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Lean Coffee: a meeting without a fixed agenda

Lean Coffee is a short meeting format where participants propose the topics themselves, vote for the ones that matter most, then discuss them in turn within a time limit. The agenda comes from the group.

When to use it

How to do it, step by step

  1. Everyone writes their topics on notes (a few minutes).
  2. Present them briefly, then vote (for example 3 votes each).
  3. Rank by votes: start with the top one.
  4. Discuss each topic for a fixed time (5 minutes).
  5. When time is up, the group votes to continue or move to the next topic.

Example

Topics proposed: sprint priorities, documentation tool, meeting organisation. The most-voted one comes first for 5 minutes, then the group decides whether to extend.

In FluidOps

In “Other tools”, you run the session with columns you move live.

Try it in FluidOps →

Going further

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