I've just made a blog post about using action logs instead of minutes. I've implemented this with varying degrees of success in a couple of organisations. Once it's in use, it hugely improves the efficiency of meetings. Yet getting people to let go of the traditional notion of minute taking can be a real struggle. I'd love to hear from people who give this a go. How easy was it to make the switch? Would you recommend it?
Just to mention there's now a KnowHow NonProfit How-To on this, if you'd like to give it a try:
