Do we dare take up space in public, creating beautiful moments of social connection even at the risk of annoying people or being rejected by doing so ? Jacques W. Martiquet does exactly this, doing the social reps to bring joy to the planet while navigating the complexity of disruption, party science, consent, and the latent potential in every group. 

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Jacques W. Martiquet is on a mission to end the rise of loneliness and depression. Known as the International Party Scientist, he has been interviewed by VICE, CTV, Global News and Elle. After completing his degree in Pharmacology, he traveled to 13 countries igniting hundreds of sober parties in public spaces. He's on Earth to equip innovative leaders with science-based human connection tools for their company events, so that their wellness & culture budget translates into lasting results.

More about Jacques: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thepartyscientist/

https://thepartyscientist.com/

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PRACTICES: 

• Take social risks to enable other people to feel safe to take them as well.
• Do social reps to detach from other peoples’ reactions & judgement (ex. laugh like a maniac, wave at people, etc.) 
• To develop a stronger capacity to take risks, start journaling and practice introspection; the barriers are personal.
• With a group, start with mindfulness, gratitude, and stretching to bring people into the moment. Then, raise the threshold of acceptable expression. 
• If you are in public and facilitating without a container, create a new context to support the interactions. 
• Look at the thought patterns and people in your social circle that aren't supporting you and replace them. 
• To prepare yourself for joy facilitation, put your feet up against the wall, take deep breaths, put music on, and do visualizations that connect you to moments of joy. Then dance, and bring yourself energy by connecting to the people in your session. 

IDEAS: 

• We can all be facilitators of shared experiences in our gathering spaces.
• Social risk taking has more rewards than potential harm. 
• When you take a risk as a facilitator and are rejected, remind yourself that you are developing your capacity to serve groups. When you fail, it means you are becoming better. 
• Many facilitators don't want to make people uncomfortable. What if we viewed safety through the lens of expanding our boundaries? 
• So much of our ability to have fun is a reflection of our physiology.
• In conflict, embrace a fail forward mentality. 
• It is a red flag if there is no conflict in a relationship - the no is what allows you to trust someone’s yes. 
• In every group, the pro-social energy is latent. When we synchronize the group, we unlock energy that wasn't possible if everyone was doing their own thing.

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