Despite decades of HCI and Meeting Science research, complaints about ineffective meetings are still pervasive. We argue that meeting technologies lack support for prospective reflection, that is, thinking about why a meeting is needed and what might happen. To explore this, we designed a Meeting Purpose Assistant (MPA) technology probe to coach users to articulate their meeting\u2019s purpose and challenges, and act accordingly. The MPA used Generative AI to support personalized and actionable prospective reflection across the diversity of meeting contexts. Using a participatory prompting methodology, 18 employees of a global technology company reflected with the MPA on upcoming meetings. Observed impacts were: clarifying meeting purposes, challenges, and success conditions; changing perspectives and flexibility; improving preparation and communication; and proposing changed plans. We also identify perceived social, temporal, and technological barriers to using the MPA. We present system and workflow design considerations for developing AI-assisted reflection support for meetings. KEYWORDS: videoconferencing, meetings, goals, purpose, intentionality, workplace, prospective reflection, generative AI, participatory prompting<\/p>\r\n
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