With time boxing, all agenda items get well-deserved attention and everyone has their say. Sounds unrealistic? The “trick”: Due to the time limit, you reflect more strongly on which points really relevant are. In addition, most teams actually manage to work through more agenda items, as a timeboxed discussion usually involves a lot structured runs. And timeboxing leads to better-prepared meetings. Less-focused and rather poorly prepared participants quickly learn that they won't get through their points if they start thinking while talking. This saves an enormous amount of time, especially in recurring meetings. This is how timeboxing results in radically shorter meetings.
equality
Our favorite collateral benefit: Timeboxing leads to more equality between introverts and extroverts. The know-how and opinions of introverts are often not heard in meetings, as they rarely actively speak out. With the same speaking time for everyone, you actively give introverts a period of time that they can use. With a bit of practice, this changes the discussion culture and more perspectives are heard.
More focus
The biggest enemy of concentration is distraction. At the same time, there are always tasks that require a longer period of concentration. It is often not so easy to dedicate yourself to such tasks because the day is quite fragmented. You jump from one topic to the next, there are meetings, phone calls, urgent starts. Timeboxing helps by consciously planning time for a specific task and setting a timer when the task starts. It is the signal: I am now consciously dedicating myself to topic XY!
That's how #Timeboxing works
With #workhack timeboxing, meetings not only have agenda items set a fixed time, but also the speaking times of the participants. Timeboxing outside meetings is about setting specific time blocks for each task or giving time details when delegating.
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ShareOur favorite collateral benefit: Timeboxing leads to more equality between introverts and extroverts. The know-how and opinions of introverts are often not heard in meetings, as they rarely actively speak out. With the same speaking time for everyone, you actively give introverts a period of time that they can use. With a bit of practice, this changes the discussion culture and more perspectives are heard.
The biggest enemy of concentration is distraction. At the same time, there are always tasks that require a longer period of concentration. It is often not so easy to dedicate yourself to such tasks because the day is quite fragmented. You jump from one topic to the next, there are meetings, phone calls, urgent starts. Timeboxing helps by consciously planning time for a specific task and setting a timer when the task starts. It is the signal: I am now consciously dedicating myself to topic XY!
With #workhack timeboxing, meetings not only have agenda items set a fixed time, but also the speaking times of the participants. Timeboxing outside meetings is about setting specific time blocks for each task or giving time details when delegating.
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