Often a problem with events is how to ensure a high enough density of āpeople your target audience is excited to talk toā. Eli touches on this here. I donāt really see how picnics can manage to do this?
Yes, I expect theyāll do worse on fostering great mentor-mentee relationships and Iām not proposing this as a fix-all. That said, I reckon the casual setting might mean the bar for attending is lower, especially if itās in an EA-dense city e.g. I can imagine a good mentor might not want to give a talk at a uni group, but might swing by a picnic.
Often a problem with events is how to ensure a high enough density of āpeople your target audience is excited to talk toā. Eli touches on this here. I donāt really see how picnics can manage to do this?
Yes, I expect theyāll do worse on fostering great mentor-mentee relationships and Iām not proposing this as a fix-all. That said, I reckon the casual setting might mean the bar for attending is lower, especially if itās in an EA-dense city e.g. I can imagine a good mentor might not want to give a talk at a uni group, but might swing by a picnic.