Upcoming Sessions
Our discussion group sessions are member-only spaces designed for thoughtful conversation, peer support, and shared learning. These sessions happen every weekday at 2 PM ET. Members can attend as many sessions as they like. Most choose to join us 2 to 3 times per month.
Below is our club calendar, so you can get a sense of what’s going on. If you have question about becoming a member, consider attending our monthly Ask Me Anything session hosted by a different member every month.
| October 2026 | ||||||
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| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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1
Career Transitions
2:00 PM ET
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2
IA Office Hours
2:00 PM ET
IA Community History
3:00 PM ET
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3 | ||||
| 4 |
5
The Beginner’s Meeting
2:00 PM ET
The Analog Leap
3:00 PM ET
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6
Making Sense Through Play
2:00 PM ET
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7
Design Jam
2:00 PM ET
Reps & Rituals
3:00 PM ET
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8
Making Sense of Other Humans
2:00 PM ET
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9
Making Sense of Money
2:00 PM ET
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10 |
| 11 | 12 Canadian Thanksgiving |
13
Change
2:00 PM ET
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14
Ethics
2:00 PM ET
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15
Shitty Maps DoJoe
1:00 PM ET
Systems Lab
2:00 PM ET
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16
Collaborative Sensemaking
2:00 PM ET
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17 |
| 18 |
19
Moving Through Fear
2:00 PM ET
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20
Making Sense of the Future
2:00 PM ET
[Premium] Sensemaking Lab
3:00 PM ET
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21
Neurodiversity & Inclusion
2:00 PM ET
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22
Facilitation
2:00 PM ET
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23
Language
2:00 PM ET
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24 |
| 25 |
26
Awaiting the crowd: exploring the relationship between liminal spaces and place-making
2:00 PM ET
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27
Release and Resonance
2:00 PM ET
ShiftUX Redux Discussion
2:30 PM ET
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28
Information has Geography
2:00 PM ET
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29 |
30
Makesensemess!
1:00 PM ET
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31 |
| November 2026 | ||||||
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| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 |
2
Content + Design
2:00 PM ET
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3
Midterms Election Day
Mindfulness & Modeling
2:00 PM ET
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4
PUBLIC Ask Me Anything
1:00 PM ET
Knowledge Management & Governance
2:00 PM ET
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5
Diagram Critique
12:00 PM ET
Career Transitions
2:00 PM ET
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6
Information Architecture Discussion Group
2:00 PM ET
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7 |
| 8 |
9
The Beginner’s Meeting
2:00 PM ET
The Analog Leap
3:00 PM ET
|
10
Making Sense Through Play
2:00 PM ET
|
11 Veterans Day |
12
Making Sense of Other Humans
2:00 PM ET
|
13
Making Sense of Money
2:00 PM ET
IA Community History
3:00 PM ET
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14 |
| 15 |
16
AI Field Notes
2:00 PM ET
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17
Change
2:00 PM ET
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18
Ethics
2:00 PM ET
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19
Shitty Maps DoJoe
1:00 PM ET
Systems Lab
2:00 PM ET
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20
Collaborative Sensemaking
2:00 PM ET
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21 |
| 22 |
23
Moving Through Fear
2:00 PM ET
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24
Making Sense of the Future
2:00 PM ET
[Premium] Sensemaking Lab
3:00 PM ET
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25
Neurodiversity & Inclusion
2:00 PM ET
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26 Thanksgiving | 27 Day after Thanksgiving | 28 |
Discussion Session
Workshop
Special Session
Peer Match
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Oct 1 – Nov 27, 2026All times Eastern
October 2026
Thu 10/1
Career Transitions
2:00 PM ET
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This supportive group focuses on navigating the challenges and opportunities of career transitions, whether you're changing roles, industries, or re-entering the workforce.
👤 Kate Murphy & Alison Gretz
Fri 10/2
IA Office Hours
2:00 PM ET
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Open office hours with Abby — bring your information architecture questions, works in progress, and sticky problems.
👤 Abby Covert
IA Community History
3:00 PM ET
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A LIVE recorded series of interviews capturing the oral history of sensemaking through specialist communities.
👤 David Farkas & Cass Fellerman
Mon 10/5
The Beginner’s Meeting
2:00 PM ET
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A friendly introduction to the Sensemakers Club designed to help new members feel comfortable and connected.
👤 Mike Creech
The Analog Leap
3:00 PM ET
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A fast-moving creative exploration of analog visual making, where we'll engage with paper and pen to unlock your creativity and embrace an experimentalist attitude.
👤 Kelly Hughes
Tue 10/6
Making Sense Through Play
2:00 PM ET
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A playful group exploring how games and play help us learn, collaborate, see past assumptions, and find the energy to solve messy problems (and maybe play a game or two).
👤 Rebecca Hathaway
Wed 10/7
Design Jam
2:00 PM ET
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A hands-on design jam for members and leaders to collaboratively explore and shape the future of the Sensemakers Club through a working session focused on iteration and shared ownership.
👤 Holly Schroeder & Abby Covert
Reps & Rituals
3:00 PM ET
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A workshop on building the reps and rituals that make a sensemaking practice stick.
👤 Matt Arnold
Thu 10/8
Making Sense of Other Humans
2:00 PM ET
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A brave group focused on understanding and improving teamwork dynamics, navigating conflicts, and fostering productive relationships without burnout.
👤 Erin Rodat-Savla & Karen Brothers
Fri 10/9
Making Sense of Money
2:00 PM ET
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An open, nuanced discussion aimed at demystifying money, fostering connections, and promoting financial empowerment through shared experiences and insights.
👤 Tarryn Lambert & Sarah Rice
Mon 10/12
Canadian Thanksgiving — No sessions
Tue 10/13
Change
2:00 PM ET
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A curious group exploring the complexities of change and develops frameworks for effectively creating, embracing, or managing it across various scales and domains.
👤 Skipper Chong Warson & Laura Chance
Wed 10/14
Ethics
2:00 PM ET
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A thoughtful group focused on exploring the ethical implications of sensemaking work and addressing challenging questions without fear of the unknown.
👤 Brenda Ray & Vladimira Girgignova
Thu 10/15
Shitty Maps DoJoe
1:00 PM ET
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A monthly gathering for getting reps making shitty maps alongside other people. Not here to produce anything that matters — just to get fluent and build the muscle.
👤 Joe Elmendorf
Systems Lab
2:00 PM ET
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A collaborative workshop for real-life problem solving — approaching problems with curiosity, identifying constraints, and building sustainable systems that reduce everyday friction.
👤 Holly Schroeder
Fri 10/16
Collaborative Sensemaking
2:00 PM ET
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A group exploring how people make meaning together when work is ambiguous, complex, or changing quickly — trust, roles, tension, alignment, and the structures that keep groups coherent.
👤 Matt Arnold
Mon 10/19
Moving Through Fear
2:00 PM ET
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A group exploring where fear comes from and building the muscle memory to move through it — listening to our guts, naming what matters most, and finding our courage.
👤 Sahar Chung (formerly Naderi) & Erin White
Tue 10/20
Making Sense of the Future
2:00 PM ET
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An interactive workshop that utilizes constraint-driven fiction to uncover professional blind spots and develop actionable strategies for shaping the future we desire.
👤 Mohammad Khan
[Premium] Sensemaking Lab
3:00 PM ET
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A monthly session for Premium members to collaboratively share and refine their work in a supportive environment.
👤 Abby Covert
Wed 10/21
Neurodiversity & Inclusion
2:00 PM ET
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A supportive gathering for neurodiverse individuals to share experiences and enhance their neuroinclusion toolkit in a safe environment.
👤 Maring Eberlein & Sammy Voelkel
Thu 10/22
Facilitation
2:00 PM ET
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A vibrant group exploring the various perspectives and contexts of effective facilitation.
👤 Chloe Westman & Lea Rouhiain
Fri 10/23
Language
2:00 PM ET
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A supportive group focused on skill-sharing and fostering inclusive language practices to enhance communication and create a safe space for difficult questions.
👤 Clair Rock & Emily Nimsakont
Mon 10/26
Awaiting the crowd: exploring the relationship between liminal spaces and place-making
2:00 PM ET
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A Makesensemess session exploring the relationship between liminal spaces and place-making.
👤 Emily Lowry
Tue 10/27
Release and Resonance
2:00 PM ET
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A Makesensemess session on release and resonance.
👤 Tonia Bartz & Lizz Bacon
ShiftUX Redux Discussion
2:30 PM ET
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Time to discuss what we learned at ShiftUX26. Members who were not in attendance are welcome to join. Those that were in attendance are encouraged to bring your thoughts in whatever form they take.
👤 The Sensemakers Club
Wed 10/28
Information has Geography
2:00 PM ET
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A Makesensemess session exploring the idea that information has geography.
👤 Bill Dorman
Fri 10/30
Makesensemess!
1:00 PM ET
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The Makesensemess club event — come celebrate and make a mess of sense together!
👤 Abby Covert
November 2026
Mon 11/2
Content + Design
2:00 PM ET
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This intersectional group explores the intricate relationship between content and design, emphasizing their essential collaboration in creating effective outputs.
👤 Gladys Diandoki & Janine Griffin
Tue 11/3
Midterms Election Day
Mindfulness & Modeling
2:00 PM ET
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This thoughtful group explores the parallels between mindfulness and modeling, emphasizing the integration of mind and body, the significance of presence over outcomes, and the patterns that help us remember what matters.
👤 Joe Elmendorf
Wed 11/4
PUBLIC Ask Me Anything
1:00 PM ET
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A public Ask Me Anything session open to all.
👤 Mike Creech
Knowledge Management & Governance
2:00 PM ET
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This lively group focuses on collaborative efforts in knowledge management and governance, bringing together individuals tackling complex documentation and change proposals.
👤 Dina Bennett & Jane Leuchter
Thu 11/5
Diagram Critique
12:00 PM ET
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A workshop to share diagrams in progress and get constructive critique from fellow sensemakers.
👤 Abby Covert
Career Transitions
2:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
This supportive group focuses on navigating the challenges and opportunities of career transitions, whether you're changing roles, industries, or re-entering the workforce.
👤 Kate Murphy & Alison Gretz
Fri 11/6
Information Architecture Discussion Group
2:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
A steady group focused on a monthly theme in information architecture.
👤 Abby Covert
Mon 11/9
The Beginner’s Meeting
2:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
A friendly introduction to the Sensemakers Club designed to help new members feel comfortable and connected.
👤 Mike Creech
The Analog Leap
3:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
A fast-moving creative exploration of analog visual making, where we'll engage with paper and pen to unlock your creativity and embrace an experimentalist attitude.
👤 Kelly Hughes
Tue 11/10
Making Sense Through Play
2:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
A playful group exploring how games and play help us learn, collaborate, see past assumptions, and find the energy to solve messy problems (and maybe play a game or two).
👤 Rebecca Hathaway
Wed 11/11
Veterans Day — No sessions
Thu 11/12
Making Sense of Other Humans
2:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
A brave group focused on understanding and improving teamwork dynamics, navigating conflicts, and fostering productive relationships without burnout.
👤 Erin Rodat-Savla & Karen Brothers
Fri 11/13
Making Sense of Money
2:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
An open, nuanced discussion aimed at demystifying money, fostering connections, and promoting financial empowerment through shared experiences and insights.
👤 Tarryn Lambert & Sarah Rice
IA Community History
3:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
A LIVE recorded series of interviews capturing the oral history of sensemaking through specialist communities.
👤 David Farkas & Cass Fellerman
Mon 11/16
AI Field Notes
2:00 PM ET
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A collaborative space for sensemakers to share insights, experiments, and questions related to their experiences with AI, fostering skill growth and documentation of evolving patterns in the field.
👤 Dan Cooney & Jolène Bouchon
Tue 11/17
Change
2:00 PM ET
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A curious group exploring the complexities of change and develops frameworks for effectively creating, embracing, or managing it across various scales and domains.
👤 Skipper Chong Warson & Laura Chance
Wed 11/18
Ethics
2:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
A thoughtful group focused on exploring the ethical implications of sensemaking work and addressing challenging questions without fear of the unknown.
👤 Brenda Ray & Vladimira Girgignova
Thu 11/19
Shitty Maps DoJoe
1:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
A monthly gathering for getting reps making shitty maps alongside other people. Not here to produce anything that matters — just to get fluent and build the muscle.
👤 Joe Elmendorf
Systems Lab
2:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
A collaborative workshop for real-life problem solving — approaching problems with curiosity, identifying constraints, and building sustainable systems that reduce everyday friction.
👤 Holly Schroeder
Fri 11/20
Collaborative Sensemaking
2:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
A group exploring how people make meaning together when work is ambiguous, complex, or changing quickly — trust, roles, tension, alignment, and the structures that keep groups coherent.
👤 Matt Arnold
Mon 11/23
Moving Through Fear
2:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
A group exploring where fear comes from and building the muscle memory to move through it — listening to our guts, naming what matters most, and finding our courage.
👤 Sahar Chung (formerly Naderi) & Erin White
Tue 11/24
Making Sense of the Future
2:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
An interactive workshop that utilizes constraint-driven fiction to uncover professional blind spots and develop actionable strategies for shaping the future we desire.
👤 Mohammad Khan
[Premium] Sensemaking Lab
3:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
A monthly session for Premium members to collaboratively share and refine their work in a supportive environment.
👤 Abby Covert
Wed 11/25
Neurodiversity & Inclusion
2:00 PM ET
Tap for details ▾
A supportive gathering for neurodiverse individuals to share experiences and enhance their neuroinclusion toolkit in a safe environment.
👤 Maring Eberlein & Sammy Voelkel
Thu 11/26
Thanksgiving — Closed
Fri 11/27
Day after Thanksgiving — Closed
Discussion
Workshop
Special
Peer Match
SPECIAL EVENT
October 30
1 to 4 PM ET
Makesensemess
Makesensemess is an annual (virtual) celebration of sensemaking that started in 2021. It is celebrated every November and includes an annual keynote from Abby Covert as well as a selected group of Brave Sensemakers telling true tales of messes past, present and future.