St. Louis Idea Market

St. Louis Idea Market July Meetup

July 16, 2007 · 6:00 PM
Art of Living Building

UPDATE: VENUE CHANGE.

The eighth St. Louis Idea Market takes place Monday, July 16th at XPLANE's offices in the Art of Living Building from 6-9 pm.

The Art of Living Building is located at 1141 S. 7th Street (Map).

This week, we're going to be doing a "Best Of" the Idea Market, with the favorite exercises, experiences and activities from the past year.

I'm looking forward to seeing you there.

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Danielle

IMHO, not as fun/valuable as previous meetups. I missed having an icebreaker/mingling exercise at the beginning. I also tend to use the meetups as sortof a time for introspection and challenging my assumptions about myself; for some reason there didn't seem to be much opportunity for that particular type of thinking this time around.

Also, I much preferred learning about and helping a single charity at the end. It makes it seem like we're there for a reason, even if the charity might not use the ideas we come up with.

0 · July 18, 2007
A former member

I always like these events. But being able to learn how to better explain my concepts through visuals was an added benefit to this format.

0 · July 18, 2007
A former member

I like the separate activities and the open space that allowed me time to talk individually with attendees.

0 · July 17, 2007
Jeanette

I enjoyed interacting with people who have Thoughts and Ideas and a collaborative spirt. It was also fun!

0 · July 17, 2007
A former member

I had rather expected that the forum would be more about organized collaboration of the attendees toward creating new ideas or solving problems, either specific to a visiting organization or a community issue. While this forum was useful on a personal growth level, I didn't feel like it leveraged the people in the room for a purpose....a consequence. The evening left me feeling like we hadn't fully exploited the opportunity we had in the room.

0 · July 17, 2007
suzi Tozer

Fabulous event - thank you

0 · July 17, 2007
Patty Cook

I particularly enjoyed the drawing part - very creative and fun.

0 · July 17, 2007
Cathleen

I didn't realize it at the time, but this morning I feel like I've had a workout for my right brain!

0 · July 17, 2007
A former member

In theory, the workshop idea is good, but in practice, a waste of time. We did not get to involve ourselves with one another, really, at all. Instead, we were forced to concentrate on revealing ourselves in some form or another via workshops or events, which took up time but provided no real interaction between people, other than a very casual or superficial way.

A think tank is much more agreeable for this type of crowd, such that they get to tackle issues as a group, and watch each other at work. Making friends and contacts automatically happen, without the need for an aid such as a game.

Debating and discussing solutions for real life challenges, usually business, is much more fun and productive. Throughout a Think Tank session (2 hours) is plenty of time for drinking, eating, and talking, while objectives are met. Break times, every 30 or 40 minutes facilitate interactive, social time. At beginning, people list things they need help in, and then the group works at it.

0 · July 17, 2007
Dixie Gillaspie

Matt, you did it again. Great group of people with plenty to keep our brains engaged. Say thanks to XPlane for us as well. Dix

0 · July 17, 2007
Andrew Finch

I had a ton of fun, and I enjoyed meeting everyone.

0 · July 16, 2007
A former member

Tons of energy and excitement! Doing instead of talking provides an organic way to meet other people without the pressure of networking. Plus it's fun!

0 · July 16, 2007
A former member

Innovative, interesting way to share ideas and get to know other Meetup folks. Thanks to everyone who put all of this together.

0 · July 16, 2007
A former member

Absolutely delightful!! My first time, but I felt so comfortable and accepted. Everyone was friendly, the activities were so creative. Matt is a wonderful host. The appetizers were fabulous!! Thanks so much!!

0 · July 16, 2007