Connection and Community

Friendship, meaningful gatherings, closeness, intentional time spent with loved ones, etc.

“Ed Cooke, an expert on the workings of memory, suggests having several interesting phases over the course of the evening, each of which occurs in a different space. ‘That way, in your recollection, the fuzz of conversation doesn’t all kind of blur into itsef, and become just a single ‘it was fun’, but instead you can remember specific things that

Rules also make your event feel like ‘a thing’ and that is half the battle. If you give an event a name (even something as boring as Coffee Morning), make it regular and invent some rules, it will become ‘a thing’.

Russell Davies • Do Interesting: Notice. Collect. Share

Make a point of going to ideas and creative events in your area – or even joining online courses – and meeting people who do things differently from the people you spend time with right now. What two things can you do this week that take you out of your usual habits and get you exposed to new people?

Marianne Cantwell • Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love and Still Pay the Bills

4. Turn your kitchen into your favorite restaurant

Jenna O'Brien • Advice for Making Life More Whimsical & Joyful

People who hosted successful networks approached their communities with an openness and their own curiosity. They embraced experimentation and a “growth mindset.” They also took specific steps to make their communities happen in pursuit of a shared purpose.

Gina Bianchini • Purpose

Keywords “shared purpose”. Have a common goal or purpose or aspiration

Community building 101: - Make it a cause worth fighting for - Commit daily for best chances - Members should feel a sense of validation every time they show up - Curate founding members - Begin by growing organically - Facilitate bonds between... See more

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8 Ways to Embrace “Deep Casual Hosting” (So You’ll Actually Do It)

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After seeing some 800~ events take place at The Commons i've learned 3 things:

1) plausible deniability: if you say we're here to make friends, friendship doesn't happen. if you say we're here to research or talk about niche topic x and y, friendships always form. same applies to dating.

2) communities are built from strong 1-1 relationships. as an