Absolutely. Coming from the church world, the best conversations were always the ones after youth group at Waffle House at midnight. I think events serve simply to get everyone in the same room, but the real connection happens outside of the structured time and in the free moments where we debrief together and discuss where we go from here.
I totally agree with you that the unscripted moments and "after-party" events (planned or unplanned) are where the true connections are made. I was debating attending one in a couple of weeks, but this has me thinking that I'll show up. ((It is SO HARD to show up right after harvest!!))
Absolutely. Coming from the church world, the best conversations were always the ones after youth group at Waffle House at midnight. I think events serve simply to get everyone in the same room, but the real connection happens outside of the structured time and in the free moments where we debrief together and discuss where we go from here.
That’s a great way of framing it, that the event is the vehicle for getting people TO the afterparty
I totally agree with you that the unscripted moments and "after-party" events (planned or unplanned) are where the true connections are made. I was debating attending one in a couple of weeks, but this has me thinking that I'll show up. ((It is SO HARD to show up right after harvest!!))
I totally get it! Harvest is so exhausting so it's tempting to just get in and get out of events
Going to power through and keep an open mind this time around!! 💪🏻