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The Big Conference Is Broken (And Everyone Knows It)
We keep building the same room and wondering why people stop showing up.
Jul 7 • Culture of Convening and Gregory Allan Datu Cendana
If You Can’t Feed the Room, You’re Not Ready to Convene It
Logistics are not separate from the program. They are the program.
Jun 23 • Culture of Convening and Gregory Allan Datu Cendana
The Spoken and Unspoken Rules of Every Room
The written agenda is only half the story. The real rules of a room are often the ones nobody says out loud.
May 26 • Culture of Convening, Carmen Berkley Anderson, and Gregory Allan Datu Cendana
The Convener Is Not the Center
A manifesto for getting out of the way.
May 5 • Culture of Convening, Gregory Allan Datu Cendana, and Carmen Berkley Anderson
The Difference Between Being Invited and Belonging
An invitation gets someone in the room. Belonging is what keeps them there.
Apr 21 • Carmen Berkley Anderson, Culture of Convening, and Gregory Allan Datu Cendana
What Is a Convening? (And What Isn’t One?)
Before we can redefine how people come together, we have to agree on what “coming together” actually means.
Apr 7 • Culture of Convening
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