The Rochester Entrepreneur Network (REN) was incubated through RAEDI, Rochester Area Economic Development Inc., as a means to bring together local inventors and entrepreneurs. The purpose is to offer creators the ability to receive ecouragement, learning, and networking. The vision of REN is to cultivate creative thinking and passion, into viable, economically enhancing products and businesses. RENs members will work to push Southeast Minnesota as the leading incubator for new, viable products a …

We write with pen and paper (leave your laptop at home, unless you need asssistive tech) to prompts during the meetup. We are all about the creativity and support, not critique. No degree of separation. No fame. Just writers writing. Authentic. Whimsical. Vulnerable. "It's all true, none of it's true, don't ask." We often spend too much time thinking about writing instread of writing. Our group meets to spend time writing. After we get our coffee, we pick a prompt (phrases, pictures) and a time …

Ready to GROW as a Writer?! We have ONLINE and In Person Meeting Opportunities! Tired of New Year Resolutions & Nothing Changes? It is Time To Do What You Always Wanted to Do! Yes, You Can! Writer Power is An Encouraging & Growing Community of Writers & Authors! You Can Do It!   A Positive Approach to Writing and Setting Goals to Write! In an effort to "Get 'er done" this group is for those who: Want to start writing but have not; Have an idea of a story, article, book (any work) & want to tak …

Metaphor is always with us in: what we read and write; what we see in media, film, T.V. and photography; in all forms of the arts, including the art of telling our stories from poetry to cultural fables to personal story, but it is also embedded in psychology and education. Metaphors are powerful and enrich our lives, but they also can have destructive impacts or sell us down the garden path making us think we need things that we don't. This Meetup will look at the art of metaphor. I will bring …

If you're an author of book, whether self-published or traditionally published, this group is for you. It's for us to discuss how we market out books using traditional methods (pr campaigns, book signings, etc.) and online techniques (online ad campaigns, Facebook, etc.). Think of this group as one big brainstorm about book marketing.

It's the poem I never wrote..Well I wrote it  but I crumbled it.. Still I think about it.... So don't crumble it but share it with us over coffee, wine, food, and good company.

This monthly discussion group is all about Nietzsche, his background, his influence, and our thoughts, feelings and reactions to him. In the spirit of Nietzsche, let us read him slowly and carefully. All are welcome to join us, from Nietzsche scholar to curious learner. Join us to learn, to share your knowledge, or to plumb your own depths as we probe Nietzsche’s depths. Our group will read and discuss short selections from works of Nietzsche including his depth psychology, his metaphysics, his …

Welcome to the Dynamic Photo meetup! We are a casual group of photographers from newbies to pros, looking for a casual photography group to enjoy and participate in. As a group we are all aware that times are tough, and our goals in the group is to keep things as inexpensive as possible, and share as much information as we can. We are looking for people to participate in relaxed Photography Meetups, Social Photo Meetups, Creative & Technical Knowledge Sharing, Fun Photography Challenges & Adve …

Yes, really, here's another book club. Do I have a fantastic uniquely creative concept to draw you in? Well, I like to think I am moderately creative, but basically I just want a group to read books we all select, get together for a glass of something and a few (hopefully decadent) snacks and seriously talk about the book we have read. I have been in other book clubs and they did not work out for me because of location, meeting day or time, or because they just fell apart. I hope to structur …

Most people tend to experience their reality as stressful, when they are having insecure or negative thoughts. When one chooses to take thoughts less seriously and more lightly, the mind quiets down and positive feelings emerge spontaneously. We have health and well-being already within us, ready to emerge as soon as our troubled thinking calms down. When this happens, we gain access to common sense, and we can tap into the universal capacity for creative problem solving or "innate wisdom." When …

At any moment, see what your mind is doing. It is going into the past or the future. It is angry about the past or anxious about the future, isn't it? When this oscillation of the mind stops, THAT is when you get in touch with the source of energy, which is YOU. All the human values that we treasure and cherish - Happiness, Joy, Love, Compassion, Caring, Friendliness, Enthusiasm, Creativity, Relationships - can only be lived and experienced in the present. But, when we are caught up in the chat …

Bring your laptops, sketch pads, and a creative spark. This "open workshop" is a mobile space for socializing, working on your own personal (or collaborative) projects, sharing with and learning from each other, and exploring new and provocative design: from hardware (i.e. www.arduino.cc) to software (i.e. anything Google, Ruby on Rails and other MVC Frameworks, Drupal, cool open source projects like Processing) to digital art (i.e. CS4) and web media (Flash, CSS, etc). There are wonderfully cre …

This group features weekly games which embody our key concepts: 1. Intensity.  Games should encourage you to push yourself to your physical limits.  Most games will covertly employ the HIIT style of physical training.  I say covertly, for while your muscles might be screaming out like they do during any good exercise, you will be far too focused on capturing the flag to notice. 2. Creativity.  Sometimes unconventional, out-of-the-box thinking is damn near a requirement to winning.  Think "Ender' …