Seven Chairs — Productivity Simulator

The True Cost of
Meeting Inefficiency

A 100% productive meeting is the baseline. Every disruption erodes that value in real dollars. Use the sliders to simulate how pulls, tech issues, and off-topic drift compound into wasted money — then see how an Inform After participant gets the same information in a fraction of the time.

Meeting SetupConfigure the meeting to simulate
Quick Presets
1h
30 min4 hrs
PM
$115
Baseline Cost
100% productive
$115
Cost / Person
per attendee
$115/hr
Total Rate
all attendees combined
$5,980
Annual (52×)
if recurring weekly
Disruption SlidersDrag to simulate meeting inefficiency
Attendee Pulls / Side Conversations

People pulled out of focus by phone, laptop, or side conversations. The room loses collective attention.

None
0%
Tech / AV Issues

Projector won't connect, screen share fails, dial-in audio cuts out. Everyone waits while one person troubleshoots.

None
0%
Off-Topic Drift

Discussion veers away from the agenda. Tangents consume time that was budgeted for decisions.

None
0%
Late Start / Waiting for Attendees

Meeting starts late because key attendees haven't arrived. Everyone present is burning time waiting.

None
0%
Discussion Without Decisions

Topics are discussed but no decisions or action items are captured. The meeting produces no actionable output.

None
0%
Inform After: Read-Time Comparison

An Inform After participant reads the meeting summary at 150 words/minute (technical document speed). A 1h meeting generates approximately 500 words of minutes. With re-reading and note-taking overhead, total read time is:

Meeting Time
60 min
to attend in person
Read Time
4 min
to read the summary
Time Saved
56 min
per person per meeting
Meeting attendance time60 min
Read time (4 min)
Full meeting (60 min)
Cost to Attend (per person)
$115
1h × avg loaded rate
Cost to Read Summary (per person)
$7.67
4 min × avg loaded rate
Savings per person per meeting$107 saved
Annual savings (all attendees, 52×)$5,581 / year
Meeting Productivity
100%
Highly Productive
0% — Total waste100% — Perfect
Cost Breakdown
Baseline (100%)$115
Productive Value$115
Wasted Cost$0
Annual Impact (52 meetings)
Value Delivered
$5,980
Annual Waste
$0
100% Productive Baseline

No disruptions active. This is the ideal meeting: every minute is on-agenda, every attendee contributes, and every dollar spent delivers value. Use the sliders above to see how quickly that changes.