THE HUMAN EDGE - Building Community with Intention

Name: THE%20HUMAN%20EDGE%20-%20Building%20Community%20with%20Intention
Start: 2026-11-04T23:00:00.704Z
End: 2026-11-05T01:00:25.067Z
Location: Fabrik, Dumbo

# Community

# Format: Thought Leadership

# Gradual: How-Tos

THE HUMAN EDGE

Building Community with Intention

A hands-on workshop for community leaders

As more of our interactions move online and AI becomes part of how we work, learn, and connect, creating meaningful human connection requires greater intention.

Join us in Brooklyn for The Human Edge: Building Community with Intention, an interactive workshop for community leaders who want to design experiences around what their members actually need.

We’ll begin with a candid conversation with Ashley Gallman Williams, Ruthie Berber, and Jamie Pierce about how they’ve approached community building in practice: the needs their communities were created to address, what they’ve learned along the way, and the challenges that have shaped their strategies.

Then, we’ll put those ideas into practice.

Working in small groups, attendees will tackle realistic community challenges and collaboratively design a virtual or hybrid experience around a specific audience need. Along the way, each group will receive a real-world curveball that challenges them to rethink and adapt their approach.

You’ll leave with new perspectives, practical ideas, and a framework for designing community experiences that start with people and purpose, rather than platforms or programs.

November 4, 2026 | 6:00–8:00 PM Fabrik | DUMBO, Brooklyn

This event is part of The Human Edge, a Gradual event series exploring how organizations can create meaningful human connection in an increasingly digital and AI-augmented world.

Speakers

Ashley Williams

Community Lead @ Stripe

Jamie Pierce

Head of Customer Growth @ Gradual

Ruthie Berber

Director of Community & Engagement, Provider Experience @ Grow Therapy

Starting in 33 days

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST (Event time zone)

November 4, 2026

Location

Fabrik, Dumbo , New York, NY, United States

Organized by

Gradual Community