Growing People
How to organize spaces that feel awesome § Written by Jaclyn Chan and Jacky Zhao Picture yourself entering a Socratica session. What do you feel? What do you want the participants to feel? How do hosts ensure that Socratica remains inclusive, beginner-friendly, and a good time? Balance is key – people want to be in spaces where they feel like they can bring their full self.
How to organize spaces that feel awesome § Written by Jaclyn Chan and Jacky Zhao Picture yourself entering a Socratica session. What do you feel? What do you want the participants to feel? How do hosts ensure that Socratica remains inclusive, beginner-friendly, and a good time? Balance is key – people want to be in spaces where they feel like they can bring their full self. This means seeing people that they can relate to. However, this has to be balanced with making sure we aren’t including people tokenistically. Non-tokenistic inclusion – while we want to have people from all races, gender i
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