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🔆 Lumiera AI business insights: Meetings
Stephanie Wolf draws on her Klarna experience on how to use AI for productivity.
Stephanie Wolf
November 14, 2024
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🗞️ Issue 44 // ⏱️ Read Time: 7 min
Hello đź‘‹
“Let the intern take the meeting notes.” It’s a phrase that recalls a time when the most junior person in the room was tasked with documenting every word spoken in a meeting, nervously hoping they’d capture enough context for a coherent recap. I have been this intern. In a hybrid work environment, filled with back-to-back virtual meetings, who has the time—or bandwidth—to play the role of the note-taker? And more importantly, how can all team members truly collaborate when one is distracted by the need to catch every word? Having worked at Klarna, where 90% of the staff use AI daily, I’ve seen firsthand how AI can be a game-changer for productivity, transforming routine tasks into seamless, efficient processes.
In this week's newsletter
What we’re talking about: How AI is transforming meeting productivity by automating tasks like transcribing and summarizing, freeing up teams to focus on meaningful discussions and strategy.
How it’s relevant: With hybrid work and virtual meetings, teams can streamline workflows and reduce distractions. AI helps shift the focus from documentation to engagement, driving more productive outcomes.
Why it matters: Leveraging AI for routine tasks boosts productivity and fosters accountability. Finding the right balance between automation and personal interaction can elevate team performance.
Big tech news of the week…
🖥️ Anthropic teams up with Palantir and AWS to sell AI to defense customers. The use of advanced AI models like Claude in intelligence and defense contexts raises questions about the increasing role of AI in national security decisions and military operations.
🫠Alaska's top education official relied on generative artificial intelligence to draft a proposed policy on cellphone use in Alaska schools, which resulted in a state document citing supposed academic studies that don’t exist. This undermines the evidence-based policymaking process that should inform educational decisions
AI in workflows
75% of global knowledge workers use AI according to the 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report from Microsoft and LinkedIn. Generative AI has become an essential tool for tasks like drafting emails, brainstorming ideas, and finding quick answers.
Yet, according to the same report, 52% of people who use AI at work hesitate to admit using AI for critical work tasks, limiting its potential impact. Embracing AI as a team—starting with transcribing meetings and creating summaries—can shift the focus to real collaboration, enforcing accountability, meaningful engagement and becoming more skilled with AI applications as a team routine.
From my experience, integrating AI into regular workflows has significantly boosted productivity, allowing teams to move beyond routine tasks like data entry and document summarization. This shift enables them to focus on strategic, high-impact initiatives that drive meaningful results.
How would your meetings evolve if every team member could fully engage without the distraction of note-taking, and follow-up meetings started by seamlessly tracking what has been achieved and what progress has been made?