Could not agree more. I hate speaking off-the-cuff and being forced to evaluate an idea with only a split-second of contemplation time within a meeting. We're

Could not agree more. I hate speaking off-the-cuff and being forced to evaluate an idea with only a split-second of contemplation time within a meeting. We're trying to move to 6-pagers (a la Amazon) or at least a documentation-first culture but buy-in has been difficult. People find it easier to simply drop a meeting on everyone's calendar and then aimlessly toss out ideas for 30 minutes. When I try to send a document ahead of time, no one has read it when they show up, and they bristle when asked to take the time within the meeting to read it. Has anyone had success moving to this kind of format? How do you change the culture of an organization away from blathering and toward thoughtful writing?