Talk:Meeting/Archives/2013

Initial comments
Shouldn't this be wiktionary? MB 16:02 16 May 2003 (UTC)

No, I think there's room for some interesting topics to be brought up. For example, I came to this page because there was a discussion at work (I work with a bunch of linguists) as to whether meetings needed to have an actual location (i.e. whether video-conferences and such could be counted as "meetings"). The changing nature of meetings as technology advances might be a valid point to discuss on this page, and would be out of the scope of a wiktionary entry. --158.130.16.191 20:39, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I fixed that. Yes, virtual meetings are meetings. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ib Ravn (talk • contribs) 22:42, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Strange thing to redirect guest to meeting... I don't understand. 85.97.113.168
 * It redirected me to Host. I guess someone already changed that.

Meetimg types
I propose to change meeting types to include a more systematic typology, based on the flow of information, meetings can be classified as:

descending - to inform bellow hierarchy, such as military briefings

ascending - to bring information to the top of the hierarchy, such as group interviews

horizontal - when several people meet within the same hierarchy level within or between different departments

vertical - meeting within the same department or organizational function with different hierarchical levels

matrix - meeting with participants from different departments and different hierarchical levels

Then about purpose:

Training meetings

Therapy meetings

Work meetings

Then work meetings can be further classified in level of power in the decision making process: - group consultation (the decision maker listens to the group but reserves the power of decision making to herself) - produce a recommendation (the group meets to establish a recommendation for a decision that needs to be approved by a decision maker) - making a decision (the group as full authority to make a decision, within its own rules)

Finally meeting can be classified in relation to the content of the meeting: - problem solving meetings - creativity meetings - planning meetings - evaluation & feedback meetings Nunesdea (talk) 18:33, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Is this a generally accepted classification? You'll need to provide reliable sources. andy (talk) 00:04, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Meeting classification
Knowing that there are as many classification types as there are people studying meetings, I have created a list of the most frequent criteria for classifying meetings, based on a research I am conducting for my company. I think it is better to list "criteria" and then use the type of classifications, as an 'example' of what could also be other valid approaches within the same criteria.

The remainder of the section was edited as most frequent "terminology" as one must admit that those examples of 'meeting types' are the most popular ones and correspond to usual terms within business contexts.

Hope this improves the article and demotes the warnings raised.--Nunesdea (talk) 10:34, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * As I said before, reliable sources are needed for major changes. andy (talk) 16:59, 25 August 2012 (UTC)