Interesting reading your strategy, particularly what you aren’t focusing on. The one part I’d be somewhat skeptical of is decreasing upskilling. People, particularly the people that we want to join our community, want to grow and improve. It’s important to be realistic about how much someone can upskill in a limited amount of time, but these kinds of events seem like a key draw.
It’s not that I don’t want people to upskill, it’s that I think it’s best done by people who have experience in that area, whether that is via a course or workshop.
In terms of getting people to meet in person, I agree that certain talks/workshops/themes can help attract different people, but the best outcomes from that aren’t usually what people learn, but the connections they make, and designing a workshop just to drive attendance may not be the most efficient way of getting people to attend.
Interesting reading your strategy, particularly what you aren’t focusing on. The one part I’d be somewhat skeptical of is decreasing upskilling. People, particularly the people that we want to join our community, want to grow and improve. It’s important to be realistic about how much someone can upskill in a limited amount of time, but these kinds of events seem like a key draw.
It’s not that I don’t want people to upskill, it’s that I think it’s best done by people who have experience in that area, whether that is via a course or workshop.
In terms of getting people to meet in person, I agree that certain talks/workshops/themes can help attract different people, but the best outcomes from that aren’t usually what people learn, but the connections they make, and designing a workshop just to drive attendance may not be the most efficient way of getting people to attend.