Why do we meet? To avoid going on a picnic and while unpacking the food someone asking: "Ok, who brought the salt?" and everybody getting a blank look. That its easily achieved today with online tools. Then why we keep having meetings? To avoid going on a picnic and while unpacking the food find out that some people went to McDonalds because they feel that the food and the whole idea of preparing your food sucks. It's group therapy. It might help, or get on the way of getting things done.