We are sending a short survey to people interested in research on Shared Reality, a concept that has been increasingly studied in psychological research and beyond (see Echterhoff et al., 2009; Higgins et al., 2021, and Echterhoff & Higgins, 2018, for examples of its interdisciplinary nature).

The reason for sending out this survey is that we realized that although the concept is being used more and more every day, there is still no organized network or community aimed at sharing new ideas, study ideas, methods (e.g., relevant measure) and new findings. To foster this endeavor, we are starting to build the ShaRe network.

As an example, we would like to create a community that meets several times per year for an online meeting (e.g., 3 or 4 times). On each occasion, we would like to invite one or two speakers, internal or external to the network, to share for 20-30 minutes their ideas, opinions, insights, proposals for (inter)national collaboration, or anything else they think would be of interest to others in the network. In the near future, as the community grows, we would like to organize an in-person small group meeting.

Would you be willing to be part of a Shared Reality Network (ShaRe)?
If so, please scan the QR code or click on https://psicologiaunimib.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_br8hi2UZhzu985o
The survey should take no longer than 5 minutes.

Thank you so much for considering our initiative and best wishes,
Matteo Masi (University of Milano-Bicocca),
Gerald Echterhoff (University of Münster), and Shir Etgar (Tel Aviv University)

References
Echterhoff, G., & Higgins, E. T. (2018). Editorial: Shared reality. Current Opinion in Psychology, 23, A5-A8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.09.004
Echterhoff, G., Higgins, E. T., & Levine, J. M. (2009). Shared reality: Experiencing commonality with others’ inner states about the world. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 4, 496-521.
Higgins, E. T., Rossignac-Milon, M., & Echterhoff, G. (2021). Shared reality: From sharing-is-believing to merging minds. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 30(2), 103-110. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721421992027