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How many times have you sat in a meeting room at work and thought "this is a colossal waste of time"? If you work in a large, complex organization, chances are, you think that frequently. Unproductive processes are everywhere in modern companies. Unnecessary meetings. Pointless conversations. Duplicative tasks.