"In their studies Titus and Stasser found that a significant amount of time in meetings was spent listening to people telling each other what everyone else already knew. Worryingly, their studies went on to find that the individuals in meetings who actually possessed genuinely new information, that only they knew about, often failed to alert the rest of the group to this new information. ... Perhaps one of the simplest and most effective things is for the meeting sponsor to ask those attending to submit information before the meeting. ... Recognize the value of the humble checklist."
