“Meeting equity involves the use of interpersonal behavioral tools for enabling full participation among all meeting attendees and the leader as well as the technological tools necessary to ensure everyone is seen and heard,” according to Dr. Joe Allen, Ph.D., University of Utah Health.

In this article, we’ll focus on three elements of meetings and discuss their impact on meeting equity:

• Meeting culture
• Meeting etiquette
• Video collaboration tools

The first two are typically seen as “people and culture” issues. The third is definitely an IT concern. We believe that creating truly equitable and inclusive meetings requires a commitment to people, culture, and technology.