Currently investigating

How do adults actually
build connection?

Making friends as adults isn't always the simplest thing to do, so I'd like to understand why -- and how we can make it easier. This is one way we can find out together.

Answer the survey questions once here, and you'll get a Connection Snapshot: a description of the friendship you're after, what you bring, what realistically fits your life, your needs, and expectations. This profile is updatable, shareable, and deletable. It's yours. You can keep it private, use it to match with others at events or in groups, or use it to ask for a place in one of the experiments below.

No personality types. No swiping. Just better questions, and what we learn from honest answers -- to help make meaningful connections around us.

An UPWARD Insights study by Laura Smith.

WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR CONNECTION PROFILE

Nothing open at this moment.

Nothing open at this moment.

Build your profile anyway — it's ready for whatever comes next.

NOT JOINING AN EVENT? NO WORRIES.

The thinking is the point.

You can answer the questions purely for your own reflection, and contribute to the research while you're at it.