Sarabet Chang Yuye

Running social events

5 items with this tag.

  • The Art of Gathering (Parker)

    I read this in anticipation of my housewarming, where I expected to host 50 people – twice the largest size I was accustomed to. The author talks more about weekend retreats, large conferences, or peace talks more than the smaller events I want to run to communitybuild.

  • Wail and Gnash

    A 1-hour event where you complain about how little fun you’re having at a multi-day festival. I ran this around noon of day 3 of a 4 day festival. [5m of mingling / trickling in – make it clear that the circle will start at X:05] [Get everyone in a circle] You probably have some sort of mental sensation or physical sensation that is different when you say something that’s very true, as opposed to not quite right or outright false.

  • Conflict Improv

    Credit to my friend Jenn, who wrote about half the cards. After I published the event idea on my website but before I actually ran it for the first time some years later, she ran it for her meetup in Waterloo and answered a bunch of my questions about it when I was gathering up the courage to run it for a conference.

  • Nosy Questions List

    I collect nosy questions for “nosy, inappropriate questions” social games. This is a full list (as of March 2025). If you want them in filtered web app form, you should go to scyy.fi/q. If you like this, see also: Askhole.

  • Social Event Ideas

    As someone who doesn’t have fun easily with other people, I’ve had to be creative and figure out events that do anything to my deadened social circuits. I like events that are weird, or mentally challenging, or nominally do something useful.