
Our community is full of movers and shakers, makers and thinkers, and we love hearing how Creative Mornings inspires you to. Last month we debuted a new hashtag — #CMTakeaways — for attendees to use when sharing memorable moments, inspiration or reflections. After each talk we’ll round up a handful of audience tweets and instagrams to feature here. We’re enamored by the positive response this segment has received and look forward to all the #CMTakeaways to come!
For our 38th Creative Mornings in Chicago, local architect Katherine Darnstadt of Latent Design challenged our notions about placemaking and encouraged us to think beyond the weather when talking about climate. Without further adieu, take a peek at some of the magical moments and thoughts captured at Katherine Darnstadt’s talk.

I captured some powerful and inspiring quotes from Katherine Darnstadt’s talk. Zoom in to take a closer look at my sketch notes and see if you can find the hidden message; If you can find it, high-five me on twitter @elijaa_.
Most shared #CMTakeaways from Katherine Darnstadt’s talk:
"These ephemeral experiences shape our collective memory" < Why I love #placemaking summed up by @LATENT_DESIGN at @chicago_cm. #cmtakeaways Learned lots from @LATENT_DESIGN this morn e.g. Policy change isn’t confined to paper- design can disrupt too #CMtakeaways @Chicago_CM "Who are you designing for?" I design for underrepresented communities, dreamers, and agents of change. #CMTakeaways #creativemornings Design can connect with informal parts of the city; which represents the formal parts of #chicago. #CMTakeaways @Latent_design
As always, thanks for sharing your perspectives and supporting the Creative Mornings community. Hashtag your favorite #CMTakeaways for a chance to be featured in next month’s roundup. And make sure to join us on March 27th at Leo Burnett Department of Design as Jim Moran chimes in on our Ink series.
Warmth + the first crisp days of spring,