How Long Was That Meeting?

We all have the capability to do virtual meetings. Does that mean they’re always the best choice?

Of course not. There are many values to meeting in person, particularly when new groups are working to build capacity and develop their relationships.

But with a world fluent on Zoom meetings, the calculus must change. Every meeting now includes the time spent traveling to it, because there is a zero-travel alternative. If a 2-hour meeting requires 2 1/2 hours round trip meeting, then it was a 4 1/2-hour meeting. Is it worth 4 1/2 hours? That’s a different question. But you can’t ask the question until you do the math correctly.

How long was that meeting? Was it worth that time?