The best networking events are events where you actually build and work with a diverse set of strangers. When you work intensely with strangers you really get t

The best networking events are events where you actually build and work with a diverse set of strangers. When you work intensely with strangers you really get to know them. I have been organizing open creative events mixing devs, designers of all kinds, artists… since 2010 and I have seen several teams taking shape out of these events, people joining existing teams they wouldn't have known of (outside their professional field) and new collaboration forming. (As an organizer I myself met many friends and collaborators during these events). So my advice would be to go to creative events (sprints, hackathon, weekends, *mix, jams) that gather a diverse crowd and are designed so teams are actually mixed. My second advice: organize creative events yourself, maybe around your product, but in all case around your interests. Build the great and interesting professional community you want to be a part of.