St. Louis Idea Market July Meetup

“ Absolutely delightful!! My first time, but I felt so comfortable and accepted. Everyone was friendly, the activities were so creative. Matt is a wonderful host. The appetizers were fabulous!! Thanks so much!! ”

“ Fabulous event - thank you ”

“ I always like these events. But being able to learn how to better explain my concepts through visuals was an added benefit to this format. ”

“ I enjoyed interacting with people who have Thoughts and Ideas and a collaborative spirt. It was also fun! ”

“ IMHO, not as fun/valuable as previous meetups. I missed having an icebreaker/mingling exercise at the beginning. I also tend to use the meetups as sortof a time for introspection and challenging my assumptions about myself; for some reason there didn't seem to be much opportunity for that particular type of thinking this time around. Also, I much preferred learning about and helping a single charity at the end. It makes it seem like we're there for a reason, even if the charity might not use the ideas we come up with. ”

“ I didn't realize it at the time, but this morning I feel like I've had a workout for my right brain! ”

“ Matt, you did it again. Great group of people with plenty to keep our brains engaged. Say thanks to XPlane for us as well. Dix ”

“ I had a ton of fun, and I enjoyed meeting everyone. ”

“ Tons of energy and excitement! Doing instead of talking provides an organic way to meet other people without the pressure of networking. Plus it's fun! ”

“ I had rather expected that the forum would be more about organized collaboration of the attendees toward creating new ideas or solving problems, either specific to a visiting organization or a community issue. While this forum was useful on a personal growth level, I didn't feel like it leveraged the people in the room for a purpose....a consequence. The evening left me feeling like we hadn't fully exploited the opportunity we had in the room. ”