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VALUE
Benefits of a minglespace

More people
People who stay home because they don’t want to attend alone
Small groups or couples who want to make new connections
People new to a city or traveling

Improved experience
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People will stay longer and return to make new connections
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Create an atmosphere of welcome conversation

Build community
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Create more opportunities for social connection
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Connection increases community safety and trust
Restaurants & Bars
Going to lunch alone at the sandwich shop and looking for someone to eat with? Look for the minglespace table sign and chat with someone over a meal. Or dine at night at the minglespace table with a bigger group and meet other couples. Restaurants can increase their patrons and become places to make new friends.
Coffee Shops
Coffee Shops & shared work spaces can have tables for those who are open to conversation. Feeling social? Sit at the table with the minglespace sign. This let's people know you are happy to chat. Scan the QR code or check-in with the app to find discussion topics. With the app, the store will determine which hours to make tables available.
Concerts & Shows
Music events are a great place to meet new people but for those going alone they can feel isolating or many stay home. Create a designated area at your music event with banners, posters, and signs, inviting people to introduce themselves and make connections. Within the app, the event can set discussion themes. This conversation space can create a safe place for people attending alone to meet someone.
Markets, fairs, festivals
Organizers of farmers markets, festivals, and fairs, can reserve a booth, tent, or area specifically for people to have friendly conversation with other attendees. Devote someone on staff to help get conversations started. Attending a festival or fair and want to increase your group size for added fun? Go the minglespace and find people to join your group.
Movie Theatres & Plays
Feeling social after seeing a movie and want to talk about the plot afterward with other movie goers? Go to the minglespace area of the movie theatre near the concession stand and meet someone!
Libraries
Libraries and similar spaces can have a designated room where people can stop in and have a conversation, similar to an employee break room. Within the minglespace app, the library can set the hours when it will be available for mingling.
Hotels & Apartments
Hotel lobbies are an underutilized place for socialization and meeting other travelers. Easily add value by create a devoted minglespace table in the dining area and a place in the hotel lobby where guests are welcome to introduce themselves and converse.
Public Parks
Designated minglespace park benches and tables or covered areas can make your visit to the park become a social experience. Want to go the beach but don't want to go alone? A minglespace area near the lifeguard stand can connect beach goers.
Universities
Help students struggling with feelings of isolation and loneliness by creating minglespaces in University common areas where students can meet each other.
Sporting Events & More
Sporting events, stadiums, convention centers can have a designated mingle area for fans to convene. Not meeting enough people at your place of worship or your company? Have them set up a designated minglespace for after the service to engage in conversation.
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What our collaborators are saying

We can't wait to partner with MingleSpaces on our summer event series in Milwaukee in 2024!
Event Partner

I was looking for a way to find meaningful social connections, and cannot wait to have this community!
Milwaukee Resident

Social Connection Circle's vision is important and timely. We're hopeful and excited to help many people.
Milwaukee Community Organization
ABOUT
We partner with places to create minglespaces—designated areas where people are encouraged to introduce themselves and strike up a conversation. These engaging spaces are for anyone seeking a spontaneous connection, whether they’re alone, new to the city, traveling, or in a group.

Minglespaces are adaptable for various settings and audiences, from coffee shops and breweries to universities, parks, and festivals. They feature conversation prompts linked to signage, making it easy for people to connect in fun and meaningful ways.
Each minglespace acts as a catalyst for conversations and invites new interactions, helping transform public places into more vibrant and inviting spaces.
Join us in connecting people at everyday places.
We believe every place should have a dedicated space that encourages strangers to introduce themselves and interact. By building this new piece of social infrastructure, we can unlock the potential of missed connections all around us.

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Join our newsletter, ask a question, request a discovery call, or share your ideas. To create a minglespace, visit the create page and apply.