<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Engagement is a weak measure when it does not... > Engagement is a weak measure when it does not produce stronger people or better work. A serious learning community should ask whether participants gained skill, completed projects, built independent channels, helped one another, and became more capable of serving the public. Applause is pleasant; transferred capability is evidence. **Source:** [[livestreams/Shared Effort and the Architecture of Opportunity - Workbook|Shared Effort and the Architecture of Opportunity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Engagement is a weak measure when it does not produce stronger people or better work. A serious learning community should ask whether participants gained skill, completed projects, built independent channels, helped one another, and became more capable of serving the public. Applause is pleasant; transferred capability is evidence.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-engagement-weak-measure-transferred-capability-evidence ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->