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“ No longer do we sit in meetings and have to listen to information for the first time and have to digest it quickly without much thought and then have to make big decisions based upon it .”
Leaders are now fully in the picture when they enter the meeting , having read their pre-meeting information , meaning that face to face time can be so much more productive , based on a group of people who are extremely well informed .
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The secondary benefit to this flipped meeting approach is financial . As every leader in the meeting has their own Surface tablet in front of them on the boardroom table , there is absolutely no need to photocopy hundreds of sheets of paper per meeting .
Think about the last big meeting you attended and the amount of paper that was given to you . If you ’ re anything like we used to be and you were present at a results analysis meeting or an attendance meeting then you ’ ll have probably left with a whole load of graphs and information . Now times this by the amount of people in the room and it soon starts to drive up the cost of that meeting .
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We ’ ve already saved thousands of pounds over the past year on printing alone ! Leaders can also go back to any meeting throughout the year and quickly access the information , presentation or minutes directly from their tablet or mobile device linked to OneNote , meaning they can feel empowered with that knowledge and information wherever they are .
Gone are the days at Acklam Grange of scrabbling through filing cabinets trying to locate an important document from a few months ago . With a couple of clicks you can access everything you need . Information sheets and presentations are displayed in full colour and can be zoomed in , copied and pasted or altered at a click of a button .
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A quote from our Headteacher Andrea Crawshaw sums this culture shift up perfectly – “ As a forward thinking school , our innovative use of Microsoft OneNote has enabled us as a leadership team to role model the effective and efficient use of sustainable resources . As we enter into a time of uncertain and limited funding , it is essential that we keep pushing the boundaries , but with sustainable solutions ”.
Jon Tait Follow me � @ TeamTait
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