Priya Parker's
AOG Live 2025
You can transform the way you gather with your people, your communities, and your coworkers.
What is the Art of Gathering?
The Art of Gathering is the number one online training for gathering hosts, designers, and planners who want to create meaningful shared experiences for their coworkers, communities, families, and people.
How we gather shapes the world we want to live in. Yet, much of our time together is spent on autopilot. We often find ourselves in uninspiring moments that fail to capture us or connect us to one another.
Whether you are trying to make your next weekly meeting more impactful, or designing an anniversary party to remember, join the thousands of people who have successfully upped their gathering game using the Art of Gathering Digital Course. We'd be so happy to have you!
One gathering is all it takes to kickstart...
Thriving Communities
Create the spark for deeper conversations, shared purpose, and a sense of belonging without all having to be the same.
Better Workplace Culture
Imagine coming to work where meetings feel purposeful, not painful, and where collaboration thrives instead of stalls. Shape the kind of culture where people actually want to show up.
A More Connected Life
How does AOG Live Work?
AOG Live is a six week training and private community centered around bringing passionate gatherers together to learn and connect. You'll receive:
- 6 weeks of pre-recorded AOG training that includes lifetime access.
- A robust workbook filled with exercises, tear sheets, checklists, and more.
- Weekly Live Learning Labs with Priya.
- 3 Bonus Lessons
- Access to the AOG community while the training is underway (we'll open the door after the first Lab).
Click here to check the Live Learning Lab schedule, and rest assured that all Labs will be recorded for future viewing by all community members if you have to miss a couple.
Is The Art of Gathering right for me?
Gathering at Work
Improve how you spend time with your teams. Design for effective and enjoyable in-person and virtual moments in the workplace.
Examples include: meetings, retreats, workshops, and conferences.
Special Occasions
Reimagine traditional event and occasion formats to shape memorable group experiences that are important to you.
Examples include: weddings, baby showers, holidays, and life milestones.
Community Gatherings
Elevate your next formal get-together to bring meaning and connection amongst friends, family, and your communities.
Examples include: dinner parties, books clubs, neighborhood and school events.
How to Use The Art Of Gathering To Transform Your Next Gathering
What You'll Learn - The Art of Gathering Curriculum
Lesson One: Determine why you're really gathering.
Purpose is at the core of a meaningful gathering. You will learn how to define your need, create a purpose to address that need, and how to communicate it with your people.
Lesson Two: Shape how you spend your time together.
Deciding what activities to do, and in general how you spend people's time, is an act of Math and Poetry. I will teach you to plan the physical space, and how to consider your schedule, as well as provide resources to help you ideate on what your activities might be.
Lesson Three: Create a compelling invitation.
The invitation is where your gathering starts for most of the people involved. Whether that invitation comes in the form of a letter on embossed paper or a calendar invite we will work on crafting it persuasively, and in a way that intrigues your guests and sets everyone up for success.
Lesson Four: Open with a memorable welcome.
Your gathering is a temporary, alternative world where purpose is the guide. In this section, we will focus on opening remarks, and a concept called thresholding so that you can make it easier for your guests to orient to your gathering’s purpose and to each other.
Lesson Five: Design and host for connection.
The job of the host is a difficult one. We wear so many hats, and have to respond in the moment during our gatherings. How can we thoughtfully create connection between our guests in the midst of everything else? Planning goes a long way, but so does a concept I call generous authority. Use your power as the host to design and activate connection during your gathering.
Lesson Six: Own your power as the host.
Gatherings get derailed, we've all been there. In this section, I will teach you how to avoid underhosting, and create playful rules and structure to protect your guests and your purpose from being derailed.
Follow Every Lesson, Exercise, and Case Study
To accompany the course, I've created a 134 page workbook that includes tear sheets, checklists, exercises, and more. Check out a few of them below.
Approach Your Next Gathering With Confidence, Creativity, and Intention
AOG Live 2025 includes:
- 6 weeks worth of Art of Gathering training.
- The 134-page AOG workbook in both printable and digital versions.
- Weekly Live Learning Labs with Priya. Check the schedule here.
- 3 Bonus Lessons
- Access to the AOG community while the training is underway (we'll open the door after the first Lab).
The Art of Gathering Guarantee
I want you to enjoy and benefit from the Art of Gathering Digital Course. But as we all know sometimes things get in the way. For that reason, I offer a 30-day no questions asked refund for all purchases.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Meet Your Teacher
Hi! I'm Priya Parker. I'm a facilitator, strategic advisor, and the author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters.
I've spent my life studying and experiencing when, how, and why groups come together...and when, how, and why they come apart.
My mission is to help you take a deeper look at how to create collective meaning in modern life without all having to be the same. One gathering at a time.
There's a better way to gather and show your guests they belong.
I remember when I first really started focusing on gatherings. I found myself at various events — dinner parties, board meetings, a school reunion, someone's birthday — where each occasion felt more and more like déjà vu — leaving me thinking, “Here we go again.”
I was frustrated that we could have made better use of our time together and disappointed that connection was an afterthought.
I began noting that so much of our gathering intelligence and culture focuses on stuff — "the food is perfect" or "wow, what a beautiful venue." — while the ingredients for a connective collective moment were lacking.
What if we first designed a gathering where guests were brought together in a meaningful way, and then we filled in the logistics?
By trade, I am a facilitator. I have a deep desire to help people connect and a constant curiosity about what is and isn't working in how we come together. I shifted my focus to The Art of Gathering — first as an area of study and then as a teacher.
Now, I've turned what I've learned into an in-depth digital course to help you thoughtfully plan your next gathering.
The Art of Gathering is not just about planning events; it's about creating transformative experiences. If you can’t stand the thought of another lackluster event (or were voluntold to take the hosting reigns), I'm here to guide you. The Art of Gathering gives you the creative structure and resources to create time well spent together. Say goodbye to the old rules of gathering and start developing your artful gathering practice.
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