A campfire in your browser, voice only. On your own, to pause and listen to your own thoughts, or in a small circle where you tell your stories and listen to each other.
This week by the fire:How it works
All you need is a browser, ideally headphones. No account, no appointment.
The topic of the week, a card from the pile, or simply whatever is on your mind.
Turn on the sound and look into the flames. No one is waiting for you, nothing is recording.
Draw a card and think it through, quietly or out loud. The fire burns for as long as you sit.
Topics
The topic is an invitation, not a must. At the fire, the matching cards are waiting for you.
This weekfrom 19 Oct
A place, a smell, a person: what makes somewhere home for you?
This weekfrom 26 Oct
A journey, a breakdown, a meeting on a platform. Tell us!
This weekfrom 2 Nov
Sometimes it was just one sentence. Whose mark do you carry with you?
This weekfrom 9 Nov
A mishap, a favourite person, a line you still laugh about today.
This weekfrom 16 Nov
A new city, a new job, a new morning. What helped you to begin?
This weekfrom 23 Nov
When did someone last really listen to you? And who do you love listening to?
This weekfrom 30 Nov
The first coffee, a song on the radio, sun on your face. What makes your day?
This weekfrom 7 Dec
A recipe from long ago, a cake that went wrong, a table full of people.
This weekfrom 14 Dec
A song, an argument, a smell from the kitchen. What has stayed?
This weekfrom 21 Dec
What does you good when it gets dark early outside.
This weekfrom 28 Dec
No report card, no balance sheet. Just a look back before the new one begins.
This weekfrom 4 Jan
No plan, no list. Just what you wish for the months ahead.
Do you have a topic for everyone by the fire? Send it to us. We read every suggestion and choose together.
Campfire Cards
Every evening has its own deck of cards. If you like, draw a card, and the circle goes round. No one has to, everyone may.
When did someone last really listen to you?
For you, for your group
Sit by the fire on your own whenever you like and get to know it – just as you can write letters only for yourself.
On request
Open evenings for everyone are on their way. If a partner donates the wood, they’re free for everyone.
For your group
An evening lasts 90 minutes. All you need is a browser, a microphone and ideally headphones.
To begin, the firekeeper reads out what we stand for and opens the topic, often with a guest who brings it along. You listen and arrive. If you have a question, you raise your hand and speak from your seat.
All fires talk about the same topic, with Campfire Cards as sparks. The wood burns for an hour.
Back at the gathering. The firekeeper lets the evening wind down, and anyone who likes can share what stays with them from their fire. The fire turns to embers.
Why campfires
The format
The circle
The encounter
What we stand for
Every evening begins with these words.
I come as me,and you come as you.
I come as me,and you come as you.
We listen with care,and speak what is true.
We wonder, we ask,before thinking we know.
We honor a boundary,and respect a clear no.
When we get it wrong,we own it, we grow.
We try to return,yet know when to go.
Whatever may come,one thing stays true:
The human in mesees the human in you
For partners
For everyone who cares about people meeting: companies, clubs, schools, cities and twin-city partnerships, foundations and creators. Together we shape an evening on your topic, with your own Campfire Cards and your mark branded into the wood.
Become a partnerFor your group
Small circles, voice only, hosted by us: in your team across departments and countries, in your club or your group. Time for each other, and a chance to meet the people behind the roles.
We’re building the circles right now. Until then, you can sit by the fire on your own at any time. Groups and partners can already ask for a fire of their own.
Sitting by the fire on your own is free, and it will stay that way. A fire for your group is something we shape with you, and the price depends on the scope.
No. At the fire there are voices, not video. You need an up-to-date browser and a microphone; headphones are recommended.
In a video call you look at tiles and at your own face. At the fire, six of you sit in a circle around a flame, with nothing but your voices. No one has to look good or show where they live. There is a topic, cards to get started and a firekeeper who holds the evening. Nothing is recorded, and after an hour the fire turns to embers.
Yes. Alongside thoughtful evenings there are evenings for telling stories, such as “On the road” or “What makes me laugh”.
No, never. What is said at the fire stays at the fire.
At every fire you can reach the firekeeper with one click. You can mute people for yourself and report them after the evening.
18 or older.
Topic by Kevin