A cookbook for human connection

Who are you designing
an experience for?

Who do you want to feel closer to?

Mikey
meet mikey

hi, i'm mikey. i've spent 15+ years designing how people learn and connect. i helped build two new colleges from scratch (at Minerva and ASU), and i'm now chief product officer at Long Journey, a vc fund. i design experiences in the Bay Area and create recipes that make people feel at home.

@mikeyexperiences
Recipes

Ask Mikey

Three questions. One recipe for your relationship.

Who do you want to feel closer to?
How much time do you have?

✨ Spark — 15 to 30 minutes

One move that shifts the energy. Drop it into anything you're already doing.

🎯 Activity — 1 to 3 hours

A full hangout, or a centerpiece inside something bigger.

🌀 Milestone — 4+ hours

Rituals and core memories for your people. A day, sometimes more.

What kind of relationship do you want with them?

There's no wrong answer. Tap a starter below or write your own — the more specific, the better the recipe.

pulling out the mise en place…

He takes this seriously. Give him a moment.

"Being named and seen by another person is one of the simplest and most powerful acts of human recognition." — Arthur Aron