Doubling Productivity with Async Communication

"Should we solve this in a meeting?" Before asking this question, think again. Synchronous communication (meetings): Everyone talks at the same time, same place Async communication (documents): Each person participates at their own time, their own pace Productivity difference : Meeting-centric teams: Average 7 days to decision Async-centric teams: Average 2-3 days to decision Efficiency increase : 2-3x At first, meetings seemed faster, But actually scheduling everyone takes a week. With async, everyone can participate at their own time, so it's much faster. This article covers how to systematically build async communication. 1. Principles of Async Communication 1.1 Core Principles Principle 1: Documentation First Sync: Meeting → Unintended decisions → Poor records Async: Write document → Collect feedback → Perfect records Principle 2: Capturable Meeting: What was said vs what's remembered differs Document: Recorded in clear text Principle 3: Searchable Meeting: "Who said this?" → Can't