We believe that community is the foundation of our collective well-being and essential towards addressing our experiences with disconnection and division.Together, with our ecosystem of collaborators, we co-create experiences for people to remember, practice and cultivate the skills of life-affirming community.

Our Story So Far

Reset began in 2015 when we hosted one of the first digital detox experiences in the world (pictured, Camp Reset 2015).

Our Co-Founders, eager to address their experiences of disconnection, crafted a four-day adult summer camp in rural Canada for 80 people. The parameters were: no phones, no work talk and no real names. We called it Camp Reset, and what unfolded exceeded our most whimsical dreams, sparking a desire to extend the impact beyond ourselves.

The initial five camps (2015 - 2019) were experimental phases, with each year bringing increased size and stakes. However, the pandemic forced us to cancel Camp, bringing Reset to the brink of closure. Before that could happen, our community challenged us to reimagine Reset in light of the unprecedented mass disconnection and together, we co-created a new plan. The plan began with outdoor participatory art since that was what was allowed at the time. In 2021, we hosted 50 Pop Up Playgrounds in public spaces that we designed to normalize sharing space with strangers again. We received a Community Champion Award from the City of Toronto for this (pictured).

In 2022, we set a new world record for the most nations in a group hug (pictured), in order to create an enduring symbol of pandemic-era reunification and to build dialogue and skills related to consenting touch.

That same year, we brought back Camp Reset, we began working with organizations seeking to improve the social health of their teams and we launched a Community Living Room project in Little Jamaica, Toronto that operated from until December 2024.

Our Story Ahead

2025 marks our 10th year, and here are the major moments ahead:

February – Sharing our first Strategic Plan
April – Our biggest public art experience yet: Wonderful, co-created with RebuildTO and YZD
May – Reset’s 10-Year Anniversary Celebrations
September – Camp Reset 10

In between, we’ll be hosting several smaller-scale events and private experiences. Stay tuned via our newsletter or Instagram.