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III — OI Spaces

Dream bigger.

A global community for immigrants and diaspora builders — pursuing meaningful careers, developing leadership, and surrounding themselves with people creating extraordinary things.

01 / Overview

Where immigrant and diaspora builders meet builders.

Spaces is our home for the immigrant and diaspora community — the students, engineers, designers, scientists, artists and operators who left one place and are shaping another.

We host chapters, dinners, residencies and long-form programs in cities where our people are — London, New York, Lagos, Nairobi, Toronto, Berlin, Dubai — and online, always.

02 / What we build

The pillars of the practice.

01

Peer Community

A trusted circle of immigrant and diaspora peers building at the frontier.

02

Leadership Programs

Cohort-based programs that develop first-generation leaders.

03

Mentorship

Access to operators who've made the same journey before you.

04

Global Chapters

Local rooms in the cities where our community lives.

05

Cultural Fluency

Rooms where both parts of your identity are assumed, not explained.

06

Career Pathways

Direct lines into OI Studios, Sandbox and our partner network.

03 / The room

A room of your people.

The single biggest lever for an immigrant career is proximity to people who've done it. Spaces builds those rooms — deliberately, warmly, and at global scale.

03 / The world

Local rooms. Global fabric.

Every chapter is grounded in its city, and every member is part of a worldwide network moving between them. Belonging travels with you.

04 / Who it's for

For anyone building between cultures.

  • 01First-generation immigrants
  • 02Second-generation diaspora
  • 03International students
  • 04Refugee and displaced founders
  • 05Returning operators
  • 06Anyone building across borders

05 / Process

How the journey unfolds.

  1. I

    Join

    Apply to a Spaces chapter in your city.

  2. II

    Belong

    Meet your cohort — the ones who get it.

  3. III

    Learn

    Programs on leadership, career and craft.

  4. IV

    Build

    Ship things together — projects, companies, initiatives.

  5. V

    Give Back

    Become the mentor the next arrival needed.

— OI Spaces

Find your people.

Spaces is free to join for the immigrant and diaspora community. Apply to a chapter or start one in your city.

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