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This retreat sounded wonderful in so many ways. It reminded me first of meetups I've had that have not gone well, where I've felt stuck, but chained to the desk out of politeness etiquette. And your post demonstrated the power of "having the conversation," or speaking expectation and giving permission because of how polite conversation binds us. Hey, I think you're creating a little open space here! Thank you for reporting back.

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Yes! I loved the concept of "if you're not learning or contributing, move." I feel like setting this up from the beginning does help break through that "politeness" thing a bit. It's just permission to craft the experience you want and makes doing that the new "etiquette" of the event.

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May 17Liked by Mary Chris Escobar

Less information, more pauses, more space to think or feel into it.

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Agreed! I think there's always a tendency to overplan and/or try to cram so much information into a short time when we'd all be better served by less information and more reflection.

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