added by sari · updated 2y ago
3 steps to turn everyday get-togethers into transformative gatherings
Touching on these elements with care can produce transformative gatherings, because you can dig below the typical conversation into the bedrock of values.
from The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker
When we don’t examine the deeper assumptions behind why we gather, we end up skipping too quickly to replicating old, staid formats of gathering. And we forgo the possibility of creating something memorable, even transformative.
from The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker
Gatherings crackle and flourish when real thought goes into them, when (often invisible) structure is baked into them, and when a host has the curiosity, willingness, and generosity of spirit to try.
from The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker