Quick play
Ask a short question or run a simple poll. Give people an easy first response and use their answers to open a conversation.
Example invitation: “What would help you feel more at home here?”
SPARK IS PART OF HEARTLYNKS
Give people a part in what happens next.
A question they can answer. A story they want to share. Someone they can help.
Spark turns these invitations into activities inside your community, giving people an easy way to take part and get to know one another.
Spark included in Core. The simulation needs no signup and posts nothing to a live community.
An invitation gives the next person something to add.
A photograph can start a shared collection. A question can uncover experience nobody knew was in the room. A small challenge can give a newcomer a first contribution.
Your team starts the activity. The responses give it a life of its own.
Ask & help
Give someone a place to ask for a useful answer, practical guidance, or an introduction. Let the person receiving help recognize what was useful.
Example invitation: “I’m new to this. Who has done it before?”
Challenge
Invite a photograph, a story, or a small activity people can share. Choose a challenge that feels relevant and achievable for your community.
Example invitation: “Show us the moment you first knew this was for you.”
Build together
Collect contributions into something the community makes together: a welcome guide, a tribute, a collection of lessons, or messages of encouragement.
Example invitation: “One thing you wish every newcomer knew.”
Collective goal
Give people a shared target and a way to see progress toward it. Let contributions add up to something the community can recognize together.
Example invitation: “Help us collect a welcome message for every new group member.”
Guess & reveal
Invite a guess, then reveal the answer with its story. Choose a real result, object, or piece of community history worth discovering.
Example invitation: “Can you guess which year this photograph was taken?”
A reply matters more when someone knows it helped.
Let people acknowledge a useful contribution. Help, shared experience, and recognition can become part of the relationship between members.
Spark participation also appears in the community’s reporting, so organizers can see activity taking place and where an invitation may need follow-up.
Start with something your people recognize.
An association can ask about a first day in the profession. A nonprofit can invite donors to share why the cause is personal. A club can ask people to show what they are making.
The activity works best when people understand what they can add and why someone else might value it.
Leave room for the quieter person.
Some people will share a story. Others may begin with a vote or a short answer. Choose activities that offer different ways to take part.
Use the available privacy, approval, and ranking settings to suit the activity and your community. Public competition is optional.
Feel what it’s like to be invited in.
Try the simulation as a member, then explore the host’s view. See how an activity is created and how someone can respond.
Simulated experience. No signup needed. Nothing is posted to a live community.
Interactive Spark simulation
Simulated experience. No signup needed. Nothing is posted to a live community.
Think of one question your people would want to answer.
That can be your first Spark.
Spark is included in Core. 30-day free trial; card required.