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* have a "Maker table" to create your own swag (knitting, badge making mini kit, customize your conference t-shirt) | * have a "Maker table" to create your own swag (knitting, badge making mini kit, customize your conference t-shirt) | ||
* have "I'm bored"-hats available (not in sessions!) | * have "I'm bored"-hats available (not in sessions!) |
Latest revision as of 16:17, 29 March 2011
The purpose of this page is to collect ideas and tips how to boost community health at live events. Community health means creating a welcoming, collaborative atmosphere for oldtimers and newbies alike.
How to use this wiki:
- fill in symptoms and causes
- second: state principles
- third: add your ideas.
Symptoms and causes for un-collaborative events
- Shyness of attendees
- cold atmosphere
- difficult for newcomers to access
- people are only socializing with other people they already know
Principles for "healthy" events
- Don't imprison people (in rooms, agenda, session type, formats)
- Make event hackable
- Show value, beauty, health of event
- Events should facilitate networking, making new contacts
Ideas
- provide spaces for alternatives processes
- plan walking sessions
- have dedicated spaces for informal chats and conversations (sofas, beanbags etc.)
- make breaks long enough so that people actually have time for informal conversations
- make the space beautiful and welcoming (lightening, flowers, posters, furniture, fruits)
- explain goals and process explicitly and allow for feedback and alternative ideas ("we're doing X, 'cos we think it helps Y, but if you have a better idea, put it on the feedback wall, ask it, do it")
- feedback poster wall (This is working/this is not working)
- speed dating sessions
- Yellow cards ("don't talk to the same person twice ;)")
- "I'd like to talk about..."-name badges (or: "My favourite movie/book is...")
- "I need/ I want..."-stickers
- have a tea corner for more philosophical discussions
- arrange a treasure hunt
- Sparklez
- have a "Maker table" to create your own swag (knitting, badge making mini kit, customize your conference t-shirt)
- have "I'm bored"-hats available (not in sessions!)
- elect 5 random happiness spies (that help the organizer to get feedback about the atmosphere)
- provide spaces with rules or topics but no facilitator
- arrange little dinner parties (book tables for 6-8 people at different restaurants, let people sign up for those tables)
- use labels for your activities that promote friendliness (e.g. you're not picking a table in a restaurant, but you're hosting a dinner party)