Biz Speak

Tech Tool for Meetings

Posted by: bk2nocal on: December 15, 2007

Smart PenI came across this high tech pen over at think:lab and thought it would be perfect for business meetings.  Most formal business meetings have someone who is taking minutes, but often the accuracy of those minutes are questionable.  This pen would mean that the person could tap that part of the notes and get an exact playback of what was said.  In addition, for those projects where there seem to be a million things to do, it would be great to have access to exactly who was told to do what or what was decided after much discussion of possibilities.  It seems to me that this is a great resource for significantly increasing the accuracy and retention of information. 

This may be a particularly important item for small businesses who often have client meetings without the benefit of support staff and minute-takers.  This would provide the person with an immediate recall of what was discussed, what the client decided, etc.   

At $200 a pen, it may be something to wait on until all of the bugs are worked out, but it is something to consider.  $200 is not an especially steep price for something that can have such a positive effect on the reputation of a business or an employee.

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