dagToday's law and policy post on how the contest between platforms is an example of a contest often seen
https://davidallengreen.com/2022/11/hierarchies-vs-networks-in-the-age-of-musk-and-mastodon/
Black Fen@davidallengreen On a related note, I don't know how well it applies to other disciplines, but one of my mantras from a lot of experience working as a product development engineer is "More than 6 people in a meeting is an announcement, not a discussion".
That's based on meetings lasting 30 to 60 minutes. In that amount of time it seems up to 6 people can make meaningful contributions, but if you have any more than that there's a high probability at least one person won't say anything.
Jared 🇦🇺🏳️🌈⚧️👽@blackfen @davidallengreen there should be a clock on the wall that counts "This meeting has cost..."
hicksy2@jared @blackfen @davidallengreen Careful with that. You can end up designing or implementing something that works for you, but no-one else with an anti-meeting approach. Better to have a good chair who stops repetition, parks tricky items and makes sure everyone contributes.
Kate W@hicksy2 @jared @blackfen @davidallengreen When I worked for a Students' Union, a common chairing technique was to go round the table and ask each person if they had anything to add. Helped make space for quieter people to contribute, if they hadn't during the group discussion.
@kateweb @jared @blackfen @davidallengreen You've got to actively winkle contributions put of some people, just be careful you're not upsetting them putting them on the spot.
@hicksy2 @jared @blackfen @davidallengreen Absolutely; only works done gently and in an open culture that guess everyone's contribution.