RSVPlease (click on the buttons above, no account or email is needed)
Many impactful projects quietly depend on one thing: a single person who cares enough to keep them running. When that person burns out, moves on, or loses funding — the project stalls. But what if the work didn’t have to rest on individual shoulders?
In this second session of our series, we move from theory to practice: How do you build something that keeps working even when the heroes leave?
We’ll look at why over-reliance on key individuals is a structural vulnerability — not just a personnel problem — and work together to find concrete ways to reduce it.
What We’ll Do:
Examine why depending on individual people is a risk, and why it’s so easy to fall into that trap
Collect and discuss real examples — from EA projects, nonprofits, and beyond
Explore what working systems actually look like, and what it takes to build them
Work in small groups to identify changes you could apply in your own project or team
Share findings across groups and discuss next steps
No prior attendance at Part 1 is required — the session is designed to stand alone.
This is hosted by Effective Altruism Hamburg — a group focused on using evidence and reason to figure out how to do the most good. New faces are always welcome!
Please drop us a line below (or via pm or email) if you want to participate and have not been in contact with us before.
When Do Good Interventions Become the Path of Least Resistance? Part 2: From Heroics to Systems
RSVPlease (click on the buttons above, no account or email is needed)
Many impactful projects quietly depend on one thing: a single person who cares enough to keep them running. When that person burns out, moves on, or loses funding — the project stalls. But what if the work didn’t have to rest on individual shoulders?
In this second session of our series, we move from theory to practice: How do you build something that keeps working even when the heroes leave?
We’ll look at why over-reliance on key individuals is a structural vulnerability — not just a personnel problem — and work together to find concrete ways to reduce it.
What We’ll Do:
Examine why depending on individual people is a risk, and why it’s so easy to fall into that trap
Collect and discuss real examples — from EA projects, nonprofits, and beyond
Explore what working systems actually look like, and what it takes to build them
Work in small groups to identify changes you could apply in your own project or team
Share findings across groups and discuss next steps
No prior attendance at Part 1 is required — the session is designed to stand alone.
This is hosted by Effective Altruism Hamburg — a group focused on using evidence and reason to figure out how to do the most good. New faces are always welcome!
Please drop us a line below (or via pm or email) if you want to participate and have not been in contact with us before.