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
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.
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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
1RG is a container for experiments. Some of them are smaller in scope and self contained, like the Summer Fellowship, and others become mainstays, like Community Dinner. Regardless of what happens to them in the long term, they always teach us something, and often evolve with us – for example, Community
June is here, which means it's time for the 1RG community to engage in a ritual debate: does summer start on June 1st or June 20th? What's the difference? Meteorological season are defined by the temperature and last exactly 3 months each – June 1st for summer.
Next week at 1RG Community Dinner #70 Join us for our next monthly Community Dinner! We’ll be serving a home-cooked vegetarian dinner. All you have to bring is yourself, and any alcoholic beverages you may wish to have with dinner. We only have 20 spots for dinner, so if
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We just wrapped up week 1 - here's a reflection on the first week, and the month leading up to it.
The snow is finally melting 🌱 the birds are chirping 🐥 the sun is shining ☀️ and we're here for it! Next week at 1RG 👥 Salon #1: Attention Starting this Sunday, Ellen will be hosting monthly small-group (~10 people) gatherings to... 1. Collectively explore life topics that affect us all, and