The term ‘meeting takeaway’ is used widely in today’s business and project worlds.  The word ‘takeaway’ originated in the 16^th century and combined the words ‘take’ and ‘away’.  In those days it was a verb and associated with the receipt or giving of something.

The verb became a noun in the 20^th century: a subtracted amount, a railcar for removing logs, and food cooked in one place and eaten in another (the American ‘takeout’).  It also became a sporting term to mean the act of ‘stealing’ a ball from an opposing team or that first and all so important rearward swing of a golf club. Continue reading →