Why meet?

"What a waste of time - that meeting was useless!"
But meetings can be useful if they
- Are well planned
- Are well run
- Have a clear goal
So the goal is important - not just "let's discuss this"
- Let's resolve this
- Let's make a decision
- Let's work out what options we have
- Let's plan out the project
So that you always have a concrete end result: a decision, a plan, a list of options, etc.
The point?
- To get different perspectives
- Combine participants' skills
- Group ownership of decisions and consequences