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Subtraction Game
Subtraction Game

15 minute group meeting to surface paperwork, processes, meetings and other sources of organizational inertia and frustration to eliminate. Read about Subtraction by Bob Sutton in the

WSJ⁠

and

HBR⁠

1 Minute: Kickoff

Introduce the process for the meeting to attendees. Open this Doc in the

Coda Zoom App⁠

and click Collaborate for all edit. Use the

Timer⁠

for tracking time or Coda’s /timer command within this agenda.

3 Minutes: Solo brainstorming

Think about how your business operates. What was once useful but is now in the way? What is adding needless friction? What is scattering your attention?

Develop a list of things that you wish you could get rid of – go for quantity. Create a new page for yourself to write these down.

5 Minutes: Group ideation

Add ideas from your list by clicking the button. Upvote and Downvote on ideas. If a small group, vocalize and discuss ideas while voting occurs. If a larger group, consider this a silent exercise.

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Add a subtraction target idea

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Subtraction Targets

Subtraction Targets

Idea

Author

Upvote

Downvote

Notes

There are no rows in this table

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3 Minutes: Breakout Rooms

In breakout rooms, share your subtraction targets. Discuss what should be the top targets

With the

Twine Zoom App⁠

, use the Speed Networking template. Set the breakout room size to 1:1, 3 people, 4 people or 5 people depending upon group size. If larger group sizes consider increasing the duration. Start the matchmaking.

3 Minutes: Share Out

Call on one participant from each breakout room to share the top target discussed with the larger group.

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