Christine P. Dela Rosa Atlassian Team

I hear that, @Marta Woźniak-Semeniuk. So much of adopting a practice or revising a team ritual is having a mindset that aligns with the motivation behind the change!

So glad to hear that, @Lauren Allen!

Yes! Hope this trend continues for future meetings-turned-slack-updates :)

If attendees knew that the statuses weren't necessarily more valuable via live meeting (versus async documentation), I bet they're appreciative of that time back on their calendars as well. Awesome, @Dave Mathijs !

Two different but great examples, @Pramodh M. You acknowledged value for the person/what was said but also switched gears :)

...although sometimes there will be disturbances, it can be cured by having noise-canceling headphones :-) Love it.

Sounds like you were able to participate on the challenge this week, but on the receiving end! I like that it works in the reverse direction where you endorse the concept and participate in letting meetings go.

Totally. Automation is great when that behavior needs to be predictable. But for something like recurring meetings, it's tricky when the intentionality can get a little lost. Thanks for sharing :)

YESSSSSSS! If you feel an impact later in the month, would love to hear how it goes, @Tuncay Senturk _Snapbytes_. 

Love it.

I wasn't considering the impact of these challenges on non-work people, but that's a great point, @Sedera Randria! 

What an immediate result. Wow! I expected some impact on an emotional level for participants, but not necessarily impact, at least not immediately, on those engaged with. Nice :)

Hi, @Pramodh M Your examples are exactly what we're hoping folks to do this week: to run a retrospective on the meetings they either run or attend and see whether those meetings should actually remain the same. Let us know if you have another meeting worth re-evaluating this week :)

Not quite the intent of this challenge, but I can understand the frustration of misunderstanding.

There's definitely always room for appreciation for people sharing different opinions, assuming they are productive opinions. Nice, @Carlos Garcia Navarro !

I think that's fair, @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- ! Is there a way, to your point, to get underneath the spirit of the challenge? Some people apologize for any action that's different from the norm, even if justified, like a knee-jerk reaction. So the next time you have an impulse to do so (which sounds like all the time…

I think time-tracking is an interesting part of team capacity planning, but also, understanding whether the amount of time spent across responsibilities reflects the team's actual priorities. Curious for you @Andreas Springer _Actonic_ and others who read this: * Do folks track time by estimating time things will takes…

I like that you're not trying to invalidate how someone else feels, @carolyn french But there's probably something to normalizing that there needn't be an immediate verbal apology. So maybe for the next time that person instinctually apologizes (as opposed to expressing sorrow they actually feel, which may be different…

Totally, @Jack Brickey. A great way to keep momentum going in this case, where sometimes language can reframe news as less manageable than it ends up being. I'm projecting a little, but hopefully that was true for your example as well! 

A relatable situation to be in. Thank you for sharing, @Andy Gladstone !

Ooh, tell us more about the couple times you've tried this week! Either how you got over the challenge of trying it or the reaction in the moment to the language switcheroo.

Yes, we love to hear a success story!

Great insight! I had a similar feeling when I had to pop into the office for a one-off big meeting. I appreciated the visual cues and now more regularly go in for some face-to-face interactions.

Great point! I think if a team had the awareness, they could support each other in normalizing practices like this.

Your story showed both difficulty + success in the challenge. Great job!

LOL I'm very intrigued. Tell us the story please :)

Rad, @Andy Gladstone. I like that you used outdoor time already on the calendar!

Hahaha, while funny, I think our cultural norms have a lot to do with why this challenge is so hard.

Well said!

You don't have to do it all the time, especially in the beginning. Honestly, the fact that you did it shows a lot of courage and commitment. So proud of you for the times you've tried out the challenge already :)