"We gotta stand a little closer."

Today I met 6 new people while working on the trust lab. I definitely gained confidence in approaching people and I think this skill will help me with my social capital in the future. By meeting new people we learn new ways of thinking and perspectives, we gain connections, we form friendships, we learn new things about ourselves even. Meeting new people is a great way to increase your social capital.

I posted this poster that says “MEET SOMEONE NEW TODAY” in order to spark people to step out of their boundaries and talk to people they might not usually associate with. I also posted a list of 150 things you can do to increase your social capital next to it. I hope this inspires my fellow UNCSA students to make a change and increase the social capital within our school.

I found this wonderful list of 150 ways to increase your social capital here:

http://www.bettertogether.org/150ways.htm

Also I found this artist who spent a year doing a project called “Peoplescape” that helped turn strangers into friends. Here is the link:

http://www.peoplescape365.com/