Six Degrees Picnic Gathering
Gather with friends and friends of friends
This is part of a series called…
… where you’ll find ideas for fun games, gifts or gatherings that can create meaningful experiences with your friends, family and community.
This series is like a cookbook for connection, full of recipes and illustrated examples.
Each game, gift or gathering is a unique experience I’ve created or adapted from a beloved classic.
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“Connections and friendships really have to be nurtured. It's not a one and done thing. You have to make an investment.”
-Six Degrees Picnic Participant
Inspiration
After college, I moved to the small city of Portland, Maine. I quickly realized how much you can accomplish in a small city, as you’re often only an introduction away from what you’re looking for: a job, a date, or a roommate, for example.
I’ve been that matchmaker for a few lucky people, and when it happens I feel like I’m fulfilling my life’s purpose— it gives me a cosmic satisfaction to play a part in someone else’s good fortune. 😇 I’ve introduced future romantic partners at gatherings I’ve organized— like going-away-parties or Friday happy hours. I’ve helped people get jobs, introduced future roommates. My ears perk up when I hear someone has a problem and I might know someone else who can solve it.
I wanted to create a structured way of bringing people together to spark these kinds of connections.
I’ve always loved the the concept of six degrees of separation, the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon and the 1993 movie Six Degrees of Separation with Stockard Channing. I’ve even created multimedia projects based on the idea.
So, it’s not surprising that this idea popped up one day, and I decided to test it:
Six Degrees Picnic:1 a gathering of friends, friends of friends, and friends of friends of friends.
“If your friends are a reflection of yourself and you really are to your core a lovely human being, you're just going to bring together other lovely human beings.”
-Six Degrees Picnic Participant
