{"id":2070,"date":"2024-09-27T12:26:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T18:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idubbs.com\/blog\/?p=2070"},"modified":"2024-09-27T12:26:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T18:26:31","slug":"the-usual-suspects-is-still-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idubbs.com\/blog\/2024\/the-usual-suspects-is-still-community\/","title":{"rendered":"The Usual Suspects is still Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just back from our latest #CoffeeCrew here in the Twin Cities. It was a small group today &#8211; just 5 of us. And that&#8217;s fine. But it had me wondering for a moment or two if it was worth continuing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is, I think. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s easy for those of us in a community-building&#8230; community to get wrapped up in the numbers. Driving attendance, having larger gatherings, adding new people, etc. But it&#8217;s also important to remember some basics: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meeting with &#8220;the usual folks&#8221;, the old-timers, the established group is a good thing too. We still need relationship-building time. Time to catch up and recharge for when we need to be on our A-game with larger groups and meeting new people. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meeting with smaller groups allows some of us to have deeper conversations. Having a large gathering can sometimes take away from that. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Would I love to have new folks attend our #CoffeeCrew meetups? Absolutely. Would I love to have larger turnouts? That&#8217;d be great! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This morning someone asked if I&#8217;d ever scheduled one where no one showed up. 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