As such, speakers can be outsourced, or just in house, depending on the topic of discussion and interests of the members. Brown bag sessions are built around the need for continuous learning, and may be on various lifelong skills, which can enhance the teams’ performance at work and knowledge about life in general. This makes the session interesting while edifying at the same time. The setting is usually informal which encourages openness and participation as opposed to a tight environment where people have their guards uptight. The name ‘brown bag’ is derived from the common packaging of the lunch carried by the participants, especially fast foods. Instead of the organisation incurring costs of meals and space in hotels, or using up working hours, employees come with their own lunch, in a boardroom or an agreed venue and eat while engaging in the agreed discussions. Some items such as discussing pertinent issues affecting a small group of people in the organisation, or even clarifying on various functions of an organisation to new employees, can be discussed in brown bag sessions.Ī brown bag session also known as ‘lunch and learn’ are a fan and motivating way of sharing information, where employees talk of their interests or opportunities to learn over lunch hour. That is when a brown bag session comes to save the day. Sometimes a day can be so clammed up with things to do that calling for a meeting during the working hours feels like a time waster.

Aairb brown bag session