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Building Third Places Playbook
Your guide to cultivating places for people to connect in cities and communities.
A consistent place outside home and work where people naturally gather and build informal social ties.
Everyday third places create easy entry points into community life, foster casual connection and trust, and serve as open, informal spaces that naturally bridge across differences.
We’ve partnered with University of California Berkeley to curate a list of articles for you to dive deeper into the science of connection via Third Place.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
How Do Social Structures Shape Our Well-Being
Why We Need Friends With Shared Interests (The Science of Happiness Podcast)
Learn More About the Six Points of Connection
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42% of people have a neighbor they can count on in an emergency.
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35% of people belong to a community with whom they share values and experiences.
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28% of people get together with friends and relatives at least twice per week.
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26% of people regularly visit a place outside home and work where other people naturally gather and build informal social ties.
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30% of people belong to a community who do activities together.
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26% of adults regularly give their time, skills, or effort to support a local nonprofit, school, neighbor, or cause.
Our first annual report reveals where everyday social connection is breaking down — and introduces a practical, data-backed blueprint for rebuilding social bonds, trust, and belonging across communities.
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