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Tricky Meeting Avoiders

'Avoidting' Helps Users Get Work Done by Freeing Them From Meetings

— July 4, 2017 — Lifestyle
Meetings are an inevitable and important part of working, but they can get overwhelming and counterproductive for people who have busy schedules, so Avoidting helps to thin out one's calendar by, paradoxically, filling it up. The tricky software service populates one's Google calendar with automatically generated fake meetings, letting them take that time to get some real work done rather than talking about the best ways to get that work done in the future.

Avoidting lets users clear out portions of their day for however many hours they want. The user simply enters the day and time they want to be free and a time period. Avoidting then asks for access to the Google Calendar, and it will fill that specified time with several bogus meetings that sound plausible based on the user's age and location.
Trend Themes
1. Virtual Meeting Alternatives - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a platform that offers virtual meeting alternatives to help professionals save time and increase productivity.
2. Meeting Efficiency Tools - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create software or apps that optimize and streamline meetings, allowing professionals to accomplish more in less time.
3. Automated Calendar Management - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build an automated system that intelligently manages and optimizes calendars, reducing the time spent on scheduling.
Industry Implications
1. Productivity Software - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop productivity software tools that address the challenges of managing meetings and calendars.
2. Virtual Meeting Platforms - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create virtual meeting platforms that offer immersive and engaging experiences, replacing traditional in-person meetings.
3. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize AI to automate calendar management and provide personalized meeting scheduling recommendations for professionals.
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