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If government officials don't care about parliament sessions and are playing games during them, the noise of their keyboards is the least of your problems. I think typewriter is a great way to express that. You can't play games on it, unlike iPad.

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You know, this view is probably the minority here but I think that the way we conduct meetings has changed.

Whenever I hold a workshop or longer meetings, I always try to give 5-10 minutes on every hour so people can "reconnect" with their email, news, social network, or whatever it is that is trying to occupy their mindshare with me.

I've noticed a marked increase in engagement whenever I allow this. I know that the people there should be paying attention, but in practice they are incapable of it.

Isn't that the way you should hold meetings/workshops anyway? even before the era of social networking?

Hah, not in the ones I attended. They were under the impression that those in attendance or participating should pay attention always, with a couple mandatory bathroom breaks.

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