Introducing "The Fourth Place" & Why "Third Places" Have Fallen Short on Their Promise
Similarly, Protein's very own SEED CLUB positions itself as “a place where people and ideas grow" and it was in fact through SEED CLUB that I discovered The Commons, thanks to an insightful comment from Mike Evans:
“I definitely prefer this concept of a space that you actively program to fulfil certain connection requirements as more convincing than... See more
“I definitely prefer this concept of a space that you actively program to fulfil certain connection requirements as more convincing than... See more
For our community, the pandemic was an inflection point in the latent sense of disconnection that had been simmering for a generation. We awoke from the fever dream of Covid to find that the city had transformed around us, offering no shortage of trendy spaces to photograph a perfect matcha latte or sip a $25 dirty martini. But amid this abundance ... See more
A Space That Holds
introducing "the fourth place" & why "third places" have fallen short on their promise
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Campus provides a low-stakes way to “try on a new way of being”, learn with social accountability, and experiment without hard committing. Each quarter we ask our members for classes, events, bookclubs, or circles they want to host. Many use this opportunity as a chance to engage with an interest more deeply - both as a leader, constructing the cur... See more
Towards Small-Scale Social
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While we might use these spaces, open communities have particular needs. They are formed not from shared identity but from entwined attention and collaborative work on shared resources. They thrive on diversity and so require the creation of an environment that is proactively inclusive and welcoming. They need fluidity, iterativity, and a self-orga... See more