Region 8 Round Table-2024 AG

About 40 people met for more than an hour at the combined Region 8 Meet and Greet and Round Table on July 5 at the Kansas City AG. After a brief round of introductions, we listed several topics which we wanted to discuss, then ranked them in priority.

List of topics

Get Younger People Involved
Reinvigurate Local Groups
Activities
Publicity and PR
Live vs Virtual
Communication Styles
Improving Organizational Function
RG Profitability

The group decided to discuss items 1, 4, and 3. Further, it was observed that 6 and 7 were closely relate to 4.

Get Younger People Involved

"We tried that before"
Change image
Shy - not staying in Mensa
Inclusivity
What is special value?
Credential
Relationship - tribe
Mensa Lifeplan

Publicity and PR

Including Communication Styles and Improving Organizational Function

Input from YM
Peer-to-peer
Pre-qualified
Mentorship
Subsidy/membership for test takers
National/Regional/Local focus
School presentations
Needs assessment

Activities

Responsiveness
Local Group Publicity
National Publicity
Improved Production
Engage with YM
Better Media Coverage

Observations

While the notes may reasonably represent a brief summary of a participant's comment, they may appear to be cryptic or general. Both problem statements and possible remedies were discussed. There was overlap between the categories, for example, improving YM involvement, the first topic, was echoed in the next two topics.

The next step in this process, which we did not have time to pursue, is to identify actionable comments and investigate them further to see if they can be converted into action plans.