Our Meetup HQ event at WeWork Martin Place rocked. One key reason was the discussion!
Tonight, was a massive win for all of us. It was the first (of many to come) of our Meetup HQ Meeting’s for Sydney that exceeded all expectations.
Firstly, lots of great people came. Secondly, they were great people. Thirdly, it was a high energy fun experience that drew us together.
As I walked back to the station, caught the long train from Sydney CBD to Parramatta and then made my 30-minute walk home; I spend lots of time objectively thinking as to why it was so great.
One core reason was the power of discussion. Although we had structure and had to make key points, the meeting came together in how we allowed for organic discussion to take place. This included people:
– Sharing their own experiences.
– Giving each other great ideas.
– Respectfully disagreeing and challenging ideas.
– Giving a space for quiet people to speak.
– Having a place where we were all winning in style.
The discussion worked great and it made the night.
My advice and thinking? When you run events, if you have ‘discussions’ of a group, guide and moderate it extremely well. One idea leads to many more, it’s lots of fun and the power of the people in the room help each other win big.
It also makes events just that much easier to run. By all means, kick off the discussion at the start, but step back and let the room fill in the void. Thank you everyone for the wonderful event and of course Meetup HQ for enabling this all to happen.
Love your work, go for it with the discussions and stay awesome friends!
P.S. Thank you WeWork Martin Place! Great venue and brilliant.
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