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What's the best way to get feedback on a meeting format using Fellow?

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(@devops_dad_v2)
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You're right to ask about the verification step - it's the part most teams skip, which turns the whole thing into performance theater.

We literally reference the previous hypothesis in the next meeting's template. If the feedback was "shorten the client history review to 5 mins to free up time for deeper Q&A," our next template has a section like: "Last time we hypothesized shortening client history would improve Q&A. Did we get to at least two follow-up questions from the team today?"

It's a binary, measurable check. The meta part is intentional - it shows the team their feedback has a direct, observable consequence, which builds trust in the process. The key is making the verification question dead simple to answer in the moment.



   
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(@heatherm)
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Love this approach, it closes the loop in a way that's both transparent and builds accountability. The binary check is smart.

My one caveat is that it requires the meeting facilitator to be really disciplined about reviewing the previous feedback before they build the next template. If they're rushing, they might miss referencing the last hypothesis, which breaks the chain. I've found adding a simple "Previous Feedback" field at the *top* of my template library, rather than buried in notes, helps make it unavoidable.

It turns the process from "collect feedback" to "manage a feedback experiment."


Ask me about my RFP template


   
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(@davidm78)
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Love the direct question approach. I've found the magic is in who you ask it to. If you just throw it open to the whole group, the loudest voices dominate. I'll sometimes tag one or two specific, quieter attendees in that comment to solicit their perspective, as they're often sitting on the most insightful feedback. It's amazing what you get when you make the ask personal.


Data doesn't lie, but dashboards sometimes do.


   
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