Intentional Gatherings to Play & Connect
After understanding your vision, values, interests, and your desires for your guests, Found dreams up specific-to-you activities, games, and conversation frameworks for your gathering. Your investment and care for your special event is matched by Found’s attention to creative design and inclusive facilitation. Your friends, family, and acquaintances will leave your gathering feeling the warmth of deeper connection, the joy of playing together, and the satisfaction of knowing each other better —more likely to gather again.
Make your vision stand out
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B Events
Whether it is a birthday, a b’mitzvah, baby shower, or bachelorette party, Found will ensure your B events receive an A+ connection rating.
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Weddings
If you are organizing a wedding that includes engaging your guests in meaningful ways, Found will connect your people across the aisle with lovingly customized and personally facilitated activities.
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Choose your Adventure
Do you have a theme and high level ideas for your gathering but prefer if someone else designed and facilitated the content? Connect with us!
Kind Words
Anonymous Survey Respondent
“Caryn facilitated an amazing weekend for 9 people who barely knew each other at the beginning. I left feeling like I had a new group of close friends. She facilitated activities that were joyful and pushed me into my growth zone in a safe and super fun way. The weekend was an experience I will always treasure and the connections I made will continue to light up my life. Thank you Caryn!”
JoAnn F
“That was such a fun program: The activities were thoughtful, thought provoking, and playful at the same time. Caryn is a natural group facilitator, gently directing us to a purposeful conversation while offering a comfortable, safe environment. I left with some new insights into my own needs and how to deepen my existing friendships.”
Anonymous Survey Respondent
“Caryn has an amazing, innate ability to bring a group of strangers together for a memorable, collaborative experience. Caryn is able to read deep into group dynamics as well as tap into commonalities and foster connections that weren't previously there through discussion, team-building activities, lots of laughter, and debriefing of the activity day.”
Signature Program
FriendTending
FriendTending is a dynamic 2-hour experience designed to expand our friendship consciousness. Through thoughtful activities and conversation deepeners, participants explore their own needs and patterns while uncovering the multitude of ways to express care and commitment in their friendships. Great for unique birthday, bachelorette, and other creative parties, register for an existing gathering below or connect with us about hosting yourself!
You’ll leave with at least one of the following:
• A meaningful new connection or insight into existing friendships
• A fresh perspective on what friendship can look like
• A question worth exploring more deeply
• A tangible shift you feel inspired to make in your relationships
Get Your Friendship Green Thumb on!
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Technology timeout: Put your phone away and on silent unless you need your device to aid your participation.
Monitor your microphone: Be aware of how much you are contributing in conversations and activities and allow for pauses for others to process and jump in. If you are someone who rarely shares, this is a space to try to chime in a little more!
Normalize repair: Misunderstandings occur and conflict is natural, normalize repair too! Ask a clarifying question before reacting and apologize when you cause harm, even if unintentional.
Notice nuance: Try to understand, bridge, and/or build on others' perspectives by noticing the nuance and complexity in their views or experiences.
Practice play: Playfulness is a core value at Found. We encourage moments of levity and leaning into your goofy inner child.
Wisdom doesn’t have a birthdate or place: People of any age, race, ethnicity, religion, immigration status, educational background, lived experience, gender, sexuality, disability, or neurodivergence can bring wisdom into the space.
Find each other: Expand your idea of who could be a friend in the room - maybe it's someone of a different gender or with different interests than you but who shares similar values. The purpose of this time is to deepen our understanding of our own behavior and needs in relationships, form new connections, and learn from others’ perspectives, not to focus only on the struggles or unmet needs in our current friendships.
Say what you mean to say: Often, forming meaningful connections requires vulnerability and authentic expression. Tell someone when you appreciated their presence. Alternatively, if someone says something you may want to challenge, we encourage you to speak your mind with consideration to how you deliver the message. Remember to honor confidentiality, assuming what people share in this space is just meant for those in this space.
Curate curiosity: Ask what we call, at Found, a firestarter, the follow up question after someone shares their initial thoughts. The firestarter sparks a warm connection, diving below superficial questions and showing a genuine interest. These questions tend to ask why, how, or seek more detailed information on a specific focus in relation to what the person shared.
