Yabbu is designing the future of meetings. It’s a social innovation, and we’ve created a simple tool to implement it properly. We draw upon years of experience and the latest scientific insights in the field to continuously improve our approach.
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While labour productivity in the Netherlands is lagging behind, the solution is right in front of us in our meeting rooms It was a wake-up call from Rabobank that recently dominated the news: the Dutch economy is losing ground to neighbouring countries like Belgium and Denmark. Where we were the proud frontrunners for years, we…
DetailsIn the hallways of educational institutions, you hear it constantly: “I hardly get around to the core of my work anymore.” What is often dismissed as a standard workplace complaint has now been proven in black and white as an urgent sectoral crisis. A recent study by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) leaves no room for…
Details…and how we can fix it. It is a sobering statistic: employees in healthcare, education, and government spend 20% to 30% of their time on meetings and administration. These figures, supported by recent data from the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) and Statistics Netherlands (CBS), highlight a significant drain on productivity. In a recent interview…
DetailsProbably heard: “Another meeting that should’ve been an email.” By writing you first find out whether you really need a meeting. And if you indeed need a meeting, then you take another five advantages that make your work experience a world of difference. We have listed them for you. Writing forces you to…
DetailsThe secret to preventing unnecessary meetings lies in the written word. It doesn’t matter if you have an office or video meeting, every time you plan for a meeting you need to sit down and write. Write down the purpose of the meeting, write down the agenda, write down the planning, and write down per…
DetailsNow that the economy has come to a halt, let’s have a look at what we can learn from the crisis. A growing number of Dutch scientists argue that while COVID-19 is disruptive, it also offers an opportunity to make our society radically more sustainable. In their (Dutch) manifesto, they plead that now – and not…
DetailsDo you feel that little has changed since the introduction of Agile? That it is primarily a show for the stage? That there is more to be gained? Then you can probably take a big step forward by making the meetings within your organization Lean and Agile. About Lean and Agile Lean is a way…
DetailsHere’s a question for recruiters and HR professionals. Have you ever asked a candidate for a management position if he or she was any good at holding meetings? Have you ever asked for meeting skills qualifications? Probably not. There is extensive evidence that more than 50% of all meetings are a partial or complete waste…
DetailsSimon Sinek’s book Start with Why has been around for ten years and there must be few people in management that do not know about the golden circle by now. Start with the Why, then the How, to finally arrive at the What. At Yabbu we breathe Purpose and we incorporated the Why on different…
DetailsOur journey to radically change the current stale meeting culture started with our search for the principles of effective meetings. We first formulated a new philosophy as the basis of all necessary change. Then we developed the app to make it really easy to bring this philosophy into practice. We also developed a simple hands-on…
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