Sprint review
Every other week: what was delivered, the demos, the next sprint and the risks.
Check-in: DeliveredDemosNext sprintRisks
Editorial meeting
The editorial meeting of a newsroom or content team: what came out, what's in progress, the ideas and who needs help.
- Every week, 40 min
- 2.5 min to speak, each
Free. Your first meeting starts from this template, and everything stays editable.
Who it’s for
Newsrooms, marketing and communication teams, content studios and editorial boards.
Why this format
- The pipeline at a glanceEach person's work in progress is a checklist, so everyone sees what's ready and what's late.
- Ideas get pickedIdeas are shared in writing beforehand, and a quick poll can choose the next subjects.
- Help is asked earlyA section for help connects writers, designers and editors before a deadline slips.
What everyone prepares
Before the meeting, each person fills in their check-in in a few minutes, from a computer or a phone. Here is one, as it looks in Ronde.
Published
- Interview with the mayor: 3,200 reads
- Newsletter no. 48
In progress
- Housing survey: interviews done
- Housing survey: writing
- Video on the new tram line
Ideas
- A series on local start-ups
Help needed
- A photographer for Thursday's event
How a session runs
- IntroEveryone joins, in the room or on the call: the screen shows who is here and what is on the agenda.
- Round table2.5 min eachEach person in turn shares their check-in, with a timer; the others raise a hand, react or say thanks.
- Open topicsThe subjects raised along the way, with the decisions taken and the follow-up actions.
- Wrap-upThe minutes are ready: decisions, actions and their owners, everyone’s check-in.
Ready with this template
Each meeting turns modules on or off as it likes; these come switched on.
- Meeting usefulnessAt the wrap-up, everyone rates how useful the meeting was, from 1 to 5, anonymously; the average is tracked in the stats.
- Reactions and signalsEmoji reactions and signals (too long, louder…) flying across every screen.
- Raised hands and questionsRaise a hand or ask a question during a turn: a questions step follows that turn.
- KudosThank a teammate during the meeting; kudos show on every screen and in the minutes.
- TimeboxA topic of its own on the agenda, with its own duration and its notes in the minutes.
- PollsAsk the team a question during the session: choices, a scale or a word cloud, anonymous or not.
- Decision logEvery “Decision:” line of the notes, from every session, in one searchable list open to the whole team.
Tips to run it well
- Run a poll on the ideas at the end of the round: the team picks the next subjects in a minute.
- Keep audience figures short: the discussion is about what comes next.
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