The next Likemind meeting is Friday, March 19, 2010, at Rochambo Coffee & Tea House, located at 1317 E Brady St. Featured speaker is Mary Louise Schumacher (@ArtCity), art and architecture critic — and prolific blogger — at the Journal Sentinel. Find out why, as her Twitter profile states, she is “oddly optimistic about journalism, social media and visual culture.”

The festivities begin at 7:00 AM sharp. The speaker usually begins at 7:20. Likemind provides an opportunity to socialize after the talk, and breaks (officially at least) at 9:00 AM.

Are you of a Likemind?

Read what this article in the Journal-Sentinel says about Likemind, the international “un-networking” event:

Unlike other meet-ups, Likemind isn’t limited to industry-specific groups. It’s open to people from different fields.

At a recent [Likemind], about 30 participants discussed business, technology, art and culture over coffee and tea.

If you live in the Milwaukee area, and enjoy coffee — or are capable of faking it — you should consider attending Likemind. Milwaukee is one of over 50 cities worldwide that hold such events, including São Paulo, Mumbai, Shanghai and Malmo (Sweden).

Attendees comprise what some have called a city’s creative class.

Read What Others Say About Milwaukee Likemind

“This group is such a must attend! Great content ~ Great Speakers!”
– Toni Spott

“Yup… Likemind is one of my “must attends” now…1) it’s early so my brain works 2) good coffee 3) good presenters.”
– Greg Ryan

You’re Part of Our City’s Future

So what exactly is the “creative class?” Author Richard Florida’s site describes it as follows:

[They are] the 40 million Americans — over a third of our national workforce — who create for a living. This creative class is found in a variety of fields, from engineering to theater, biotech to education, architecture to small business. Their choices have already had a huge economic impact. In the future, they will determine how the workplace is organized, what companies will prosper or go bankrupt, and even which cities will thrive or wither.

Agenda

There is no agenda.

In fact, there is no formal structure and no cost, except for the cup of coffee or tea you’ll want to sip while you’re there. Participants exchange ideas, job tips and useful contacts in free-form groupings.

The quality of the sessions are directly proportional to their diversity.

Which means if you’re thinking of attending, you probably should.

When

It’s customarily the third Friday of every month, from 7 AM to 9:00.

Where

Formerly held at Bucketworks, Likemind is currently meeting at Rochambo on Milwaukee’s historic Brady Street. The address is 1317 E Brady St, Milwaukee, WI‎, (414) 291-0095. Here’s a map:
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Likemind Worldwide

Looking for another location? Here’s the official Likemind directory: www.likemind.us.