Meeting

A Meeting is an event that enables two or more people to come together to discuss one or more topics and achieve a common goal through verbal interaction.

• AKA: Gathering, Assembly, Conference, Huddle, Coming Together.
• Context:
  • It can typically have a Meeting Purpose.
  • It can typically facilitate Communication through information sharing.
  • It can typically enable Collaboration through interactive discussion.
  • It can typically support Decision Making through group deliberation.
  • It can typically document Agreement through shared understanding.
  • It can typically coordinate Action through joint planning.
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  • It can often establish Relationship through face-to-face interaction.
  • It can often gather Feedback through open discussion.
  • It can often generate Ideas through brainstorming session.
  • It can often resolve Conflict through mediated conversation.
  • It can often facilitate Performance Review through achievement evaluation.
  • It can often transfer Knowledge through experience sharing.
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  • It can range from being a Planned Meeting to being a Spontaneous Meeting, depending on its arrangement nature.
  • It can range from being a Physical Meeting to being a Virtual Meeting, depending on its interaction medium.
  • It can range from being a Productive Meeting to being an Unproductive Meeting, depending on its outcome value.
  • It can range from being a One-on-One Meeting to being a Group Meeting, depending on its participant number.
  • It can range from being a Brief Meeting to being an Extended Meeting, depending on its time span.
  • It can range from being a Formal Meeting to being an Informal Meeting, depending on its social structure.
  • It can range from being a Single Purpose Meeting to being a Multiple Purpose Meeting, depending on its goal complexity.
  • It can range from being a Private Meeting to being a Public Meeting, depending on its access restriction.
  • It can range from being a Infrequent Meeting to being a Regular Meeting, depending on its occurrence pattern.
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  • It can have Meeting Custom for social protocol.
  • It can include Meeting Ritual for cultural significance.
  • It can establish Meeting Rule for behavioral expectation.
  • It can involve Meeting Leader for gathering direction.
  • It can create Meeting Record for memory preservation.
  • It can have Meeting Agenda for discussion structuring.
  • It can include Meeting Presentation for visual information delivery.
  • It can produce Meeting Action Items for follow-up tracking.
  • It can establish Meeting Cadence for regular occurrence.
  • It can involve Meeting Facilitator for discussion management.
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  • It can be Social Bond Reinforcement during community gathering.
  • It can be Knowledge Transfer Opportunity during wisdom sharing.
  • It can be Collective Decision Mechanism during group choice making.
  • It can be Conflict Resolution Process during disagreement period.
  • It can be Celebration Occasion during achievement recognition.
  • It can be Collaboration Opportunity during teamwork moment.
  • It can be Alignment Mechanism during direction-setting period.
  • It can be Information Exchange during knowledge-sharing time.
  • It can be Problem-Solving Session during issue resolution.
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• Examples:
  • Historical Meeting Types, such as:
    • Ancient Meeting Types, such as:
      • Tribal Council Meeting for community governance.
      • Market Meeting for trade facilitation.
      • Religious Assembly Meeting for spiritual practice.
    • Medieval Meeting Types, such as:
      • Royal Court Meeting for kingdom administration.
      • Guild Meeting for craft regulation.
      • Village Assembly Meeting for communal decision making.
    • Colonial Era Meeting Types, such as:
      • Town Meeting for local governance.
      • Parliamentary Meeting for legislative deliberation.
      • Treaty Meeting for diplomatic negotiation.
  • Cultural Meeting Types, such as:
    • Eastern Cultural Meetings, such as:
      • Tea Ceremony Meeting for meditative connection.
      • Elder Council Meeting for wisdom sharing.
      • Festival Planning Meeting for celebration preparation.
    • Western Cultural Meetings, such as:
      • Dinner Party Meeting for social bonding.
      • Committee Meeting for delegated responsibility.
      • Caucus Meeting for political alignment.
    • Indigenous Cultural Meetings, such as:
      • Circle Meeting for community consensus.
      • Storytelling Meeting for cultural preservation.
      • Seasonal Gathering Meeting for natural cycle observation.
  • Family Meeting Types, such as:
    • Family Decision Meetings for household planning.
    • Family Celebration Meetings for milestone commemoration.
    • Family Intervention Meetings for behavior concern addressing.
    • Family Reunion Meetings for extended family connection.
  • Social Meeting Types, such as:
    • Friend Circle Meetings, such as:
      • Coffee Meeting for casual conversation.
      • Game Night Meeting for social recreation.
      • Friend Intervention Meeting for support provision.
    • Interest Group Meetings, such as:
      • Book Club Meeting for literary discussion.
      • Hobbyist Meeting for shared passion exploration.
      • Fan Club Meeting for enthusiasm celebration.
    • Support Meetings, such as:
      • Recovery Group Meeting for addiction management.
      • Grief Support Meeting for loss processing.
      • Parenting Group Meeting for child-raising guidance.
  • Community Meeting Types, such as:
    • Governance Meetings, such as:
      • Town Hall Meeting for citizen participation.
      • Neighborhood Association Meeting for local issue discussion.
      • School Board Meeting for educational policy setting.
    • Service Meetings, such as:
      • Volunteer Organization Meeting for coordinated helping.
      • Charity Planning Meeting for aid coordination.
      • Emergency Response Meeting for crisis management.
    • Club Meetings, such as:
      • Rotary Club Meeting for professional networking.
      • Sports Club Meeting for athletic planning.
      • Social Club Meeting for community bonding.
  • Organizational Meeting Types, such as:
    • Business Meetings, such as:
      • Status Update Meeting for progress reporting.
      • Strategy Meeting for direction planning.
      • Client Meeting for customer engagement.
    • Government Meetings, such as:
      • Cabinet Meeting for executive coordination.
      • Committee Meeting for specialized deliberation.
      • Diplomatic Meeting for international relations.
    • Educational Meetings, such as:
      • Faculty Meeting for academic planning.
      • Parent-Teacher Meeting for student progress discussion.
      • Curriculum Planning Meeting for educational content development.
  • Meeting Purpose Types, such as:
    • Information Sharing Meetings, such as:
      • Status Update Meeting for progress reporting.
      • Town Hall Meeting for company-wide communication.
      • Briefing Meeting for information dissemination.
    • Decision Making Meetings, such as:
      • Strategic Planning Meeting for long-term direction setting.
      • Crisis Management Meeting for emergency response coordination.
      • Resource Allocation Meeting for budget determination.
    • Problem Solving Meetings, such as:
      • Troubleshooting Meeting for technical issue resolution.
      • Process Improvement Meeting for efficiency enhancement.
      • Conflict Resolution Meeting for dispute settlement.
  • Meeting Formats, such as:
    • In-Person Meetings, such as:
      • Conference Room Meeting for face-to-face discussion.
      • Walking Meeting for mobile conversation.
      • Offsite Meeting for focused environment.
    • Remote Meetings, such as:
      • Video Conference Meeting for visual remote interaction.
      • Conference Call Meeting for audio-only discussion.
      • Hybrid Meeting for mixed participation mode.
  • Meeting Frequencys, such as:
    • Regular Meetings, such as:
      • Daily Stand-Up Meeting for quick synchronization.
      • Weekly Team Meeting for operational planning.
      • Monthly Review Meeting for performance evaluation.
      • Quarterly Business Meeting for strategic alignment.
      • Annual Planning Meeting for yearly objective setting.
    • Ad Hoc Meetings, such as:
      • Emergency Meeting for urgent situation handling.
      • Project Kickoff Meeting for initiative commencement.
      • Post-Mortem Meeting for retrospective analysis.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Social Party, which focuses on entertainment and social interaction rather than purposeful discussion and goal achievement.
  • Silent Meditation, which involves shared presence without verbal exchange.
  • Written Correspondence, which entails message exchange without simultaneous presence.
  • Happy-Hour Outing, which emphasizes casual socializing rather than structured communication and formal objective.
  • Email Exchange, which involves asynchronous communication rather than real-time interaction and immediate feedback.
  • Individual Work Session, which involves solo productivity rather than group collaboration and collective decision-making.
  • Lecture, which primarily involves one-way information transfer rather than multi-directional discussion and collaborative problem-solving.
• See: Conversation, Dialogue, Assembly, Communication Process, Social Interaction, Decision-Making Process, Business Meeting, Ritual Gathering.

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References

2020a

• (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meeting Retrieved:2020-9-14.
  • A meeting is when two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal or business setting, but meetings also occur in a variety of other environments. Many various types of meetings exist.

2020b

• (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meeting#Definition Retrieved:2020-9-14.
  • A meeting is a gathering of two or more people that has been convened for the purpose of achieving a common goal through verbal interaction, such as sharing information or reaching agreement. Meetings may occur face-to-face or virtually, as mediated by communications technology, such as a telephone conference call, a skyped conference call or a videoconference. One Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a meeting as "an act or process of coming together" - for example "as [...] an assembly for a common purpose [...]".

     Meeting planners and other meeting professionals may use the term "meeting" to denote an event booked at a hotel, convention center or any other venue dedicated to such gatherings. Anthropologist Helen B. Schwartzman defines a meeting as "a communicative event involving three or more people who agree to assemble for a purpose ostensibly related to the functioning of an organization or group." For her, meetings are characterized by "multiparty talk that is episodic in nature, and participants either develop or use specific conventions for regulating this talk."

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