

02:25 - What are the problems with meetings that we are trying to solve?

Multipliers, Revised and Updated: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman
Accidental Diminishing
People Who Don’t Contribute Enough
Rambling and Tangents
Interrupting

08:40 - Remote Meetings and Communication Styles and Tactics

13:28 - Creating Cards and Gamifying Meetings: “Wicked Meetings”

Question Cards
Opinion Cards
The Interrupter Card
The Devil’s Advocate Card
The Angel’s Advocate Card
The Kicking a Dead Horse Card
Speak Up Card

24:00 - What kinds of meetings do these work best at?

Meeting Owl 360 Degree Video Conference Camera with Automatic Speaker Focus

27:24 - Table XI’s Inclusion Card Kickstarter!

https://www.tablexi.com/kickstarter
Are you (accidentally) diminishing colleagues in your meetings?

29:23 - How can people and companies get started implementing something like this?

Related Episodes

Diverse Agile Teams with Marlena Compton, Betsy Haibel, and Jennifer Tu
Your First 100 Days at a New Company with Katie Gore and Elizabeth Trepkowski Hodos
Nonviolent Conversation with Nadia Odunayo
Building Trust and Building Teams with Jessie Shternshus and Mark Rickmeier

Special Guests: Katie Gore and Mark Rickmeier.