"In my opinion, slide decks come with a lot of problems for your product team. Some of the most significant of these include: Hindered collaboration I've never seen a group of people brainstorming and figuring out solutions while working on a slide deck. Most people associate slide decks with a "presentation," and these expectations guide their behavior, causing them to act like "I'm here to listen." It's really hard to get people out of "listener" mode when presenting."
"Time-consuming and single-use It takes a lot of time to make a slide deck shine. Even if you're the "messy yet still functional" type, it's still extra work to collect information into a slide deck that'll most likely be discarded after a single use. Oftentimes we spend time on a PPT to present once and then not have a reason to go back to it."
"Unnecessary constraints Slide decks hinder the way you can present and discuss ideas. The artificial split for "slides" often forces you to do mental gymnastics to connect ideas between them. It's an unnecessary effort forced by an artificial structure."
"Before getting to my alternatives, let's take a look at a few criteria I have for any collaboration/discussion/presentation tool: It's a living organism, something that's easily modifiable and can serve as a long-term artifact It enables collaboration during the meeting, making it easy for others to jump in, make changes on the go, and so on It's actually something I use in my work anyway, so it doesn't create any unnecessary duplicates"
Slide decks inhibit group brainstorming by encouraging passive 'listener' roles and preventing collaborative problem-solving. They require significant time to prepare and often serve only a single presentation before being discarded. The slide format imposes artificial divisions that make connecting ideas across slides difficult and forces extra effort. Effective alternatives are living, easily modifiable artifacts that serve as long-term references. Such tools should enable real-time collaboration during meetings so participants can jump in and edit, and they should integrate with existing workflows to avoid creating duplicate artifacts.
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