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Named tables would also lead to tribal separation, which may not be the best.
by TheAdamAndChe 6y ago
Named tables would also lead to tribal separation, which may not be the best.
- Ali_Jiwani 6y agointeresting point
- jimkleiber 6y agoI'd say could lead to tribal separation, which does happen sometimes at in-person events: people sit with their friends. However, I think having the ability to take the stage and speak to all participants can help to reduce that, by requesting people to try to mix it up a bit, sit with someone new. Also, I think the dynamics would be different based on who gets to name the tables. If just the host of the room, then maybe more control. If table hosts can name their table, maybe it has a higher likelihood of people sticking with people like them. Even if it does lead to tribal grouping, sometimes that's not a bad thing. For example, if I'm running a session where I want people to reflect deeply about some topic, sometimes it's nice to have the built-in trust that comes from being of the same group. I could talk about this stuff for days :-)
- Corrado 6y agoWhat if the table names were generated automatically instead of allowing you to specify them? That way the "lupiform" table is talking about Javascript while the "wortle" table is all about cooking.
- TheAdamAndChe 6y agoI think that would work as long as the table names were somewhat ephemeral. Otherwise, people would eventually form identities as lupiforms and wortles and you'd end up with the same tribal conflicts.