Our Integrator is trying to facilitate the Level 10 Meeting, manage the meeting software, and capture to-dos all at the same time, which completely ruins their ability to lead the room and spot hidden issues. How do we divide these roles?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Expecting your Integrator to facilitate, scribe, and manage the software simultaneously is a recipe for a low-energy, poorly run meeting. The Integrator is the conductor of the orchestra. If they are busy typing notes, correcting typos, and clicking around software, they cannot watch the room, read body language, or spot the subtle signs of avoidance and misalignment. To resolve this bottleneck, you must separate the roles of facilitator and scribe. While the Integrator must retain ownership of the meeting's pace, energy, and facilitation, they should delegate the scribe role to another leadership team member. This can be a permanent assignment or a rotating duty. The scribe is responsible for updating the scorecard, marking to-dos as complete, adding new issues as they are raised, and capturing clear, actionable to-dos during the Solve phase of IDS®. This division of labor allows the Integrator to stay fully present, listen deeply, and keep the team focused on identifying root causes rather than getting lost in administrative details. It transforms the meeting from a clunky administrative chore into a high-powered, strategic alignment tool.