To the author/âreaders: 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 âongoing commitmentâ (being chill is easy, but doesnât work very well).
The use of rules (Iâve seen good things result from phone-free gatherings).
My local groupâs work to anti-normalize âsaying youâll show up but then not showing upâ (working to make sure everyone had transportation, messaging anyone who didnât show up to individually ask what happened).
Making use of âcasual timeâ (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: âHey! Is this your first time? What brings you here?â)
To the author/âreaders: 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 âongoing commitmentâ (being chill is easy, but doesnât work very well).
The use of rules (Iâve seen good things result from phone-free gatherings).
My local groupâs work to anti-normalize âsaying youâll show up but then not showing upâ (working to make sure everyone had transportation, messaging anyone who didnât show up to individually ask what happened).
Making use of âcasual timeâ (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: âHey! Is this your first time? What brings you here?â)