To the author/readers: Have you made use of any of these techniques in your own events? If so, what did you do, and what effect did you perceive?
The advice here that most resonated with me:
Authority as an “ongoing commitment” (being chill is easy, but doesn’t work very well).
The use of rules (I’ve seen good things result from phone-free gatherings).
My local group’s work to anti-normalize “saying you’ll show up but then not showing up” (working to make sure everyone had transportation, messaging anyone who didn’t show up to individually ask what happened).
Making use of “casual time” (trying to slightly steer or suggest topics for conversations that happen before the main event, especially by making an effort to work new people into the conversation: “Hey! Is this your first time? What brings you here?”)
To the author/readers: Have you made use of any of these techniques in your own events? If so, what did you do, and what effect did you perceive?
The advice here that most resonated with me:
Authority as an “ongoing commitment” (being chill is easy, but doesn’t work very well).
The use of rules (I’ve seen good things result from phone-free gatherings).
My local group’s work to anti-normalize “saying you’ll show up but then not showing up” (working to make sure everyone had transportation, messaging anyone who didn’t show up to individually ask what happened).
Making use of “casual time” (trying to slightly steer or suggest topics for conversations that happen before the main event, especially by making an effort to work new people into the conversation: “Hey! Is this your first time? What brings you here?”)