For our 40th Creative Mornings in Chicago, up-and-coming improv performer Steve Waltien rocked the house with an uplifting talk on this month’s theme of humility. Not only did he inspire the crowd to value the voices of your collaborators as much as your own, Steve also explored the power of answering the unknown with honesty and curiosity. Take a closer look at the wondrous #CMTakeaways captured at last Friday’s Creative Mornings.

Thank you @waltien For making my first Creative Mornings event one to remember! #CMTakeaways “Don’t assume you know better”- Steve Waltien

— Julia E.A. Johnston (@JEAJohnston) April 24, 2015

@waltien imparting words of wisdom at @threadless. ‘Trust the moment. Be in the moment.’ @Chicago_CM #CMTakeaways pic.twitter.com/yHBXZj38R1

— Areeba Hussain (@Areeba_Hussain) April 24, 2015

@svstrauss: Dinosaurs, teeshirts, and improv. @waltien @Chicago_CM #cmtakeaways #threadless pic.twitter.com/n1XIKEdLQ0

— Stephanie Strauss (@svstrauss) April 24, 2015

Definitely learned some life lessons from improv this morning. Thanks @waltien and @Chicago_CM #CMTakeaways

— memerced (@memerced) April 24, 2015

Answer the unknown. Curiosity. Finding Humility. My #CMtakeaways this morning w/ @waltien @Chicago_CM & my year @SecondCityChiTC Thank you.

— Flora (@floravivre) April 24, 2015

Very inspiring discussion at Creative Mornings Chicago today // @chicago_cm // Steve Waltein “fucking crushed it” #standupphilosopher #cmtakeaways #chicago #creativemornings

A photo posted by Gwen Cooke (@gwencookedesign) on Apr 24, 2015 at 8:10am PDT

“Trusting in the moment is the most important thing you can do.” - Steve Waltien in his Creative Mornings talk about “Humility” at Threadless this morning! #creativemornings #CMtakeaways

A photo posted by threadless (@threadless) on Apr 24, 2015 at 7:46am PDT

#cmtakeaways “Don’t get ahead of yourself.” I guess you never know where your head will end up, right @waltien? @threadless @chicago_cm

A photo posted by jess (@jessundressed) on Apr 24, 2015 at 7:23am PDT

Listening to improv performer Steve Waltien share about humility in the creation and collaboration process @chicago_cm @threadless

A photo posted by David (@heyodavo) on Apr 24, 2015 at 8:40am PDT

As always, a special thanks to everyone that shared their #CMTakeaways from this month’s talk. Our team loves connecting with the moments and thoughts that inspire you so please do continue to share your reflections! Join us on Friday, May 22nd at Braintree as as sculptor/luthier/maker of musical instruments Ian Schneller, owner of Specimen Products, shares his experience and perspectives towards our theme of Robot. Registration opens on Monday, May 18th at 11am. Don’t miss out!

Make it a delightful month!

@elijaa_