Design Thinking MN brings people together to learn, share, and teach design thinking methodologies. Our goals are to prepare innovators, collaborate, tackle messy problems and inspire.

Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. * Compare Notes * Exchange Ideas * Learn from Others’ Mistakes * Brainstorm with Peers * Find Partners * Small Group Atmosphere * Serious Conversation Bootstrappers Breakfasts® are for founders of early stage technology startups. It is a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers. These breakfasts were designed for entrepreneurs to share ideas and leverage thoughts with other folks who are serious …

Have you ever had an idea you thought could change the world - be it a business, an app, or a crusade? We intend to act on it. We're a group of creatives, business developers, entrepreneurs, and everyday Joes who come together to refine actionable concepts and introduce them to the masses. We find ourselves in an ever-changing economy being stifled by antiquated models motivated solely by profit. We intend to contribute to the evolution of our current marketplace. In order to do this we need ide …

Join with others to create a revolutionary vision for a new egalitarian society. Help to develop a strategy to realize and implement this vision. Identify the challenges we face and how they can be overcome. We start with the premise that capitalism and its model of profit and plunder are inherently at odds with the health and well-being of the people and must be overturned. So the question is how we can accomplish this and what system we will put in its place. This is a forum for cultivating …

gsummitX - Gamification in Minneapolis/St-Paul is a Meetup for anyone involved in and/or interested in the topic of gamification, engagement and/or loyalty. A few times each year, we'll ask the community to come together to hear a speaker from the gamification space, 1-2 demos from companies using gamification in their business model, and our unique workshop-like game called "Play for a Cause." We'll have some grub and beverages for everyone as well. This meetup is run by the Team at Gamificatio …

Divorcing Divas (www.divorcingdivas.net) provides encouragement, inspiration, and empowerment to people going through the difficult process of divorce. Through support, education, resources and hope, we show divorcees that they can find life~ and a good life~ on the other side. It's not the end... it's the beginning! We will host our fourth all-day conference entitled Happily Ever After on Saturday, October 13th at the Minneapolis Marriott West in St. Louis Park. We have a full day of keynote sp …

The Minneapolis Quantified Self Meetup (modeled after the Bay Area QS Meetup) is a regular show and tell for people who are tracking data about their body and conducting their own personal investigations and research into their bodies, minds, and selves. Anything is game -- from personal genetics to ways to digitize and track information, from how to self-diagnose to how to self-experiment with data and statistics. More specific topics include: self-experimentation using data and statistics to …

A group for all users of SketchUp no matter what your profession or level of expertise. Let's learn from each other. We can all get better by meeting and sharing our favorite tips, tricks, components, and plugins.

This is a tribe of entrepreneurs who have, or are starting, a small business selling physical products. We'll trade knowledge about resources and network our skills to others in the group that may need help. For example, to have a successful Kickstarter campaign, you may need a prototype of your hardware product. One of our members will likely have the knowledge to help you out. There are 3D printers and other machines accessible to folks like you and me, but how does one begin using them? Join …

Occasional information meetings about CoHousing, a cooperative housing model borrowed from Europe. A group of people forms an intentional community to plan and renovate (or build) a housing complex in which each household unit has its own private living quarters but there is shared common space for group meals, gardens, workshops, play yards, or whatever the group decides. Often intergenerational, and with a sustainable-living focus. For residents of Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Hey there- are you into LIVE heavy metal music? This is a place to meet folks that enjoy going to see metal shows (all genres). Modelled after NYC's epic Heavy Metal Headbangers Group: It is NOT a "club" and doesn't support any specific genre. There is NO obligation "to attend" any of the shows that are listed on the calendar. Join us whenever you can "if" you can or when you can. Or do your own thing, but we do encourage members to try and meet up at shows. This is meant to serve as public webs …

A group for anyone interested in Lean Startup, and how to apply its principles and methods of Customer Development and Agile Product Development in their business endeavors. All levels of participants are encouraged, from novices to experienced practitioners of Lean Startup. You don't need to be in a startup to get a lot out of this group, as Lean Startup is revolutionizing how organizations of all sizes approach innovation and product development. We hope to build a strong community of Minnesot …

This group is for professionals who want to make more meaningful connections, who want to collaborate and innovate, who are interested in creating something lasting. This is not your traditional entrepreneur and nonprofit networking group. If you are looking for another group where you can show up, hand out cards, have some booze and go home- we are not for you, sorry. We think it's important for people in the business and nonprofit, and government, sectors to be speaking to each other regularly …

We believe business owners and executives have every opportunity to create success from online opportunities. Digitally Agile is a group of digital thought leaders and strategic innovators. Our mission is to continually raise and maintain the digital agility of members by sharing current, applicable and tangible thought leadership, strategic evaluation and business model development.

An informal gathering for discussion and networking of business leaders, professionals, students, scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs. Innovations and the creative process in products, business models and science are subjects of conversation.  Sometimes there is a discussion topic, others a featured guest. The goals are to connect innovators and entrepreneurs so we can learn from each other, make the journey more fun, and to support each others success.

Description: We are a community of dog-lovers working together to support and encourage safe dog socialization through structured weekly pack walks. (We are NOT a play group.)  While we are primarily a group made up of pit bulls and Rottweilers, we do not discriminate against any breed. We welcome ALL dogs at every level. We welcome ALL handlers at every level. Our walks are about giving people a place to work on their individual training needs in a supportive environment. No nose-to-nose int …

Health Tech Startups. We are building things that make healthcare better. If you are working on a healthcare venture, or want to connect with the healthcare start-up community then this is your crowd. We're hosting speaker events, co-Working meetups, and several other events aimed at building the healthcare technology eco-system in Minnesota. A lot of the things we're talking about are, specific challenges and opportunities in healthcare and launching health tech start-ups. As a growing communit …

This is a group for women business owners and entrepreneurs. Magnetic Business Women have an unusual power or ability to attract. According to the Law of Attraction we attract to us like vibrations, so what if a group of women with the same intention got together and created a magnetic force for success for all of us! Together we attract! Just by being a part of this group your attraction to success grows. At Magnetic Business Women we are creating a culture of connection. This is a networking g …

A FORUM FOR VIABLE HEALTH CARE INNOVATION. Technology. Design. Business Models.

"The Art of Seduction" photography group is for like minded photographers, novice and experienced looking to expand their portfolios, experience, and network in a creative setting. Our goal is to provide unique photo shoots that will leave your viewers wanting more! "Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; primarily visual arts, which includes the creation of images or objects in fields including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and other vi …