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November ’s Theme is Truth.

Truth lies at the bottom of a well, winding from its source in the icepack of distant mountains. Truth tastes pristine, uncompromised by what would be profitable or convenient. Truth causes your body to hum like a tuning fork, resonating at the same frequency as the universe around you. “When you experience an undeniable truth,” writer and social worker Jessica Dore observes, “you will beg, borrow, and steal. You will rearrange your whole life, forsake everything, just to serve what is real.”

And yet the truth is fiercely contested when competing narratives collide. We forge our truth in a crucible, testing its strength through heat and hammering. Instead of smashing our convictions against one another like a particle accelerator, could we sort through the messy, contradicting facts from all around us, together? Can we wade through paradox, the dark tangle of it all, and make sense of the world?

Our Buenos Aires chapter chose this month’s exploration of Truth and Sol Cotti illustrated the theme.

We’re thrilled to be head to such a swanky venue this month so a huge thank you to our Venue Sponsors, Brickwork Studios.

Brickwork Studio is a creative studio space available to hire near Derby City Centre.

Situated in the heart of Derby within the creative hub of Darley Abbey Mills, the studio is located on the third floor of a Grade I Listed Industrial Mill featuring original brick walls and Georgian windows, letting light flood into the space.

Perfect for photography, video, workshops and small events, the main space measures approximately 10.5.0m x 5m with a breakout space, kitchen facilities as well as equipment and backdrops for a range of creative projects and meetings.

Whether you need a space to shoot, record or host, Brickwork Studio is available to hire for short 2 hour sessions or on a half/full day basis.

Brickwork Studio 3rd Floor, Middle Mill, Darley Abbey Mills, Darley Abbey, Derby DE22 1DZ

Tip - parking at the Mill is hard so the best spot to aim for is the Derby Rugby Club.

We’ve got the CreativeMornings/Derby legend that is Tim Elliott speaking this month. He’s our founder host and all-around inspiring guy so I know you’re gonna love it.

We’ve switched up the free registration to hopefully make it easier - simply follow the link and get booked up right now; no waiting.

Join us on Friday 21st October at Brickwork Studio (more to follow on this smashing venue) from 10.00am.

Here’s a bit from Tim:

I spent the first 20 years of my career as a marketing and brand strategist in the creative services industry. 

Now my work life has many faces.

I work as a mentor.

Entrepreneur In Residence & Honorary Fellow at University of Nottingham Business School.

And am very proud to be the UK lead for The Climate Reality Project ( more on that in my experience section below) and to help the 740+ UK-based climate reality leaders to come together and solve the greatest challenge of our time, the climate crisis through the power of communication, storytelling and education. 

Finally, You will often catch me running around the hills and trails of the UK as a fully-fledged member of the ‘cult of trial and ultra-marathon running.

October ’s Theme is Ethos.

Ethos is that specific quality that defines a place, time, or group of people. When you step into a room, a busy downtown, or a community gathering, you intuit its spirit. A messy DIY space invites experimentation and mistakes, a lush city park promises tranquility to anyone who seeks it. Maybe you even know of a monthly event where everyone is welcome and everything is free of charge. 

At its core is a paradox: despite the specificity of an ethos, it’s impossible to pinpoint or trace to a specific origin. What honed that distinctive sensibility is long gone, vanished into myth. 

With our actions and words, we embody these values and beliefs beyond conscious knowing. In turn, we subtly shape the ethos that our descendants — of family, of place — will receive from us. Ethos is alchemic, ineffable, and infinitely ponderable across place and culture. What ways of moving through the world did you inherit?
Our Asheville chapter chose this month’s exploration of Ethos and Colin Sutherland illustrated the theme.

Outdoor walking workshops, fuelled by wonder, and brought to you by Street Wisdom and CreativeMornings.

It’s the #WorldWideWander, it’s 24 hours and it starts this Thursday 22nd Sep.

Join us, it’s free, it’s fun, it’s time.

The UK event starts at 09.00am on Friday 23rd September so sign up, grab your comfy shoes, phone and headset and see you outside!

The World Wide Wander

We’re heading to one of the most haunted sites in the UK for this month’s road-trip event - Derby Gaol!

Let’s hope the only chills we get are from the amazing talk…

If you fancy a tour, ghost walk, escape room or simply to use this spooky venue for your meet-up then do get in touch with Richard Felix on: 01335 360882 or email richard@richardfelix.co.uk

Meet this month’s speaker Steve Whittle.

Hello there, I’m steve - Cooper Parry’s Events and experiences lead. I’m also a proud Mental Health first aider. 

I’m working in marketing by accident. I wanted to be an actor. As an event and experience lead for Cooper Parry, I showcase my jazz hands regularly by creating event experiences that compel people to be there.

I love people, creativity, planning and creating inspiring events and experiences that often have an element of fun.

What do I do?

🙋‍♂️I create live and online events that you want to attend

🎪Event campaign planning and implementation

📹Video marketing content creation and promotion

📻 Producer and presenter of the NO BULL and HUB CP podcast powered by Cooper Parry

💡From conception to completion, our events bring the right people to the right place, at the right time, every time.

🙏When like-minded people meet, they can make great things happen, and that’s what I do. I bring like-minded people together.

🦸‍♂️See my other job titles, “badass miracle worker” and “Multi-tasking ninja.”

September’s Theme is Depth.

Depth is a measure of distance. Get a feel for it by traveling along a rock fissure that tunnels into the earth, stepping across the expanse between our galaxy and the next, or diving into the mysteries hidden within ourselves. 

Depth is a space that denies easy ways of seeing or comprehending — when we shine a light into the deep blue of the ocean, we cannot see much further than the surface. In our age of instant answers, we bristle at this resistance. It’s often easier to reduce people, places, and ideas into flattened renderings, rather than grapple with the nuanced and contradictory truths found in their depths. 

In what depths could you submerge yourself if you let curiosity guide you? Ask open-ended questions and listen for responses to arise. With patience, watch those questions transform and transmute as they travel further. Blink your eyes open in the abyss, lose your frame of reference, and discover something altogether new. 
Our Columbus chapter chose this month’s exploration of Depth and Bryan Christopher Moss illustrated the theme.

A lovely message from our speaker and venue sponsor, Jo:

Reunion also runs Reunion @ Hub Space, Belper’s first and only coworking space, based at The Old School House on Chapel Street in Belper. Reunion @ Hub Space offers an alternative to long commutes to the office and the distractions of working from home with affordable, flexible coworking space centrally located in Belper. Members of our space receive multiple benefits including: free tea and coffee, Reunion Deli discounts and free tickets to our networking events.

After our CreativeMornings talk at Reunion Deli, we will be inviting attendees to come and view the cowork space with a tour, alongside the opportunity to discuss any feedback and ask any questions you may have. CreativeMorning attendees are invited to spend the remainder of the day using Reunion @ Hub Space free of charge to try out the facilities and see if coworking suits their needs. 

With monthly networking events and our growing community of coworkers from a variety of industries, there has never been a better time to get involved. Bring your laptop down and spend the day at Reunion @ Hub Space, enjoying our high-spec facilities in a beautiful heritage building. 

We’re on the road again for August.

This month we’re heading out of the city and into the shire to the lovely town of Belper and our destination is Reunion Belper. Reunion is a fantastic fusion of deli, coworking and community and we’ll be at the deli for our event.

Stepping into the deli feel’s like stepping into a little oasis so it’s the perfect location for the holiday month!