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Togethering, with moderation

December 05, 2024 • Meteor SciComm • Season 4 • Episode 35

We are building, maintaining & running facilitated settings/communities. It’s different to work hard to make a safe, productive scicomm community space (vs. just showing up and glorying in such a space). These spaces don’t just happen.

This week, we tackle what it feels like to be that someone who has to step up…and what’s possible, in a good way, when we do step up!

Moderation and leadership aren't just the fun stuff.
And, ain’t it tricky when you’re co-running things, or only running part of a thing?
And….what happens when WE are the ones who need course correcting!? 🫠
But also, even if you’re on the greatest team, how do you balance democracy with efficacy when you're making decisions?

However you answer these questions, we decide that doing the hard work is what makes a community worth joining.

Then, we ask you to dig in for yourself: What’s an aspect of managing or running a community that you find challenging…yet still rewarding?

Thanks for listening! We’re hoping for a community potluck 🥗🍛: Connect with us on social media (BlueSky, LinkedIn, Twitter, various Slack communities, etc.) or at www.meteorscicomm.org.

P.S. If you missed it, we’re going to try something new next season — guests!!! Deets here if you want to join. And, if anyone listening reading has funding to help us compensate guests, please let us know!