Beer and Napkins - Napkins to Prototype (N2P) Meetup!

## We're Back at Fireforge!

🗓 Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | ⏰ 6:30 PM | 📍 Fireforge Crafted Beer, Greenville, SC

Join us as Napkins to Prototype (N2P) returns to one of our favorite creative spaces—Fireforge—where big ideas start small and often with a beer in hand.

Whether you're sketching on a napkin, refining a prototype, or just curious about building things that matter, this is your place to connect, explore, and move forward.

## Introducing the Triple T (Wayfinding) Framework

Thanks to the thoughtful collaboration and groundwork by Jim Ciallella and the team at OpenWorks, we’re unveiling a key foundation of our N2P ecosystem: the Triple T Wayfinding Framework.

This framework is designed to help Seekers (those with ideas) find their next step by navigating three critical assets:

🤝 Trust – A culture of transparency and respect, helping you feel safe sharing your idea and taking action
This system is our scaffold to go from casual concept to credible prototype—step by step, together.
💡 Talent – Connections to trusted makers, mentors, engineers, and creatives
🔧 Tools – Access to real-world resources like 3D printers, CNC routers, AR/VR rigs, and more

This Month's Theme: AR/VR for Physical Prototyping
This month, we’ll explore how Augmented and Virtual Reality can powerfully shape the way we prototype physical products—from testing user interactions to visualizing concepts in immersive environments.

### What’s Happening:

• A real-world look at AR/VR prototyping—led by N2P partner Joey Loman of Synergy Mill
• Insight into how emerging tools are already reducing barriers for builders and creatives
• A preview of our follow-up hands-on session at Synergy Mill, where you’ll get to test-drive the tools and spark ideas

Joey, as a continual co-builder in the N2P journey, will not only guide us through AR/VR applications but also host this post-event prototyping session to help you dig deeper into the tech and its potential.

Interactive Idea Jam:
After the AR/VR overview, we’ll shift gears into an open Idea Jam—a low-pressure, high-curiosity session where participants explore AR/VR-related challenges, opportunities, or creative hunches. Whether you're pitching, sketching, or just listening in, this is a space for collective thinking and idea seeding.

## Who Should Come:

• Product designers & builders
• AR/VR tinkerers and technologists
• Students, veterans, artists, and engineers
• Ecosystem partners
• Curious minds ready to learn, connect, or contribute

## Why It Matters:

We're building more than prototypes—we’re building a network of trust, talent, and shared tools. By attending, you’re helping shape an ecosystem where ideas have a place to grow—without gatekeeping, without perfection, and without needing to go it alone.

## Save Your Spot:

RSVP today, grab your favorite brew, and let’s keep transforming napkin sketches into things that make a difference.
Hosted by:
🍺 Beer and Napkins – Building ideas from pub to prototype
⚙️ In partnership with Synergy Mill & OpenWorks

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🔗 Want to log help for your idea ahead of time? Add it here: https://beerandnapkins.com/napkins2prototype/
Innovation doesn’t start in a boardroom—it begins where people gather, exchange ideas, and take small but meaningful steps forward.

Let’s build something together. See you there!

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