# Building Connections: Networking and Learning at the Work Innovation Summit Breakfast with Blacsana > Building Connections: Networking and Learning at the Work Innovation Summit Breakfast with Blacsana Source: https://asana.com/inside-asana/blacsana-building-connections ## Building Connections: Networking and Learning at the Work Innovation Summit Breakfast with Blacsana Last week, Blacsana, Asana’s Black Employee Resource Group (ERG) hosted an inspiring executive breakfast, bringing together an impressive group of current and potential customers for a morning of connection, goal-setting, and community building prior to the start of Asana’s Work Innovation Summit in San Francisco. Held at the Palace Hotel, the event successfully fostered a sense of belonging and shared purpose among attendees. The event kicked off with Asana’s General Counsel and Blacsana’s Executive Sponsor, Eleanor Lacey welcoming our guests. Eleanor focused on the importance of networking and how it’s seen positively by others as a means to expand one’s community and create genuine connections. Additionally, Eleanor noted the key to networking is to build connections based on shared interests and/or goals. Genuine connections can lead to unexpected opportunities to help one another in the future.   The atmosphere was vibrant and full of energy as executives from various industries gathered to network and gain valuable insights. The breakfast was facilitated by Joanna Miller. Joanna is an exec coach, facilitator and experience designer who leads sessions around the globe and has been featured in WSJ and HBR. She led a 30-minute session featuring three purpose-driven prompts. Each prompt aligned to a core theme of Blacsana’s mission to create a safe community for all Black employees at Asana that supports their development, celebrates their successes, and leverages their knowledge in support of Asana’s mission. The prompts emphasized self-recognition and achievements, community inclusion, personal growth, and wisdom. After each prompt, participants shared their responses. Each question was designed to promote positive reflections and highlight the importance of community and growth.  The breakfast saw a diverse group of leaders and innovators who were eager to connect with peers and set goals for the day prior to the start of the Work Innovation Summit. Before transitioning into the main event, Joanna asked the group to think about our goals for the remainder of the day. As the event wrapped, we were motivated to exchange information with an attendee we would like to learn more about.   Blacsana’s intention was to host an event connected to our Work Innovation Summit in San Francisco. We wanted to create a space prior to joining the summit to network, connect and set intentions of how to maximize their time on-site. By fostering these interactions, we hoped to build a stronger, more collaborative community even before the main event began.   We thank everyone who attended and contributed to making this event a success. Together, we are shaping the future of work management with Asana being the leading enterprise work management platform and knowing that Asana is where work connects, driving productivity, and collaboration to new heights.   Learn more about [Employee Resource Groups](https://asana.com/diversity-and-inclusion) at Asana. #### 我們正在招聘！ 探索 Asana 的職涯機會。如果您目前在 Asana 中沒有看到適合您的職位，請註冊 Asana 的人才網路，以便隨時掌握 Asana 的職業發展機會和生活的最新資訊。 - [立即申請](https://grnh.se/44a30d851us) - [立即申請](https://grnh.se/44a30d851us)_About the Author:_ _As an Administrative Business Partner, Charisse Holman collaborates with leadership to help achieve team goals, ultimately supporting our company’s mission: help humanity thrive by enabling the world’s teams to work together effortlessly._ _As Co-lead of Blacsana, Asana’s Black Employee Resource Group, Charisse designs and implements programming that serves Blacsana’s mission: to create a safe community for all Black employees at Asana that supports their development, celebrates their successes, and leverages their knowledge in support of Asana's mission._ - [我們如何提升無障礙測試的等級](/zh-tw/inside-asana/how-we-leveled-up-accessibility-testing) Asana 團隊 #### 內容撰稿人 在我們的協助工具旅程初期，我們通常將協助工具測試分為兩個類別：自動化和手動。 前者用於快速發現可透過演算法偵測的容易解決的問題，後者則用於需要更多時間和專注力才能找到的所有其他問題。 自動化測試非常適合持續整合 (CI) 等快速流程，而手動測試則需要與熟練的測試人員仔細協調，以涵蓋自動化工具無法處理的所有內容。在此過程中，我們發現這兩種方法之間其實存在一個 ... - [Building Connections: Networking and Learning at the Work Innovation Summit Breakfast with Blacsana](/zh-tw/inside-asana/blacsana-building-connections) Asana 團隊 - [內容撰稿人](/author/team-asana) Last week, Blacsana, Asana’s Black Employee Resource Group (ERG) hosted an inspiring executive breakfast, bringing together an impressive group of current and potential customers ... - [Asana 團隊](/inside-asana/team-asana)