Was at a symposium two weeks ago. It was pretty interesting but that part was pushed to the sidelines a little bit.
The arts panel was like a car crash in slow motion. And that unveiled something for me.
There were these artists, having a rare chance to be on a stage. Probably not with the most experience in such situations.
And moderation was completely useless.
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But there was also a room full of people, who talk about stepping in, when they see, something is going wrong.
NOBODY INTERVENED! (including myself)
A room full of nice people and nobody reacted. Some even started laughing, escalating the situation.
That was a hard learning.
IF YOU SEE THINGS GO WRONG, YOU HAVE TO DO IT _YOURSELF_. NOT WAIT FOR OTHERS.
So a truly revealing arts panel. In a different way. But it showed me the reality behind stepping in.
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Yes! That is the difficult part, I have to think about a lot since then.
And all the answers seem right and wrong at the same time.
But we need to start to talk about it. Slowly. And calmly.
In hindsight, I liked most parts of the arts panel. It was just way more "interactive" than I have expected. A wonderful piece of art in itself.
And I want to thank _everyone_ involved.
It pushed me to the limits.
I remember the CCC Jahresrückblick at 38c3 with protests on the stage.
And what really didn't help, were the comments from the audience.
It _is_ difficult.
(By the way, I left the Jahresrückblick because it started to triggered PTSD. Leaving was a reaction, at least for myself.)
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