It’s interesting to see this more formal approach as a contrast to casual meetups. Where did the idea originate? And do you have any plans in place to follow up with attendees and see whether they stay involved afterwards?
At least in the bay area, most folks don’t tend to have the availability to come to casual meetups frequently, and most of the existing meetups aren’t about the basics of EA or focused on how you can individually contribute.
I heard about the Arete fellowship at the CEA local groups retreat in January, and that got me thinking about better on-ramps to EA that I could implement in the bay area.
I do intend to follow up with post-workshop surveys as well as strongly encouraging folks to join existing meetup groups or start their own.
It’s interesting to see this more formal approach as a contrast to casual meetups. Where did the idea originate? And do you have any plans in place to follow up with attendees and see whether they stay involved afterwards?
At least in the bay area, most folks don’t tend to have the availability to come to casual meetups frequently, and most of the existing meetups aren’t about the basics of EA or focused on how you can individually contribute.
I heard about the Arete fellowship at the CEA local groups retreat in January, and that got me thinking about better on-ramps to EA that I could implement in the bay area.
I do intend to follow up with post-workshop surveys as well as strongly encouraging folks to join existing meetup groups or start their own.