How to Keep Your Data Science Meetup Sustainable
summary
Organizing burnout is framed as solvable with a clear formula: self-care + core group + welcoming that reduces planning load and redistributes work through modular roles and direct asks. Practical activities include Aggregate collective troubleshooting (short demos with sign‑in prompts) and a Shiny data scavenger hunt used in a biodata club to speed exploratory analysis. Codes of conduct plus explicit values create psychological safety; Cascadia R continues into its sixth year as evidence the approach scales.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction to burnout
- 0:37Personal organizing journey
- 1:28Rethinking organizing
- 2:49Self-care for organizers
- 4:18Embracing vulnerability
- 5:21Building a core group
- 6:37Establishing group values
- 7:42Creating a welcoming space
- 9:14Low-risk group activities
- 12:21Summary and resources
- 14:40Q&A session
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