Some reservations I would have about the usefulness of a database vs lots of write-ups ‘in context’ like these is that I think how well activities work can depend heavily on the wider structure and atmosphere of the retreat, as well as the events that have come before. I would probably be happier with a classification of 2 or 3 different types of retreat, and the activities that seem to work best in each. (However we should not let perfect be the enemy of good here, and there is probably a number of things that work well across different retreat styles).
Your time costs seem largely similar to mine then (on the things we both did), I had not anticipated the large amount of time you spent on survey design etc. I don’t think my time cost would change much if I included the talk prep, since I would be surprise if it totaled >10 hours.
Some reservations I would have about the usefulness of a database vs lots of write-ups ‘in context’ like these is that I think how well activities work can depend heavily on the wider structure and atmosphere of the retreat, as well as the events that have come before. I would probably be happier with a classification of 2 or 3 different types of retreat, and the activities that seem to work best in each. (However we should not let perfect be the enemy of good here, and there is probably a number of things that work well across different retreat styles).
Your time costs seem largely similar to mine then (on the things we both did), I had not anticipated the large amount of time you spent on survey design etc. I don’t think my time cost would change much if I included the talk prep, since I would be surprise if it totaled >10 hours.