Before

Find seven strangers that you’d like to invite. Try finding folks that don’t know each other. If you're in a school, workplace, or neighborhood group, invite across the usual lines: newcomers and old-timers, students and staff, whoever wouldn't normally share a table.

Set up a private event in Plurality and send them a direct invitation using the invite tool or share a direct link. 

Keep it simple with the meal. At Georgetown it was caramelized-onion-and-butternut-squash pizza and gelato from Trader Joes served in chipped mugs. You can also make it a potluck and request folks to bring specific things, like a salad or a dessert using the Needs tab.

During 

Start with introductions that give people something to hold onto. At Georgetown each person shared their name, a bit about themselves, and one piece of trivia ("Fun fact? I have never broken a bone"). Serve the food family style. The host's main job is to keep the conversation bubbling early, then get out of the way. Expect the first twenty minutes to be awkward. Let them be. 

After

Take one group photo before folks head out and invite folks to record any other Moments. Then invite someone from the table to host the next one. That's how one dinner becomes a tradition.