Should this be a meeting?
A decision procedure, offered in the spirit of public service.
Start here
Answer honestly. Nobody is watching.
- Is a decision being made? If no, it is a document.
- Will the people who make that decision be in the room? If no, it is a rehearsal.
- Could someone read it faster than you could say it? If yes, it is a message.
- Are you inviting anyone purely so they do not feel excluded? That is the kindest possible reason to send a summary instead.
The one good answer
Yes, it should be a meeting, when a real decision needs several people to disagree in real time and reach something none of them arrived with. That is a genuinely excellent use of an hour and there is no async substitute for it.