The next Gurteen Bristol Knowledge Cafe is going to be held in the beautiful Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol, on Thursday 11 September, from 18:30. The cafe proper will begin at 19:00 prompt.
Jack Martin Leith (our local ‘now-to-new’ activist, group facilitator, and business consultant of 20 years) will be introducing us to the subject of ‘Engagement’. This a term we’ve all heard before (quite a lot now), and perhaps wondered what we all mean by it, so we’re going to give it a try, knowledge cafe style.
As usual, please come along and enjoy while meeting and deepening your understanding of this topic, and book yourself in using the event booking page below:
Jack Martin Leith » Gurteen Knowledge Café, 11 September, Bristol // Aug 12, 2008 at 11:53 am
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In case anyone asks what I’m going to be talking about, here’s the plan: I’ll give a brief — 15 minutes maximum — overview of engagement: where it came from, why businesses and non-profit organisations want to do it, why it’s so hard to get it right, how we might “do it” more effectively. Although I’m known for my antipathy towards engagement as something that’s done to employees, I’ll do my best to make the overview balanced. And I’ll touch on the different forms of engagement, notably employee engagement, brand engagement and community engagement. Those who are interested in the topic but unable to take part in the café can leave a comment on my blog (see Trackback above) and I’ll share any interesting and provocative thoughts with café participants. Thanks for organising this. Jack