Is connection the content?

Peter Block -- "Connection is the Content"

content and connection as an infinity loop

different types of connection -- to ideas, to others, and oneself

relationship and communication interact with another

trust cannot be built without connection

delivering content with trust doesn't lead to integration

we relate to content differently when there is time for connection

you can't just throw content at people and expect them to learn

it's hard to measure effectiveness in adult learning

video courses have low completion rates because they miss the social aspect

diverse groups provide perspective shifts that we can't get alone

content can come easily from AI these days

"Leave people changed, not just informed." -- Informed is the content piece, changed is the connection piece

Perspectival knowing -- creating knowing that shifts your perspective

knowledge needs context to be meaningful

reading has become the exception to doomscrolling

reading keeps people engaged in a topic over a long period of time

when you connect with the content you're more engaged and motivated

content in itself is useless without the connection piece

shelf development -- when the knowledge/change stays on the shelf

without trust you can't connect, without connection you can't trust - a feedback loop

If a leader embodies the "connection is the content" idea, what does that mean for them?

connection embedded into all the content

a process doesn't necessarily create the connection

breakout rooms are a structure that facilitate connection

put people into breakout rooms as they arrive to simulate the slow entering into a live space

content without connection is information

content is embedded in the conversation -- people are a source of content too