If you want to make progress on issues that matter, you need to deal with emotions. In an environment of distance, people won’t be open about their deepest issues.
Building relationships between the participants is also an important goal. They allow people to create projects together. Having meet in person makes it easier to communicate via email afterwards.
Rationality isn’t about being a straw vulcan.
If you want to make progress on issues that matter, you need to deal with emotions. In an environment of distance, people won’t be open about their deepest issues.
Building relationships between the participants is also an important goal. They allow people to create projects together. Having meet in person makes it easier to communicate via email afterwards.
It’s also simply fun.