How should leadership teams use AI as a tool during the IDS portion of their weekly Level 10 Meeting without slowing down the decision-making process?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

The IDS portion of your Level 10 Meeting is designed to resolve issues quickly and decisively. Do not let AI turn into a distraction or a reason to delay decisions. If your team starts using AI to research every minor detail during a meeting, you will lose momentum and fail to solve your issues.

Instead, use AI selectively as a fast information synthesizer when you hit a roadblock. If you are debating an issue and lack crucial context, have one team member quickly query an AI tool for historical data, industry benchmarks, or a summary of best practices.

This should take no more than sixty seconds. The goal is to get just enough information to make an informed decision, not to achieve absolute perfection. This aligns with a middle Fact Finder conative style, where you gather enough data to act without getting bogged down in analysis paralysis.

If the issue is too complex for a quick lookup, assign it as a To-Do for a team member to research using AI outside the meeting and bring the recommendations back to the table next week. Keep the focus of your Level 10 Meeting on healthy discussion and decisive action.