This is super practical advice that I can definitely see myself applying in the future. The introductions on the sheets seem particularly well-suited to getting people engaged.
Also, “What is the first thing you would do if appointed dictator of the United States?” likely just entered my favorite questions to ask anyone in ice-breaker scenarios, many of which have nothing to do with EA.
The question we’ve had the most success with for a regular/weekly meetup is “what is something interesting you’ve learned/read/thought about recently”. The advantage to keeping it consistent is that people know what to expect; this question also avoids most of the disadvantages of keeping the question consistent (namely that people repeat themselves and get bored). It also tends to provoke fascinating answers.
I can also vouch for the success of “What’s one good thing and one bad thing that has happened to you this week/month/since last time?” Each person picks one of each and talks about it. Naturally, some people may bring up things related to EA very easily with this question if they are involved with it.
This is super practical advice that I can definitely see myself applying in the future. The introductions on the sheets seem particularly well-suited to getting people engaged.
Also, “What is the first thing you would do if appointed dictator of the United States?” likely just entered my favorite questions to ask anyone in ice-breaker scenarios, many of which have nothing to do with EA.
The question we’ve had the most success with for a regular/weekly meetup is “what is something interesting you’ve learned/read/thought about recently”. The advantage to keeping it consistent is that people know what to expect; this question also avoids most of the disadvantages of keeping the question consistent (namely that people repeat themselves and get bored). It also tends to provoke fascinating answers.
I can also vouch for the success of “What’s one good thing and one bad thing that has happened to you this week/month/since last time?” Each person picks one of each and talks about it. Naturally, some people may bring up things related to EA very easily with this question if they are involved with it.