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Question 1: What is your preferred meeting mode for collaborative meetings such as committee meetings, working groups, task forces, etc.? Please answer based on your general preferences, not what you’d do in a specific case.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Respondents answered the following ways to the radio button question of \u201cWhat is your preferred meeting mode for collaborative meetings such as committee meetings, working groups, task forces, etc.?\u201d<\/p>\n This chart shows a visual breakdown of Question 1 by mode preference.<\/p>\n Question 2: Please indicate why you chose \u201cIn-Person\u201d, “Hybrid”, or \u201cFully Online\u201d? Choose all that apply.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Respondents who selected In-person, Hybrid, or Fully Online in Question 1 were presented with an optional follow-up question designed to gather additional insight into their modality preference. This item allowed multiple selections from ten predefined options including an \u2018Other\u2019 option with an open-text field.<\/p>\n In\u00a0aggregate<\/em>, the Question 2 responses from highest to lowest were:<\/p>\n The following chart shows the popularity of Question 2 choices based on whether the respondent initially answered In-Person, Hybrid, or Fully Online in Question 1.<\/p>\n\n
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![larger-sized chart of Question 2.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nThe\u00a0top 3 reasons<\/strong>\u00a0for preferring In-person, Hybrid, or Fully Online meetings were:<\/p>\nIn-person<\/strong><\/p>\n1) Easier to engage in this environment (92.9%)\n2) Team building opportunities (87.5%)\n3)\u00a0Fewer distractions and interruptions (71.4%)<\/p>\nHybrid<\/strong><\/p>\n1) Easier to schedule (77.3%)\n2) Team building opportunities (52.3%)\n3)\u00a0Easier to access meeting documentation and resources (47.7%)<\/p>\nFully online<\/strong><\/p>\n1) Easier to schedule (71.9%) \u2013 tied\n1) Easier to access meeting documentation and resources (71.9%) \u2013 tied\n2) I work in a different building (34.4%) \u2013 tied\n2)\u00a0Easier to engage in this environment (34.4%) \u2013 tied<\/p>\nIn Question 2, respondents had the option to provide write-in text when selecting \u201cOther.\u201d A total of 26 employees chose to do so. Many of these comments added nuance or context to the 9 predefined choices. However, several surfaced distinct themes that may be valuable for those planning and facilitating meetings. Although these comments were very few in number, they represent high-impact needs.<\/p>\n\nVirtual meetings<\/strong>\u00a0may lessen the occurrence or intensity of microaggressions.<\/li>\nIn-person meetings<\/strong>\u00a0can be preferable for employees who need to limit screen time due to medical reasons.<\/li>\nShared or open office environments<\/strong>\u00a0can make it difficult for employees to contribute verbally to online meetings, particularly when sensitive information is being discussed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nYour feedback is valuable as we continue to improve how we collaborate across the\u00a0<\/span>Library<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>We are currently reviewing the results. As a first step, t<\/span>he Organization Development & Training Advisory Committee\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will discuss this feedback to develop a short guide of considerations for those planning meetings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thank you to everyone who participated in our recent pulse survey that closed November 18, focusing on meeting preferences. We received\u202f139 responses, representing a 49% response rate\u202ffrom current Library faculty, civil service, and academic professionals. The results of this survey have a 90% confidence level with a margin of error of \u00b16%. November Survey Questions: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":398,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2301","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/398"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2301"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2309,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2301\/revisions\/2309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"http:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/01\/nov-ps-q2-chart.png\"){kind=link}