Give people food; they’ll give you ideas
Yesterday began a 5 week project working with a group of interns to build and grow the nonprofit I founded in 2010 – One Less Meal, Inc.
We spent them about 2 1/2 hours together; time spent explaining the business, the concept, and the social media approach being taken to build and grow the charity. I expected questions and ideas after my brief talk.
Not many.
Then they went and ate lunch – which was reported back to me as a few nachos, some cheezy stuff and a peach. Hardly what I would call lunch; but the 30 minutes after lunch were chock full of ideas that laid the foundation for what some of these interns will be working on during the next few weeks. They were engaged, laughing, being creative and sharing and building upon ideas.
Amazing how food really gets people’s brains stimulated; and just confirms why meeting planners are so obsessed with food choices when making their plans. Give people food; their brains get stimulated and you just might be surprised what they deliver.
