Comments on: No more f2f meetings… EVER! http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2007/07/21/no-more-f2f-meetings-ever/ A librarian, writer and educator reflecting on the profession and the tools we use to serve our patrons Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Austin http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2007/07/21/no-more-f2f-meetings-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-182331 Austin Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:23:58 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/07/21/no-more-f2f-meetings-ever/#comment-182331 Hi Meredith, Great analysis of online collaboration! I'd like to recommend Yugma (http://www.yugma.com) for remote desktop sharing, loaded with tons of other features like whiteboard, file sharing, session record/upload, chat, etc. Plus, it works for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It seems like it would be a great fit for you, hope you like it! Austin Yugma Marketing Hi Meredith,

Great analysis of online collaboration! I’d like to recommend Yugma (http://www.yugma.com) for remote desktop sharing, loaded with tons of other features like whiteboard, file sharing, session record/upload, chat, etc. Plus, it works for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It seems like it would be a great fit for you, hope you like it!

Austin
Yugma Marketing

]]> By: Dan http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2007/07/21/no-more-f2f-meetings-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-182330 Dan Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:01:52 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/07/21/no-more-f2f-meetings-ever/#comment-182330 I used to think many f2f meetings were a waste of time, until I started working for an international company with offices all over the world. The majority of our collaborative work is done online via chats, internal wikis, and the occasional conference call. But once a year (at least) we try to have a global departmental meeting in person. And it really clears the air. Once can often see that what looked like someone being rude or restrictive online was merely a bad translation of cultural differences. It makes things a lot more productive to be able to look and talk to people, both officially and in casual moments. It's also nice that we have entire days to spend together, working on certain topics. When you're global, the online participation is lmiited by time. Yes, it's nice to have it all online for group contributions, but you may have to wait a while before you see that participation. And conference calls rarely go well, as it's often 11 PM for one office and 5 AM for another (and many dozen in between)! Is F2F always necessary? No. But is it useful? Definitely. I used to think many f2f meetings were a waste of time, until I started working for an international company with offices all over the world. The majority of our collaborative work is done online via chats, internal wikis, and the occasional conference call.

But once a year (at least) we try to have a global departmental meeting in person. And it really clears the air. Once can often see that what looked like someone being rude or restrictive online was merely a bad translation of cultural differences. It makes things a lot more productive to be able to look and talk to people, both officially and in casual moments.

It’s also nice that we have entire days to spend together, working on certain topics. When you’re global, the online participation is lmiited by time. Yes, it’s nice to have it all online for group contributions, but you may have to wait a while before you see that participation. And conference calls rarely go well, as it’s often 11 PM for one office and 5 AM for another (and many dozen in between)!

Is F2F always necessary? No. But is it useful? Definitely.

]]> By: K.G. Schneider http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2007/07/21/no-more-f2f-meetings-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-182327 K.G. Schneider Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:17:30 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/07/21/no-more-f2f-meetings-ever/#comment-182327 That post of mine you link to links in turn to a <a href="http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/05/03/what-is-your-work-product/" rel="nofollow">longer post about meeting utility</a> your users may find helpful. That post of mine you link to links in turn to a longer post about meeting utility your users may find helpful.

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