The GEMO principle is a good way to save a lot of time in team meetings. It means that you don't have to discuss everything on the agenda in detail. Once the main points have been clarified, you can move on to the next agenda item instead.

This is a question that you can use in meetings to clarify whether what has been discussed so far is sufficient as a result and whether you can move on to the next agenda item. GEMO is an abbreviation for “Good enough, move on”.

You can ask the question “Good enough?” as the moderator or as a participant.

If everyone agrees, record the results so far and “move on” to the next topic.

Using the GEMO principle prevents you from getting bogged down in discussions and losing yourself in detail. This saves you valuable time.

You concentrate on the essentials and only dwell on a topic until you have clarified the most important points.

Write down the GEMO principle in your meeting rules and apply it regularly.

The GEMO principle is similar to the Pareto principle (time management principle): With 20% of the time, you often get 80% of the desired result. This will often be enough for you to achieve useful results in a short time.