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LSLab Berlin 10.2 @DeutscheBahn
**\*\*\* SIGN-UP on LUMA ONLY to get the address and attend!\*\*\***
**A Small Update for 2026**
Thanks to those who took the LSLab survey. We learned a lot, and will use that feedback to continue creating a dynamic, safe and relevant learning community. Starting now, there will be a few small changes, beginning with this meet-up, so we can test as we go.
So after many years on Meetup, LSLab Berlin is evolving.
**From now on:**
* Events will be announced inside Meetup, but *organized on LUMA* (**Link to sign up here:** [https://luma.com/vs42c5uc](https://luma.com/vs42c5uc)).
* We’ll charge a small participation \*fee when you sign up.
* Sign-ups to the email so updates can come from LUMA - no spam, just updates on LS events (address or date change, opportunities to be on the design team, events relevant for LS!)
This helps:
* Cover admin and multiple platform costs
* Support behind-the-scenes coordination
* Encourage attendance commitment
* Give our hosts a more accurate guest count
It’s about sustainability and respecting everyone’s time. We will see how it all works and make adjustments as we go.
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**Here we come, Deutsche Bahn** 🚆
We’re on fire in 2026, our second Lab this year and we’re not even out of Q1. As always, we are looking to make it: fun, practical, slightly surprising.
**Theme:**
TBD – our design team meets next week and we’ll post the theme and string as soon as it’s ready.
**Our Host:**
We’re excited to be hosted by Deutsche Bahn. Their space gives us plenty of room to move, work in small groups, and play.
**What Happens at an LSLab?**
Every Lab includes:
✔️ Networking & connecting
✔️ Giving and Getting Help
✔️ A thoughtfully designed Liberating Structures “string.”
✔️ Action planning
We don’t do long debriefs during the session, on purpose. LSLab is a practice space, mostly for the Design Team, and the participant, you, learn by doing! By participating. By seeing what it’s like to be part of the collective intelligence.
Questions are welcome during the break and after we close.
**New to Liberating Structures?**
Totally fine. You don’t need experience. We’re a mix of beginners, experienced facilitators, agilists, OD/L&D folks, coaches, leaders, and curious humans who want better collaboration.
You’ll learn by being part of it.
**Language**
Intro and instructions are in English. Small group work can happen in whatever language works for you.
Mark your calendar. Come practice. Bring your curiosity.
See you there,
Sylvia
\*If you are facing financial hardship or have been laid off, we'll waive your fee. Just reach out to us and let us know. We want you to be able to contribute and connect with us!
Salon littéraire
Französisch sprechen und anwenden mal anders!
Wir entdecken die französisch Sprache und Kultur mit den Augen französischer Literaten.
Ideal für frankophile Leute mit Hang zur beaux-arts.
Texten sind vorhanden
Monthly Meet Up
A new month means a new moment to pause, connect, and exchange ideas.
Join us every first Tuesday of the month for our Monthly Meetup at St Oberholz, Kreuzberg. Whether you’re in the middle of building something new, reflecting on what’s been unfolding, or simply craving good company and meaningful chats, this meetup is for you.
Come as you are, bring what’s on your mind, and let the conversations take their own shape. Coffee, community, and that ever-present Silicon Allee energy guaranteed. ☕✨
**Date & Time**
March 3rd, 2026
⌚️ 9:00 – 11:00
Where?
At St. Oberholz Café, Oranienstraße 10-11. Centrally located between Kottbusser Tor ( U1, U3, U8) and Görlitzer Bahnhof ( U1 & U3).
To access the event, enter the café through the main entrance found in the Innenhof. Look out for the Silicon Allee poster at the Innenhof and café entrance.
THE SPACE
As usual, we’ve got the entire St. Oberholz Kreuzberg space to ourselves, perfect for a warm winter gathering! ❄️☕ Whether you're diving into deep chats, catching up with familiar faces, or just staying cozy with a hot drink, there’s plenty of room for you.
Feel free to roam: we’ve got standing and seating areas if you’re settling in for longer convos. And if you’re craving some fresh Berlin winter air, the terrace is open too—just bundle up!
FREE TO ATTEND!
Easy-going flow - there's no agenda. It's all about meeting and connecting with entrepreneurs, tech enthusiasts, investors, business coaches, experts, and folks from the Silicon Allee team.
Tech lovers - are you curious about technologies and how we can use them to improve our lives? Lover of tech looking for a job in tech? Things get even more exiting for you if they go deeper into technologies such as AI, Machine Learing, Robots, Sensors, Lasers and everything that could be achived through deep tech? This is the right place for you!
Community spirit - we're ready to help navigate your journey in Berlin's tech startup community. Learn about our stratup scene, receive insider tips and engage in hot topics of conversation. There is always someone interesting in the room :)
☕️ St. Oberholz is hosting our community for this event and whoever would like to buy coffee and snacks at the Café is welcome to :)
**Who is [Silicon Allee](https://www.siliconallee.com/ "https://www.siliconallee.com/")?**
We are Berlin’s innovation network. Since 2011, we’ve been supporting the ecosystem as the city’s first English-language startup news site. Today, we fund and scale high-growth companies like [Vaayu](https://www.vaayu.tech/), [Kittl](https://www.kittl.com/), and [Finmid](https://finmid.com/).
In 2023, we joined forces with the [Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz Institut](https://www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/) to help deep tech founders turn groundbreaking research into market-ready products.
Our unique model supports founders working in AI, Wireless Communications, Photonics, Quantum, and Video/Image Technologies by providing:
* World-Class Resources: Access to Fraunhofer’s elite research, patents, and cutting-edge facilities.
* Product Development: Hands-on support to refine and build your core technology.
* Financial Runway: We hire your core team of three and provide full-time salaries for 12 months.
Ready to scale? [Visit our founders page for more info](https://www.siliconallee.com/founders/#program)!
By attending this event, you agree to the [Berlin Code of Conduct](https://berlincodeofconduct.org/ "https://berlincodeofconduct.org/") and consent to being photographed for media and promotional purposes.
Got any questions, please email events@siliconallee.com
InnerGrowth Workshop
Du möchtest dich **persönlich weiterentwickeln**?
Du bist offen für **spirituelle Arbeit**?
Dann ist der InnerGrowth Workshop perfekt für dich!
🌟 Was dich erwartet:
* Übungen für mehr **positive Energie**, **mentale Klarheit**
* **Transformation stagnierender Energien**
* **BONUS**: Energetische Unterstützung durch eine spezielle Frequenzmethode zur Vertiefung der Wirkung der Übungen!
✨ Neugierig geworden?
Erlebe wie transformierend der InnerGrowth Workshop ist und **melde dich hier verbindlich an**: [https://form.jotform.com/260492716608058](https://form.jotform.com/260492716608058)
📌 **Wichtige Hinweise**
* ***Telegram-Gruppe:***
Tritt gerne auch der Telegram-Gruppe „InnerGrowth Circle“ bei – zum Vernetzen und für eine einfache Event-Kommunikation: https://t.me/+pVtQhF3ykX01YmY6
* ***Verbindliche Anmeldung:***
Verbindliche Anmeldung über das Anmeldeformular hier: [https://form.jotform.com/260492716608058](https://form.jotform.com/260492716608058)
* ***Kosten***:
12 Euro. Barzahlung vor Ort
* ***Ort***:
Kalckreuthstraße, Berlin (Nähe U Nollendorfplatz)
🔥 **Warum du teilnehmen solltest**
Dieser Workshop bietet dir spirituellen Support für deine persönliche Entwicklung. Du erhältst Werkzeuge und Impulse, die dich energetisch ausrichten, stärken und fokussieren – und wirst dabei zusätzlich von mir durch eine besondere energetische Unterstützung begleitet.
Gleichzeitig hast du die Gelegenheit, Gleichgesinnte kennen zu lernen, dich auszutauschen und deine persönliche Reise in einem unterstützenden Umfeld zu vertiefen.
Ich freu mich auf dich!
❗️*Hinweis:*
*Die im Workshop vermittelten Inhalte stellen keine medizinische, heilkundliche oder psychotherapeutische Behandlung dar. Es werden keine Diagnosen gestellt und keine Heilversprechen abgegeben. Die Teilnahme ersetzt keinen Arzt- oder Heilpraktikerbesuch.*
Neurodivergent Creative Tuesdays
* **NEW IG ACCOUNT: [@neurocrafting.berlin](https://www.instagram.com/neurocrafting.berlin?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==) (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ\*:・゚✧**
Calling all neurodivergent individuals! Are you tired of starting hobbies that you never seem to finish? Join us for an evening of guilt-free creativity where there is absolutely no pressure to complete anything.
This event is designed to be a safe space where you can freely express your creativity without fear of judgment or criticism.
We will have a variety of crafting supplies available including paint, yarn, crochet needles, beads, coloring books, origami paper, markers... However, feel free to bring your own supplies or current projects if you'd like to work on something specific.
**There is a donation of a minimum of 4-5 euros to cover the materials and space.** In case you wish to pay via paypal: neurocrafting.berlin@gmail.com
Salsa Beginners Course
New to Berlin? Join our classes and **meet some people that share a passion**.
Come alone or come with a partner it doesn't matter, we **switch partners and you'll get to know everyone**.
annnd...We **teach in English**, so no German, no problem.
**[Registration on the website is required.](https://la-candela-salsa.de/salsa-beginner-course/)**
We will teach you the most famous Cuban dance – Salsa!
The Beginner level course, where you could **dance Salsa within a few weeks**. The objective of the course is to bring you to a comfort level so you could dance to the beats of salsa with a partner or in one of the many Latin clubs in Berlin.
The course concentrates on Cuban Salsa, the original famous dance. We will learn the basic technique of the couple dance, which will provide you both the skills to start dancing and a solid foundation to continue and become a great Salsa dancer.
Our courses are led by professionally trained & certified Salsa teachers. We have the structure and methodology to allow each and every person to dance, even if you think you have two left legs 😉
Included in the course:
\- Free practica party\, guided by teachers and easygoing music\.
\- Access to La Candela's Salsa Acadamy video library where you can recap your moves\.
Details and registration (**this is required**): **[https://la-candela-salsa.de/salsa-beginner-course/](https://la-candela-salsa.de/salsa-beginner-course/)**
sMove! Winter Training – Moving into Your Potential ❄️✨
### ***This is a closed course that can only be booked and attended as a whole.***
***So it’s best to join one of the other sMove! trainings beforehand – either on Thursdays in the park or online on Saturdays: [www.baerbelsinger.de/smove ](www.baerbelsinger.de/smove)***
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### Sensing and Expanding 🌿
sMove! invites you to expand your sensations and ways of expression through the body. The movements are simple and playful – yet they go deep: by moving with awareness, you discover qualities within yourself that are often covered by habit or tension.
### The Body as a Container 🌀
The body is more than muscles and bones – it is a container of memories, energy, and possibilities. In sMove! training, we explore this potential through rhythm, new movements, and focused attention. Each movement becomes an opportunity to sense more clearly, to shift old patterns, and to unfold new qualities – vitality, calm, presence, joy.
### Clarity through Intention 🎯
What makes sMove! special is not performance or perfection, but the direct experience of your body paired with intention, precision, and letting go. When you allow your body to guide you, space opens: your mind becomes quieter, energy can flow, aliveness grows. sMove! strengthens you inside and out – with more flexibility, strength, and ease.
### Experiencing Community 🤝
In the group, connection arises. Everyone moves in their own way – and yet we resonate with the shared rhythm. This collective presence builds trust in your own strength, encourages curiosity, and makes it easier to try something new.
### Who is sMove! for? 🌍
sMove! is open to everyone – previous experience is recommended (feel free to ask).
15 sessions
* **November 2025**: 11., 18.
* **Dezember 2025**: 9., 16.
* **Januar 2026**: 20., 27.
* **Februar 2026**: 3., 10., 17., 24.
* **März 2026**: 24., 31.
* **April 2026**: 7., 14., 28.
💶 Fee
Early Bird: 280€
Full package: **320 €**
Disruptive innovation Events This Week
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Founder Meet&Greet: In-Person Startup Networking Cohort Start Edition!
We are proud to continue this free flow meet & greet session in the Bar of the social hub with guided networking and great people from different angles of the Berlin startup ecosystem!
If you have a startup idea or a growing company and you want to expand your network in Berlin, then join us for the in-person 'Founder Meet & Greet' event. At this informal networking event, you can connect with other early-stage entrepreneurs, startup mentors, and advisors from the Founder Institute Berlin network. Socialize over drinks with potential co-founders, advisors, mentors and partners. Most of all, get away from the computer and have fun!
❯ **Your hosts of the day:**
* Ferdinand Mühlhäuser (Business Angel & Coach, MD @ Founder Institute Berlin)
* Rikke Klitskov (Marketing Director @ Founder Institute Germany)
❯ **Who should Attend?**
* Anyone interested in entrepreneurship
* Anyone who has a pre-seed tech company or a startup idea
* Anyone interested in joining a startup accelerator
* Anyone who is looking for a cofounder or would want to join a startup as a cofounder
❯ **What is the Agenda?**
* (Guided) Networking, Socializing and Drinks
**❯❯ This is a live offline event, to be sure to receive our updates be sure to RSVP at** **[https://FI.co/e/389598/meetup](https://FI.co/e/389598/meetup)!**
To join our upcoming Founder Institute program in March 2025, you can apply here: [https://fi.co/Germany](https://fi.co/Germany)**.** For more information about the investors, accelerators, incubators, and [tech events available in Berlin](https://fi.co/events/berlin), see our [list of Startup Resources](https://fi.co/startup-resources).
**About Founder Institute**
The [Founder Institute](https://fi.co/berlin) is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
12MIN.ME | BERLIN | STARTUP #1.1 🚀
** ATTENTION: we moved to luma. please RVSP [HERE](https://luma.com/12min.me_Berlin)**
# [12min.me](https://12min.me/) START UP is a brand new morning format for bold ideas and fresh perspectives
Berlin Startup Community, we’re launching something new.
Together with betahaus, we’re bringing the [12min.me](http://12min.me/) spirit into the morning.
[12min.me](http://12min.me/) STARTUP is a three-part breakfast series, embedded in the well-known betabreakfast format.
Instead of three speakers in one evening, we do things differently.
One morning. One speaker. One focused impulse.
12 minutes. One voice. Zero fluff.
Join us for the first edition of [12min.me](http://12min.me/) STARTUP, a compact morning session for founders, operators, creatives and everyone building things that matter.
**✔️ What to expect**
* One inspiring startup-related talk
* 12 minutes of sharp insight
* Curated exchange over breakfast
* The familiar [12min.me](http://12min.me/) energy, just earlier in the day#
**The formula stays the same**
* 12 minutes talk
* 12 minutes of Q&A
* 12 minutes of networking
The familiar [12min.me](http://12min.me/) energy, just earlier in the day
** Our speakers**
**Speaker 1 @March 5**
**[Jonathan Hegel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-beisiegel) from [FW Systems](https://www.linkedin.com/company/frachtwerk/)**
Jonathan is the CEO of FW Systems, a specialized system house for open source solutions and IT services with a fixed-price model. After years in traditional IT, where he regularly had to work night shifts due to emergencies, he decided to do things better—for customers and for IT professionals. Today, he help SMEs transform their IT from a constant work in progress to a reliable infrastructure they can depend on.
**Jonathan\`s talk: "How we are completely rethinking system administration as a service for your company"**
Companies cannot possibly do everything themselves. So things like accounting, logistics, and IT are outsourced to external service providers. In the IT sector, system houses have been doing very well for themselves in recent decades! Every little thing is charged for, and if there are any errors, the customer is expected to open a ticket. We are rethinking this! We are applying the “as-a-service” concept from Airbnb, Uber, and Everstox to system administration and taking responsibility. Jonathan will show how this works in his talk.
**Speaker 2 @March 12**
**[Anne Biedermann](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-biedermann/), independent wealth partner for women**
Anne has extensive experience across venture capital, single-family-office & HNWI investing, and early-stage operations. She works with investors who are building, inheriting, or stewarding wealth on how to allocate capital with clarity — particularly where venture capital intersects with long-term wealth strategy. Anne also invests personally, giving her a practitioner’s perspective on capital allocation decisions.
**Anna\`s talk: "Not All Capital Is the Same: Decoding Investor Behavior"**
Founders often assume all investors evaluate risk, timelines, and returns the same way and that assumption is costly. This session breaks down how funds, family offices, and individual investors actually make decisions, where founder–investor misalignment typically begins, and how founders can better position themselves for the right kind of capital, not just any capital.
**Speaker 3 @March 19**
**[Immo Ait Stapelfeld](https://www.linkedin.com/in/immoaitstapelfeld/), Co-Founder & CEO at [913.ai](https://913.ai)**
**"From Legal Complexity to Practical AI. How We Help Regulated Industries Use AI Without Losing Control"**
This presentation tells the story of Immo’s transition from a trained lawyer working in mass proceedings to an entrepreneur building AI products for regulated industries. His legal background, combined with hands-on experience as a founder, shaped a pragmatic view on AI. not as a disruptive replacement, but as a controlled and compliant tool. At[ ](http://913.ai)[913.ai](https://913.ai), this perspective enables conservative organizations such as insurers to enter the AI era in a way that respects regulation, responsibility, and existing teams while still unlocking real efficiency gains.
**The series at a glance**
[12min.me](http://12min.me/) STARTUP consists of three independent sessions. Please follow the luma link for registration:
* [March 5, 2025](https://luma.com/yo32qaud)
* [March 12, 2025](https://luma.com/y0wytmck)
* [March 19, 2025](https://luma.com/cucrx8is)
Each session has its own Luma page and can be attended individually.
**Event details for the whole series**
* **Location**: betahaus Kreuzberg, Rudi-Dutschke-Straße 23, 10969 Berlin
* **Time**: Doors open 9:30, Start 10:00, End 11:00
* **Entry**: Free entry including breakfast and drinks
* **RSVP:** via [Lu.ma](http://lu.ma/) to save your spot as spots are limited
**Why mornings**
Because good ideas don’t only happen after work.
We believe in strong insights, respectful use of time and real conversations, even before noon.
Join our WhatsApp group for more details and to engage with the community - [HERE](https://chat.whatsapp.com/FWphInbgYaKJUGv7Uusum9) we go.
We’re looking forward to kicking off this new format with you.
Lots of love,
Your [12min.me](http://12min.me) Berlin crew
[Sandra](http://linkedin.com/in/sandrakarner), Olha, Silvana, Ben
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Staying relevant: Data, innovation and the architecture of decision-making
Finally, it’s happening! [Value Rebels](https://www.valuerebels.com/) are thrilled to invite you to another [Product Management Night](https://productmanagementnights.com/), this time in the inspiring office of [Babbel](https://uk.babbel.com/). Under the banner “Staying Relevant: Data, innovation, and the architecture of decision-making”, we’ll explore how to stay innovative in a fast-changing environment and what it really takes to make meaningful, data‑informed decisions in a world saturated with signals.
📅 **Date**: March 5th
📍 **Location:** Babbels office at [Andreasstraße 72, 10243 Berlin](https://maps.app.goo.gl/PNNNehcW9GmBdf6T7)
🥂 Drinks & Finger Food Provided (veggie/vegan)
**Timetable**
18:00 \| Doors Open: Networking over drinks and light food
18:45 \| Intro and hello from Value Rebels and Babbel
19:00 \| “Escaping the innovator’s dilemma: How established companies stay disruptive” \- An on\-stage discussion with [Diana Pulnar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-pulnar-51781b13/)
19:30 \| Break
19:40 "What data-driven, actually means in 2026" - A talk by [Markus Kiefer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/markus-kiefer-979372388/)
20:10 \- 21:00 \| Closing & Networking
(Please note: times are approximate)
**Get to know our experts & speakers**
🎤 **[Markus Kiefer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/markus-kiefer-979372388/)**[ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/markus-kiefer-979372388/)is a Tech & Data Consultant passionate about turning data into better product decisions. He works with product and engineering teams to design data-driven systems and helps organisations not just to understand their users but the systems that increasingly decide for them.
🎤 **[Diana Pulnar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-pulnar-51781b13/)** is VP Product at Babbel, where she leads teams that translate speech technology and learner insights into concrete outcomes. She focuses on product strategies that balance data with real learner behaviour and uses experimentation to keep decisions anchored in results for learners.
**Why join us?**
* **Discover how to stay relevant:** explore how established teams handle innovation, trade‑offs and the tension between today’s business and tomorrow’s bets.
* **Rethink what “data‑driven” means:** move from more dashboards to understanding the whole system behind your product decisions.
* **Connect with peers who get it:** share experiences with senior product, tech and data people facing similar constraints and ambitions.
**Who should attend?**
Product Leaders & Drivers
C-level & Business Leaders
Experienced product contributors
🚨 Limited spots available - reserve yours only if you’re sure you can join!
📸 **📸 Please note:** We will be capturing event photos for promotional use. Let us know if you prefer not to be photographed. Photos are only taken of people who give consent on site. You can always say no or change your mind on the day or by emailing employerbranding@babbel.com
🔜 Looking forward to seeing you on March 5th
How to start a Startup: Branding with Videos
Network, get inspired every first Friday of the month with entrepreneurs from diverse disciplines and cultures.
We network through our newestcommon project: building together a **Community Channel in Youtube**:
To learn how to create short videos.
To build up you personal/commercial brand with the help of our community.
Agenda:
18:00-18:30 Boarding Time
18:30-18:45 Welcome & Introduction
18:45-19:30 Intro-Round
Everybody 1-2 Minutes
19:30-20:00 Pause
20:00-20:30 Speaker 1
John Hoad: How to start a Podcast
20:30-20:45 Discussion
20:45-21:00 Pause
21:00-21:30 Speaker 2
Arnaldo Pangia: How **not** to start a Podcast
21:30-22:00 Final-Round & discussions
22:00 + networking and finishing food and wine, that the participants brought to the evet
Event is free if charge!
Bring wine/snacks instead.
This is a public event! We take photos and videos during the event to edit and share them via social media.
Handarbeitsgruppe/ Crochet&Knitting Group
Hallo,
Willkommen zur Handarbeits- und Gesprächsgruppe! Wir treffen uns von 14 bis 16 Uhr in der Psychosozialen Initiative Moabit. Bei Kaffee/Tee und Kuchen sitzen wir in entspannter Runde zusammen und arbeiten an Strick-/Häkel- oder anderen Handarbeitsprojekten oder ähnlichem und kommen so auch gerne ins Gespräch. Alle sind herzlich willkommen (auch ohne Strickerfahrung!!). Wir haben vor Ort auch ein paar Stricksachen und Wolle, die alle mitbenutzen können :)
Hello,
Welcome to the crochet/knitting group at Psychosoziale Initiative Moabit! We meet up every Wednesday from 2 to 4pm and all work on our creative projects. Throughout the crafting you have the space to talk and expand your community in Berlin. Everyone is welcome (even if you've never done crocheting/knitting before!!). We also have some knitting needles and yarn for you to use :)
Don't eat alone lunch #84 (in Fhain)
🌟 Join us for **"Don't Eat Alone"** – an event designed to transform your lunch break into a social feast! **Tired of solitary meals in front of the computer?** **Thriving to meet some new people and curious what it may bring to your life?**
Just come, check and enjoy a delicious meal with friendly faces. Connect with like-minded individuals, engage in conversations, and make your lunchtime a memorable social experience.
Mark your calendar, bring your appetite, and let's build connections, one meal at a time! 🍽️🤝✨
PAYMENTS: the meetup is free, but everyone pays for their meals. Here you can pay by card easily.
📚 HFH Book Club — First Meeting "Empire of AI" by Karen Hao
**Fellow Humans, we're starting a book club!**
We focus on understanding what's actually happening on the crowded stage of AI: the companies driving the AI race, the decisions being made on our behalf, and what it all means for the rest of us.
Every few weeks, we'll choose and read one book together and talk about it. Bring your **thoughts**, your **questions**, your **highlighted passages**, and your **honest reactions**.
**Our first pick: *Empire of AI* by Karen Hao**, who has worked for The Wall Street Journal and contributes to The Atlantic. *She argues that the pursuit of an artificial superintelligence has become its own figurative paper clip factory, devouring too much energy, minerals and human labour. She portrays OpenAI and other companies that make up the fast‑growing A.I. sector as a “modern-day colonial world order.”* (excerpt from the NYT review)
**What to expect:**
A relaxed, semi-structured conversation (around 2 hours).
We'll dig into the themes together, share what stood out, and connect the ideas to what we're actually experiencing.
**No expertise required, just read the book and show up curious.**
**Why a book club?** Because some things can't be captured in a headline or a 60-second video. The questions AI raises for our work, our relationships, and our futures deserve more than a scroll. They deserve a real conversation with real people, and a book gives us common ground to start from.
**After this first Meetup, you help define what's next!** Suggest books that have changed how you think about AI, technology, or what it means to be Human. This is your club.
**No tech background needed. Just curiosity and willingness to think out loud with fellow critical thinkers.**
**Join our [LinkedIn Group](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/10088542/) and [Substack](https://humanfuturehub.substack.com/)** for articles, perspectives, and resources between events.
See you there, Your HFH Team!
**Humans, together. Nobody is left behind.** ❤️
Disruptive innovation Events Near You
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Agile Coaching Circle -- IN-PERSON
Join other experienced and aspiring agile coaches and professionals to:
* develop and practice your coaching skills in a peer-to-peer environment
* share current successes and challenges in your work environment and get support from each other
* learn from each other, build better relationships and experiment with new ideas
Agile Coaching Circle -- IN-PERSON
Join other experienced and aspiring agile coaches and professionals to:
* develop and practice your coaching skills in a peer-to-peer environment
* share current successes and challenges in your work environment and get support from each other
* learn from each other, build better relationships and experiment with new ideas
Making Moves: Small-Group Coaching for Women in Product
## Hey Columbus WIP peeps!
## Are you ready for an event that actually gives you what you asked for??
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**A Small-group coaching conversations for women in product navigating growth, leadership, and career decisions.**
**March 10 \| 5:30–8:00 PM**
**Rev1 -- NEW SPACE**
**330 Rush Alley #100**
**Parking Options:**
• **Rev1 at The Peninsula**
• **Starling St. Garage South** – 377 W. Capital St.
• **LAZ Parking (COSI)** – 50 Belle St.
• **LAZ Parking Limited** – 375 W. State St.
• **Veterans Memorial Lot** – 300 W. Broad St.
• **Metered Street Parking**
**What moves are you making?**
A promotion you’re working toward.
A role change you’re considering.
A bigger leadership opportunity.
A conversation that needs to happen.
A decision that’s been sitting in the back of your mind.
For our Q1 Women in Product Columbus event, we’re creating space to actually work through those moments.
**Making Moves** is an evening of focused, facilitated coaching conversations with experienced mentors from our local product community. This isn’t a panel. It’s not passive networking. It’s small-group dialogue designed to be thoughtful, practical, and worth your time.
Here’s how it will work:
• You’ll choose a topic that reflects what you’re navigating right now
• You’ll join a small coaching circle (5–7 participants)
• Each circle is led by a mentor who has lived experience in that area
• We’ll run two rounds so you can go deeper or explore a second conversation
### Coaching Topics:
• Communicating the Value of Your Work (or Team)
• Career Transitions & What’s Next
• Growing Into Leadership
• Staying Relevant as Technology (and AI) Changes
• Getting Alignment and Decisions from Leadership
Our goal is simple: you leave with clearer thinking, practical perspective, and at least one next step you feel confident about.
Space in each circle will be limited to keep conversations meaningful.
If this sounds like the kind of room you’ve been wanting to be in, we’d love to see you on March 10.
RSVP here! [https://community.womenpm.org/c/all-local-events/making-moves-a-columbus-wip-event](https://community.womenpm.org/c/all-local-events/making-moves-a-columbus-wip-event "https://community.womenpm.org/c/all-local-events/making-moves-a-columbus-wip-event")
*And if you haven't joined the WIP group - do that too, would ya?!?!*
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Your Columbus Chapter Leads -
Amber, Leah and Liz!
Quarterly Goals Reset for Product Professionals
One of the most valuable parts of this community is the opportunity to think out loud with other product professionals. This session is built for exactly that.
As we wrap up the quarter, it’s a great time to pause and reflect. What’s on track? What needs adjustment? Where could a small shift create bigger impact?
Join fellow product professionals for a focused, interactive conversation designed to help you recalibrate for the next quarter. You’ll have the opportunity to share where you are, hear how others are thinking through similar challenges, and gain fresh perspective you can bring back to your team and organization.
We’ll gather at 8:00AM, with discussion starting promptly at 8:15AM.
📍 First Watch - 7227 N High St
Located in: The Shops at Worthington
Ample parking is available.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Start your morning with clarity and connection — we hope to see you there! ☀️
Board games at The Forge
The Forge does have a full bar and kitchen. There is no cover charge but they do request all attendees to purchase a minimum of ~$20 per person. Soft drink refills are $1 each. Please support our hosts so we can continue to provide great events for the group!
The Forge has a large library of games available for us to enjoy. Hosts and regulars will also provide numerous popular games but please bring any games you would like to teach and/or play.
Doors open at 6, and we expect gaming to be rolling by around 630. Please promptly end your games and clear out the space at 10pm when the bar closes.
We encourage socializing but do not permit disruptive behavior of any kind. Thank you for your continued commitment to providing a fun and welcoming space to veteran, newbie, and rookie gamers in the Columbus area.
Parking can be challenging. There is a parking lot behind the neighboring Mexican restaurant that is free and easy to walk from but it's a bit hidden.
NFT AI ART Columbus
NFT's are here to stay folks!
This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more.
**PLUS**
This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.
COUNT Discussion Meeting: Topic: Current Events
We may pick a specific topic and post in advance or may discuss current events and various ad hoc topics . We would love to spend time hanging out and getting to know one another.
Atheist, agnostics, other non-theists, and atheist-friendly people are welcome to join us.
Note: COUNT operates a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/groups/COUNT.discussions (http://www.facebook.com/groups/COUNT.discussions/) to promote discussions among members and visitors.























