Smart Workplace Lab

May 11, 2026 · Operations

Do We Still Need Meetings When AI Can Write the Minutes?

The article recounts a personal case where AI generated a meeting summary in minutes yet the author still spent hours in a synchronous meeting, analyzes why AI‑driven sync information reduction doesn’t eliminate unnecessary gatherings, and presents a three‑step protocol for assessing meeting necessity, implementing asynchronous collaboration, and configuring decision‑flow automation to reclaim time.