This group is for Twin Cities area thinkers, innovators, and creatives interested in forming an idea infrastructure  to support creative thinking.   The coral reef is a metaphor for just such an environment.

IdeaEcos is like a coral reef providing a nutrient rich environment for its participants to nurture their ideas through discussions and activities.   

The group's purpose is to build an idea sharing ecosystem to support our individual creative efforts.  

Ideas and innovation flourish when they are shared in a community.  Ideas morph and grow when combined with new perspectives and the "spare parts" used in different fields. 

 Join in –

  • describe your ideas or slow hunch;
  • participate in a new activity and learn new thinking tools;
  • contribute to the creation, diffusion, and adoption of a common, idea-growing ecosystem.   

All professions, educational backgrounds and ages are welcome and encouraged to join/participate in this group.

This group will be FREE of charge as much as possible, but there may be charges for special events and activities. 

“…the most productive tool for generating good ideas remains a circle of humans at a table, talking shop” (Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson, pg 61)

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  • Thursday at 7:00 PM, 3 Innovators attended

    Visual Thinking
    We will be working through the topic and the skill of Visual Thinking this evening. Danielle handed out some pages from her book last time and we didn't get a chance to... Learn more

  • February 16 at 12:00 PM, 3 Innovators attended

    LUNCH: Innovation Study Group: Ideation on Ice Dams

    They rated it 5.00 5.001 (1 ratings)

    We changed the meeting time back to Noon to 1 pm. We will be generating solutions for the Ice Dams problem the group selected at the last meeting. TRIZ, Biomimicry,... Learn more

  • February 9 at 7:00 PM, 5 Innovators attended

    Syntopical Reading: Selecting a Topic & books
    At our last meeting we decided to try a Syntopical reading activity over the next 45 - 60 days. So on Feb 9th we will select a topic and 5-books from which to choose to... Learn more

  • February 2 at 12:00 PM, 3 Innovators attended

    LUNCH: Innovation Study Group

    They rated it 4.00 4.001 (1 ratings)

    The time changed BACK TO : 12:00 - 1:00 pm

  • January 26 at 7:00 PM, 3 Innovators attended

    Open Topic
    Topic not yet decided. If you have something you would like to explore, let me know and I will add it to this meeting notice.
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Minneapolis, MN 55402
Founded May 16, 2009
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