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23: Vigilant participation

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Dima brings up two topic and together with Slava they discuss how one can help to keep meetings on track as a participant and navigate complexities of working on long-term projects.

  • "If I skip a day I never skip the next one. And I don't try to make up for the skipped day."
  • Safety posters for London Tube: old and new
  • What to do when as a participant one notices that a meeting or a session takes an unwanted turn
  • 4 things that can raise a flag
    • discussion diverges from the agenda
    • tension between two participants escalates
    • slow overall progress towards the goal
    • deliverable being produced has flaws
    • AOB (Any other business) section in the agenda as a universal buffer for fixing meetings
    • Do we expect informal leaders to intervene when things are not going right?
    • How to signal to the facilitator when one notices something?
    • The Eisenhower Matrix
    • Using time tracking and conscious prioritisation help to balance between urgent and important
    • Protected and unscheduled time
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