Despite being an example of âgiving is morecommonâ I broadly agree with this post.
Iâd conceptualize it as a spectrum, with âGiving booksâno strings attachedâ at one end and âLoaning with a register and stated return timeframeâ at the other end. As with most spectrums the healthy spot is likely the middle and context dependent.
For our tabling we ended up giving the books to people who had initiated a display of interest, with a conversation with the recipient about reading it and then passing it on to someone else who would read it. Which allows for sharing of the ideas, even if people werenât able to make it to our events in the future. For people who are already regular attendees, or are likely to become them, Iâd advocate for closer to the loan end of the spectrum.
I like the idea of thinking of this as a spectrum! When Iâve done tabling, however, (only a little, when I was at Google) I still found loaning worthwhile: since weâre all regularly coming to the same campus returning things wasnât that hard. And if someone had acted like they didnât think theyâd be able to return it Iâd have told them not to stress about it and to pass it on to someone else when they were done.
(Not trying to pick on you or your group! And youâre better placed to figure out whatâs working for you.)
Despite being an example of âgiving is more commonâ I broadly agree with this post.
Iâd conceptualize it as a spectrum, with âGiving booksâno strings attachedâ at one end and âLoaning with a register and stated return timeframeâ at the other end. As with most spectrums the healthy spot is likely the middle and context dependent.
For our tabling we ended up giving the books to people who had initiated a display of interest, with a conversation with the recipient about reading it and then passing it on to someone else who would read it. Which allows for sharing of the ideas, even if people werenât able to make it to our events in the future. For people who are already regular attendees, or are likely to become them, Iâd advocate for closer to the loan end of the spectrum.
I like the idea of thinking of this as a spectrum! When Iâve done tabling, however, (only a little, when I was at Google) I still found loaning worthwhile: since weâre all regularly coming to the same campus returning things wasnât that hard. And if someone had acted like they didnât think theyâd be able to return it Iâd have told them not to stress about it and to pass it on to someone else when they were done.
(Not trying to pick on you or your group! And youâre better placed to figure out whatâs working for you.)