On the Nerdlab Podcast I often talk about Mastermind Groups and their importance for me on my journey of becoming a better game designer.
If you don’t know what a mastermind group is, here is a short introduction of what we do, what we stand for, and why you should join us:
- The overall goal of this mastermind group is to grow as a game designer and achieve success. And we strongly believe that we can help each other on this journey.
- We do brainstorming sessions
- We playtest our games
- We share educational content (interesting articles, podcasts, videos, and other insights. Often as a response to a specific design question of someone)
- We keep each other accountable
- We support each other (e.g. to build momentum for Kickstarter, social media, etc.)
- We challenge each other to set strong goals, and more importantly, to accomplish them.
- We keep things confident in this mastermind group
And the most important thing: We know the games other group members are working on and care about their goals. As a result, you will get feedback that is very different compared to the one you get from huge but anonymous social media groups. Because we are willing to spend more than a few seconds to think about your design challenges.
The typical group size is 6 to 8 people and we will help you to find a group that fits your needs (timezone, frequency, etc.)
We currently don’t have any active mastermin groups on our discord, but if you are looking for people to join up with, feel free to join our discord and ask for likeminded people.
