The Craziest Ideas Club

We are going to meet about once a week or once every couple of weeks. At each meeting, one of us will make a "presentation" of an idea they came up with. The ideas can be from any field whatsoever (music, science, art, inventions, literature, entrepreneurship, society, film, psychology, or just about anything else), and they may range from the somewhat serious and sensible ... all the way to totally outrageous, bizarre and zany. Everyone else will listen and ask questions. They'll take the idea half-seriously (even if it appears to be completely insane). They will perhaps make fun of it, but in a good-natured kind of way.

"A playful, improvisational and humorous atmosphere quiets our inhibitions when ideas are incubating or newly hatched, and prevents creative ideas from being snuffed out or prematurely judged." (from "Little Bets", by Peter Sims)

It will be something like a cross between Dragons' Den (the tv show), a writers' group, and an improv comedy workshop. [If you're unfamiliar with "Dragons' Den": the participants are inventors and entrepreneurs who present their ideas (or inventions, or a business plan) to a group of venture capitalists or investors, and try to convince them to invest in their project. Now, on Dragons' Den, of course, it's all in earnest. It's not just for fun. The inventors/entrepreneurs typically will have been working on their invention/business for years; they want to be taken seriously; and the investors/VCs also are looking for something that will actually work, in the real world, and make money.] At The Craziest Ideas Club, things are a bit different. We let the ideas be as crazy and impractical and eccentric and whimsical and fantastic as they can be. And we just have fun with it.

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November 24, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 7 Members attended
Anywhere on the planet?
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My local pub: Maple Leaf Sports Pub, 828 Danforth (between Pape and Donlands subway stns)
August 11, 2011 at 6:30 PM, 8 Members attended
August Madness
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July 13, 2011 at 6:30 PM, 3 Members attended
Twice As Outrageous
July 8, 2011 at 6:30 PM, 8 Members attended
organizers mini-meetup
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this will be a smaller gathering with a narrower purpose, aimed solely at making some decisions about how to organize things at our regular meetups. if you're interested... Learn more
June 29, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 11 Members attended
Outrageous Wednesday
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Essena joined
January 20 at 2:30 PM

"have lots of them....hope to share and collaborate with other "crazies""
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Ian joined
January 16 at 9:14 PM

"Hey, now THIS sounds like a great club to be in !"
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Shawn Montgomery joined
January 16 at 5:08 PM

"Hi. I'm Shawn. I'm delightfully fucked up."
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abi joined
January 8 at 7:00 PM

"like to explore extensive mind ideas with like minds."
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Randy joined
January 5 at 1:53 PM

"I definitely come up with some crazy ideas."
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Boris Chan joined
December 15, 2011 at 2:07 AM

"Business Consultant/ Investor relation advisor. I am looking for business ideas within my funding criteria and help them to source the funding. Also offer my knowledge as someone who have walked both the Science and Business world."
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Stephen M. Miniotis joined
December 11, 2011 at 5:01 PM

"Hi. I am the founder of Toronto Poetry Club here on meetup.com"
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Jason joined
November 27, 2011 at 11:15 AM
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elliott brown attended Anywhere on the planet?
November 25, 2011 at 11:03 AM

"great idea for a meetup. i enjoyed meeting the guys and look forward to the next one."

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Farah commented on Anywhere on the planet?
November 24, 2011 at 7:09 PM

"Folks, I'm stuck at work. So I don't think I'm going to make it tonight. :( Really wanted to contribute some hair-brained ideas. If I can leave before 8pm, I'll pass by the venue and see if you're still there."

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