“I can’t join you in the morning, I have to work.”
“Sorry, I can only join from 5pm.”
I’ve heard versions of this for years.
I’m writing this on a Saturday morning, having travelled to an event I was invited to. Looking around, it brings back a familiar disconnect in how learning is treated across organisations.
In Scandinavia, learning is part of the working day.
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It took me a long time to realise this.
For years, I believed it was all about getting the right people in the room. Find the best speakers, bring together smart participants, and the rest would follow. That still matters. Yet over time, it has become clear that the room itself plays a more active role than we often admit.
The environment shapes the conversation.
You can have capable people, a strong agenda, and a clear purpose. Still, conversations never quite take off.
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