A meeting in Conference Room 12 — which one is that again?
Those darn conference rooms all look alike — the same doors, the same chairs. If the rooms had real names, it would make them much easier to remember, don’t you think? Why not name them then? And why not make naming a collective effort? And why not replace that crooked label while you’re at it?
Stumped for meeting room name suggestions? Think TV and books
Wouldn’t you just love to chat it up at a relaxed client meeting in Central Perk? Or MacLaren’s? Or sit in on a senior exec meeting in King’s Landing or the Capitol? You can run wild with the TV-theme: you can name meeting rooms after significant locations or characters: Seinfeld’s Improv could stage meetings about nothing at all, Sheldon’s Spot could be the location reserved for some serious brainstorming. Bring in the staff’s favorite series or movies and let the team building unfold.
If the rooms have real names, it makes them much easier to remember.
Cater to your company
Name meeting rooms according to your company’s vibe, field, products or services. If you’re an advertising or media firm, you might indulge in a little nostalgia with an Extra! Extra! Room, where your team is lumped together like the crowd around a loud, sensationalist paperboy spilling the hottest potato. Save Top of the Mornin’! for those early meetings, or call in your team and inform them about the new marketing campaign in the Broadsheet Boardroom.
If you’re a computer company, why not name your main meeting rooms the Motherboard and CPU? If you’re in finance, have a Bull Arena and a Bear Cave or Mind the GAAP. Foodie firms might fill up on meeting rooms like Chocolate Chip, Red Velvet or Buttercream (ignore me while my mouth waters as I think about Chocolate Pecan Pie).
Pick something that makes sense for the atmosphere of your company.
Pick something that makes sense for the atmosphere of your company and will credibly represent its core. Also, try and devise a broad enough naming system or at least one which can be expanded if your company grows and moves to a larger space or adds new conference rooms.
Your company’s products or services are also a valuable treasury of possible names to tap into. They add a whole new, personal dimension to your meeting rooms all the while emphasizing your brightest and shiniest achievements. Connect your company’s essence to the spaces where the magic happens.
Your company’s products or services are a valuable treasury of possible names.
Mix and match
As the main naming directions begin to emerge from the voting war between your staff, why not combine the two leading options, it’s liberty city, isn’t it?
If the more conservative part of your staff voted for color codes, and the other half are coffee addicts, why not blend the two into a few kooky names: Magenta Mocha, Emerald Espresso, Lawn Green Latte, Cobalt Cappuccino.
Think company values and add locales … Sustainability Shack, Perseverance Pond, Dynamic Depository and Passion Pasture are just a few word cocktails. Think sports, music, games, animals and famous landmarks, pick two and have some fun matching. The possibilities are endless and the task of cooking up meeting room names will keep your staff involved and personally invested. It’s all about good energy and creativity; if you keep that going, you’re doing something right and you might end up with a few cool names as well.
