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Where good ideas go to become action items, then die quietly in minutes nobody reads.
means A shared room, usually with a table and chairs, set aside for meetings and group discussions.
from A straightforward compound: 'conference' traces back through French to Latin conferre, 'to bring together' (com- 'together' + ferre 'to carry or bring') — originally used for comparing notes or consulting with others. Add 'room,' from Old English rum meaning open space, and you get a space built literally for bringing people's thoughts together, whatever actually becomes of them afterward.
- capacity myth
- seats 12 chairs, fits 6 comfortably
- true purpose
- escaping open-plan seating for an hour
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