I've been monitoring the magnolias of the neighbourhood pretty closely and I can say with confidence that they're all about to turn into white-purply clouds of flowers, which can only mean one thing: we have finally defeated the cold, and we're not going back!
The sun is peeking out the clouds, the ice has melted, and the bike lanes are finally clear (mostly) - from here on, it's only going to get sunnier ☀️☀️ who's ready for patio season! 💻 Side Project Socials Side Project Socials resume their bi-weekly schedule every other
I'm still buzzing from Wayfinding: Teens - if you missed it, I'm sorry for you, but I have some good news: you can still make it to the next few! Wayfinding: Art A conversation between Benjamin Lappalainen and Michelle Jia, moderated by Brian Sholis about what
Good news from the animal world! Wiarton Willie, along with most of his Canadian counterparts, has predicted an early spring after he did not see his shadow on Monday morning on Groundhog Day (source). While we wait for the snow to melt, we'll be busy with sessions #2
We're super excited to announce Wayfinding, a new event series at 1RG that we’ve been working on with Jenny Zhang and Jen Dodd, and we hope you’ll join us at the first event on January 28th. We live in a moment where our trust in tech
We're easing into the new year with some of our regular events, and launching a new event series at the end of the month. 💻 Side Project Socials Side Project Socials resume their bi-weekly schedule every other Thursday night. Hosted by Henry, they are a chance to hang out
In 2025, 1RG turned 3 and had its best year so far. Before we wind down for some well deserved rest, I want to celebrate some of our experiments, and the people that made them possible! After spending a solid year in the trough of sorrow, something clicked in the
Thoughts and musing by 1RG
Community Dinners are at the core of the 1RG origin story. I might go as far as saying that 1RG would not exist if it wasn't for this tradition. Back in February 2022 Max and I were on a phone call rambling about the state of the world
Have you wondered what the difference is between a 1RG Member and a Friend of 1RG? We have too, and we finally have an answer: there isn’t one.
It's fall. It's Halloween. It's Game Six of the World Series. It's your monthly update on what we're up to at 1RG. Public Events 🗣️ System 3: How conversation changes our minds and what they can do What if intelligence isn&
Someone asked me the other day if they should wear a halloween costume for the next community dinner, and I was forced to begrudgingly confront the fact that Spooky season is upon us. 🎃👻🎃 We have our usual events, a community dinner, a movie screening, and we're hosting a
I walked into 1RG this morning wearing one of my favourite cozy sweaters paired with shorts. A small taste of fall as summer winds down. September is upon us. Here's what's going on at 1RG: Movie Night for Gaza Sunbirds 🍉 🚲 Sport Scholars for Justice in Palestine
August is upon us. We're in the swing of summer, and we hope you're having a good Civic Holiday! We've got a new event coming up, the first in a series where we'll explore the history of Palestine and Israel through documentary
We're continuing our member spotlights with Ilya! Ilya Kreynin describes himself as a systems engineer by training and a cheerleader at heart who believes deeply in Toronto and its people, and loves seeing people work on Toronto! He's very involved with the Civic Dashboard project and
We're continuing our experimental pivot to video with a spotlight of 1RG member Ellen. When I see Ellen around 1RG I know that I'll find myself in a deep conversation about how to be in this world. It was a joy to watch a conversation about
1RG is a container for experiments in reimagining the relationship between community and technology. In the first half of this year we dipped our toes into the world of incubators. Here’s how it went – in the form of experimental design. Because it was fun the first time. Background Traditional
The year was 2015, and I was visiting Berlin with my friend Lyn. She would go on to move there, but at the time we were both job searching after our batch at the Recurse Centre and visiting the city for fun. She had probably done more solo travel than
It's July! June was a busy month for us, concluding with our Incubator Demo Day last week. We'll be writing more about how the Incubator went soon, but for now, we have an unconference to announce and give you a run down of what's
Today is the summer solstice! We're celebrating by having a week jam-packed with events! The incubator demo day is coming up next week and we really hope you'll join us. Read more below! What's happening next week 🍽️ Community Dinner # 72 Join us for our