trimeet

Trimeet is a term used to describe a collaborative meeting format or protocol designed around three principal participants to foster balanced participation and triadic decision-making. It is applied in business, academia, and public sector settings to address issues that benefit from multiple perspectives in a compact session.

The word blends tri, meaning three, with meet, indicating a gathering. The concept has appeared in management and collaboration literature since the early 21st century and is also used as a product name or feature in some scheduling and conferencing tools, though there is no universally standardized specification.

A typical trimeet session includes a defined agenda, a facilitator, a timekeeper, and a note-taker. Roles may rotate across meetings. The format emphasizes equal speaking opportunities, explicit consideration of each participant’s concerns, and timeboxing to prevent domination. Decisions are often sought through consensus or triadic voting, with outcomes and next steps recorded.

Applications include project governance, where sponsor, technical lead, and user representative or other triads align on scope and risk; triadic reviews in product development; and triage or advisory sessions in research and education. The approach is valued for its structured yet flexible framework that can shorten cycles while improving buy-in from all three stakeholders.

History and adoption: Although triadic discussion traces back earlier in management practice, the explicit term trimeet has gained traction in modern collaboration toolkits and process templates since the 2010s, typically as a configurable meeting pattern rather than a fixed standard.

See also: Triadic governance, consensus decision-making, meeting facilitation, triage.