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Networking without Small Talk: Lessons from Open People

How the Open People card game designs meaningful conversations for founders, expats, and creatives.

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Cards as courageous prompts

Each Open People deck holds portals—questions that move people beyond job titles. When you ask "When did you last change your mind?" you immediately understand values, humility, and curiosity. That is more useful than a stack of business cards.

Facilitators as DJs of emotion

Every gathering has a conductor. We train facilitators to feel the room, adjust pairings, and set brave ground rules. This is leadership: sensing when a table needs levity versus depth. It is the opposite of letting an event "just flow".

Designing follow-up

Meaningful networking ends with action. We map introductions, create WhatsApp circles, and route people into Openator pilots or retreats. That is how collaborations stick—they are held by community and accountability.