How might we...
- Communication: How might we improve our communication internally and externally?
- How might I reach more people?
- How might we expand the circle of people in New York who would be interested in participating in the confluence community?
- How might I reach more people?
Hypothesis
If we do personal invites more, then people will show up for an initial gathering. If people show up and have a good experience in talking about community they will want to participate again.
Design
- Invitation to come to an evening gathering.
- Evening gathering to include a question on community.
- Follow-up to see if people want to continue together.
Metrics
Success:
- If only 2-3 people come it is ok, in addition to Susan and Alyssa.
- It isn’t about the number of people who come, but the quality of the conversations and the energy at the end to continue.
- If people stay for 2 hours or longer
- People are laughing and smiling
- Susan and Alyssa gauge and reflect on energy in the room.
Fail:
- People come but leave early
- No interest in meeting again
- Conversation is really stilted
Learnings
- People were appreciative of the space. I’m not sure if we would meet again – there seemed to be openness and a couple of people mentioned that they would like to.
- The personal invitations resulted in a great number and quality of bringing new people in. 10 people showed up in total (6 known from other circles and 4 new people).
- 14 people said they were interested
- 10 people showed up
- another 12 people responded but couldn’t make the date
Decisions
Waiting on email chain responses to see if there will be another gathering.