Your support is what allows us to bring in exceptional speakers from around the world, to take chances on new and emerging voices, and to create the kind of experiences that make our community stronger.
We might not have booths, sponsored talks or any of the usual conference sponsoring elements. What we do have is a curious, thoughtful community that genuinely notices your presence, connects with you and values long term relationships rather than quick wins. That is what sets our gatherings apart and it is why your partnership matters so much.
Stewards over gatekeepers: Three Principles for Partnerships
Worse still is when a gatekeeper seeks to maintain broken aspects of the business’ status quo to serve their own self-interest, thereby failing in their duty to the institution or other partners. Stewards are “possibility engineers”. Gatekeepers are “progress suppressors”. Be a steward not a gatekeeper when working in partnerships.
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