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Ben Halpern

Oooh I love this concept.

I think sitting in on wholly technical meetings for non-tech folks is a good place to start. I have no idea why we have so much seclusion. Exposure to different peoples' work is great in every way. The same goes in the other direction, asking tech folks to take part in the other meetings from time to time—just as a walk. Not because they are specifically needed.

Basically, no-pressure ways to observe and gently take part in someone else's day-to-day can only be a good thing.

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John Van Wagenen

I like it. I hadn't really thought of it going the other way as well, but it's a good idea especially to give people a taste of something they might want in their career down the road. Thanks for sharing!