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The Magic of No Prompts

Why There Are No Conversation Prompts at Beings Club

When people first find out about the weekly Beings Club Salon Meetings, they’ll often ask: ‘Are there any topics to discuss?’, ‘Do you know what you’ll talk about?’ or ‘Is there a weekly theme?’

The answer to all of these questions is No

It does, on the surface, make sense to ask these questions. It’s quite natural to want to know what to expect. Especially if you’re paying money for something, you want to know if it is going to be worth it. 

However, I think if you look more deeply, you’ll find that the decision to offer little more than ‘stay curious’ as a general prompt for conversation, is well thought through and allows for interesting possibilities. 

In the end, this intentional choice was made for three main reasons:

  1. To Attract the Genuinely Curious

By not offering any guidance beyond ‘stay curious’, Beings Club naturally attracts a certain type of person - one who is genuinely curious and open to the organic flow of discussion. This creates the ideal conditions for interesting things to emerge, because participants already come with an intrinsic willingness to engage thoughtfully - and with curiosity.

  1. There is Power in Spontaneity

There’s an immediacy and rawness to the conversations that happen at Beings Club. With no prompt or theme to hide behind, each exchange is more authentic. There’s a spontaneity that allows for unexpected moments of insight and connection, which is where the magic really happens.

  1. For the Freedom to Explore

The absence of set topics or themes invites freedom - freedom to wander, explore, and discover new perspectives and ideas. Without the constraints of a predefined structure, conversations can go places you might never anticipate, allowing for truly unique and surprising outcomes

"The amount of random conversations that lead to culture-shifting ideas is insane." - Virgil Abloh

In the empty space where a prompt, theme, or topic might have existed, there exists instead a place to collaborate and play in conversation. With the curious gathered, the present a shared opportunity, and an open field to explore, conversations are primed for interestingness

With conversations happening weekly and the opportunity to be in conversation with the same curious individuals again week-to-week, it’s a community like no other. 

In general, collaboration happens as relationships develop.

Join us for the experiment. 

Beings Club: Season Zero has 10-weeks left at the time of writing. And you’re invited.

Click here to get your Hypersub Membership for Beings Club: Season Zero

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