Changing how we come together at events

We need to change how attendees come together at events.

come together at events: a photograph of a traditional conference. A sea of attendees sit facing toward a distant standing speaker.
“…if we do not change the way citizens come together, if we do not shift the context under which we gather and do not change the methodology of our gatherings, then we will have to keep waiting for great leaders, and we will never step up to the power and accountability that is within our grasp.”
—Peter Block, Community: The Structure of Belonging

A stirring quote from Peter Block, from a chapter titled The Stuck Community in his book Community: The Structure of Belonging.

Change citizens to conference attendees and you have a good description of what continues to happen at traditional conferences, where attendees listen to session leaders, rather than collectively reaping the benefits of co-creating an event and associated community.

That’s why we need to change how attendees come together at events.

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