Isolation, growth of hate, fear of the unknown, zoom fadigue. Pandemic has made we face new feelings and experience new behaviours in our routines. So, when the isolation was the poison, how it could be turn into a medicine? Is there a new way to be truly connected with people in this context we are living? Let’s experiment, we thought! We started redefining the word Round. Round is used for boxe fights. Now, with us, Round is used to have a moment to know other people deeply. We invited friends to be in a meeting to share a vision about a topic that moves their heart professionally. But when they joined the meeting, they saw a lot of people they don’t know. And briefly remembering the topic of the night, we divided people in breakout rooms. But: How to talk about a theme before presenting yourself? How to talk about a topic without explaining why this moves your heart? We are humans. We need to present ourselves first. And that’s when the magic happens. New personal stories, new backgrounds. Or same backgrounds with different choices in the path that made that person so unique. People were captured by the topic, but in a private room with people they didn’t know, feeling safe, they wanted to talk about their personal experiences. About themselves. And in the final minutes about the topic. They were happy to know new people. They were happy to know new stories. They were sad when time is out. Because what makes us human is the ability of personal connections. Let’s round with us?

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PORTLAND2020 WHAT'S ROUND?
to everyone
who experienced
a symptom of
disconnection
even in days
with a lot of
Zoom meetings

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The evolution
of the ROUND.
From fight
to truly CONNECTIONS.
WHAT'S ROUND?

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Isolation,
growth of hate,
fear of the unknown,
zoom fatigue.
Pandemic has made we face new feelings
and experience new behaviours
in our routines.
WHAT'S ROUND?

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So, when the isolation was the poison, how
it could be turn into a medicine?
Is there a new way to be truly connected
with people in this context we are living?
Let’s experiment, we thought!
WHAT'S ROUND?

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We started redefining the word Round.
Round is used for boxe fights.
Now, with us, Round is used to have
a moment to know other people deeply.
WHAT'S ROUND?

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We invited friends to be
in a meeting to share a
vision about a topic that
moves their heart
professionally.
But when they joined the
meeting, they saw a lot
of people they don’t
know.
And briefly remembering
the topic of the night, we
divided people in
breakout rooms.
HOW DOES IT WORKS?

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But: How to talk about a
theme before presenting
yourself?
How to talk about a topic
without explaining why this
moves your heart?
We are humans. We need to
present ourselves first.
And that’s when
the magic happens!
HOW DOES IT WORKS?

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EVERY 15 MINUTES,
WE EXCHANGE ALL ROOM PARTICIPANTS.
HOW DOES IT WORKS?

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New personal stories, new backgrounds.
Or same backgrounds with different choices in the
path that made that person so unique.
HOW DOES IT WORKS?

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People were captured
by the topic, but in a
private room with
people they didn’t
know, feeling safe, they
wanted to talk about
their personal
experiences. About
themselves. And in the
final minutes about the
topic.
HOW DOES IT WORKS?

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They were happy to
know new people.
They were happy to
know new stories.
They were sad when
time is out. Because
what makes us
human is the ability
of personal
connections.
HOW DOES IT WORKS?

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LET'S ROUND WITH US
IN SXSW?