PIAZZER grew from a very simple question: if meeting matters, why is it often so difficult to find somewhere to do it?
PIAZZER was created by Richard Harris after repeatedly encountering the same problem: spaces existed, but finding and using them was unnecessarily difficult.
PIAZZER’s ambition is to make these places easier to find, understand and use, the world over.
Towns and cities already contain many places where people can meet. The difficulty is often not the lack of space. It is finding what exists, understanding whether it fits, working out the rules and knowing how to ask for it.
PIAZZER does not replace the way a space is managed. It makes the route to using it clear.
Meeting is broader than formal participation. People meet to learn languages, start groups, organise activities, discuss ideas, pursue hobbies, work together, welcome newcomers or simply encounter people they would not otherwise meet. PIAZZER does not decide why people should meet. It helps make meeting possible.
