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Summary:

"A bold new approach to how we gather that will transform the ways we spend our time together--at work, at home, in our communities, and beyond. In The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker argues that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive--which they don't have to be. We rely too much on routine and the conventions of gatherings when we should focus on distinctiveness and the people involved. At a time when coming together is more important than ever, Parker sets forth a human-centered approach to gathering that will help everyone create meaningful, memorable experiences, large and small, for work and for play. Drawing on her expertise as a facilitator of high-powered gatherings around the world, Parker takes us inside events of all kinds to show what works, what doesn't, and why. She investigates a wide array of gatherings--conferences, meetings, a courtroom, a flash-mob party, an Arab-Israeli summer camp--and explains how simple, specific changes can invigorate any group experience. The result is a book that's both journey and guide, full of exciting ideas with real-world applications. The Art of Gathering will forever alter the way you look at your next meeting, industry conference, dinner party, and backyard barbecue--and how you host and attend them"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Decide why you're really gathering
• Close doors
• Don't be a chill host
• Create a temporary alternative world
• Never start a funeral with logistics
• Keep your best self out of my gathering
• Cause good controversy
• Accept that there is an end.

Author/Creator:

Parker, Priya , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The art of gathering: how we meet and why it matters [by Parker, P.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Art of gathering [by Parker, P.] (New York : Riverhead Books, 2018 — ISBN 9781594634925; LCCN 2017058605; OCLC Number 1027769411)

Subjects:

Meetings

Self-actualization (Psychology)

Interpersonal relations

Genres:

Self-help publications

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-294) and index.
Description based on: Print version record; title from digital title page (viewed October 3, 2022).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 304 pages) : portrait

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

BF637.S4 P357 2018eb

ISBNs:

0698410874 (electronic bk.)
9780698410879 (electronic bk.)
9781594634925 (hardcover) [Invalid]
1594634920 (hardcover) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1035847362