We've instituted a new process on my team, and I'm excited about it. Every Friday at 9:15 we have scheduled a meeting called the
Learning and Idea Meeting. In this meeting we will share the things we have learned in the last week - especially those things related to our development plans and our organizational goals.
By having a meeting we are holding ourselves to the expectation that we
are learning things, and by sharing those learning nuggets we deepen and clarify what we have learned.
The idea part of the meeting is meant to do two things - capture ideas that were spawned from our learning as well as allowing us a space to explore new ideas for products, services, marketing, etc. on a regular basis.
These meetings won't be highly structured but I believe will have a real impact on our progress and ultimate success. I'll keep you informed of our process and what we learn.