近年、インターネットやLANを利用して行う会議、いわゆる電子会議が広まっている。電子会議の長所は会場に参加者が集まらなくてもいいことだが、それだけではない。一般に、普通の会議では、「周囲の目」が気になって、だれか(特に目上の人)が発言している間「うんうん」とうなずいたりして「聞いていますよ」という態度を「周囲」に示し続けることに意識が向かってしまう。しかし、実はその間、思考のほうはストップしてしまいやすい。それに対し、電子会議の場合は、「周囲」を気にする必要がなく、自分の思考を止めずにほかの人の発言が聞ける。その結果、新しいアイデアが浮かぶことが多いのである。
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In recent years, meetings conducted via the Internet or LANs—so-called electronic meetings—have become increasingly widespread. One advantage of electronic meetings is that participants do not have to gather at the same venue, but that is not the only benefit. In ordinary meetings, people are generally conscious of “the eyes of those around them,” so while someone—especially a superior—is speaking, they tend to focus on continually showing the “people around them” an attitude of “I’m listening,” for example by nodding along. In fact, however, their own thinking tends to come to a halt during that time. By contrast, in an electronic meeting there is no need to worry about “the people around you,” so you can listen to others without interrupting your own train of thought. As a result, new ideas often come to mind.
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