On 12/02/2012 12:57 PM, Dave Crocker wrote:
On 12/2/2012 9:51 AM, Keith Moore wrote:
I think you're missing the point. The core problem is the overuse of
presentations, and presentation tools, for working group face to face
meeting time which is better suited for discussion.
stop blaming the tool. focus on the folks doing the speaking.
The tool is a big part of the problem. The tool encourages a certain
style of interaction that is generally inappropriate for face to face
working group meetings.
Of course, strictly speaking, the focus is on the people who are using
the tool, and more broadly, on using the habit and community expectation
that keeps encouraging people to use a poorly suited tool. But they're
using the tool poorly precisely because it's very difficult to use that
tool well for that purpose. A different toolset, (e.g. pens and paper
and overhead cameras coupled to projectors), would likely produce better
results if that toolset did not encourage laziness in preparing
materials to facilitate discussion.
Keith