2025 in review
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
A brief history of community dinner
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
A new community membership
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.
What's happening in November
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&
What's happening in October
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
What's happening in September
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
What's happening in August
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
Member Spotlight: Ilya
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
Member Spotlight: Ellen
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
Experiment report: the 1RG Incubator
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
Talk to 5 people today
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
An unconference on the future of tech (and what's happening in July)
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