Put your invitation through the mill with other conveners and key participants. Revise it accordingly. -- Tom
The event design and the invitation should arise from and be shaped by real energy among the people you want to invite. -- Tom
Describe in inspiring terms what will be possible if people come together like this. -- Tom
You are inviting people to go deeper by coming together. --Tree
Every event should have some inquiry or inquiries that will shape the explorations, learnings and actions of the participants, and that arise from the passions and concerns of those participants. So craft questions with care and make them well known to prospective participants. They are major attractors. -- Tom
An invitation is a question - Would you like to participate in this? -- wiki
The invitation culminates with the opening in which those who have responded to the call convene. --Sue
Assuming you have a special venue, make the most of it in your invitation as an attractor. -- Tom
Engage leaders among the target audience in crafting and approving, and then sending out the invitation to their networks. -- Tom
Include in the invitation the story of how this conversation came to be, in a way that highlights its special character and importance. -- Tom
The inviters are taking responsibility for the pre-work of the event. And they are inviting others who care about whatever the topic is to come forward and take responsibility in that topic. --Tree
Make sure to make clear in the invitation the event's sponsors, conveners, and the processes and outcomes that attendees can expect, so these aren't discovered later as upsetting surprises. -- Tom
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