🎤 Alan Stulberg, the founder of Revival Cycles, will speak on December's global CreativeMornings theme INNOVATION on Friday the 19th.

🎶 Our musical guest will be be Amethyst Jonquille.

📍We'll be meeting at MOD Bikes.

☕🌮 Enjoy free Cuvée Coffee and breakfast tacos.

🙌 Thanks to our partner LumApps.

🎟 Get your free ticket on our site. (Registration opens Monday, December 15th at 11:00 a.m.)

(Photo of Alan by Michael Lichter.)

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Try this month's new & improved hashtag: #CMinnovation #CMATX

It was chosen by our Isfahan chapter in Iran and illustrated by Nazanin Emamieh.

Groundbreaking inventions and earth-shaking technologies make headlines and millions in profit. But innovation rarely arrives in a limousine. It shows up as a question or a pet peeve. A hunch that the default setting could be better. An inability to accept the status quo.

Innovation is risky and rebellious. It means breaking the routine and reimagining the familiar. It treats uncertainty as an invitation instead of a barrier. Innovation doesn’t take a genius, it just requires curiosity and willingness to try. And try again.

The world needs more tinkerers, experimenters, and fixers. People who believe change is possible and start with whatever they have. Then don’t stop until they’ve made something new or better.

Creativity asks, “what if?” Innovation replies, “here’s how.”

🎤 Taylor Powell will speak on November’s global CreativeMornings theme GROWTH on Friday the 21st.

📍We’ll be meeting at our partner Preacher.

🎶 Our musical guest will be be Jonathan Biccum & Paul Shreve

☕🌮 Enjoy free Cuvée Coffee and breakfast tacos.

👕 Industry Print Shop will be live screen printing our "We believe in giving a damn" shirts for sale.

🎟 Get your free ticket on our site. (Registration opens Monday, November 17th at 11:00 a.m.) 

Elevate your feed with this month’s hashtag: #CMgrowth #CMATX

It was chosen by our Sacramento chapter in California, illustrated by Amber Rankin, and presented by Adobe.

When we were kids, it happened fast. We outgrew clothes and shoes seemingly overnight. We constantly reached for things just out of our grasp. We made messes and art without worrying about what anyone would think.

As we shift into adulthood, growth gets harder to come by. Get good grades and a great job. Burn the midnight oil. Struggle against the odds. Then somewhere along the way, we get comfortable with the status quo. Sitting on the couch, watching and scrolling instead of trying and doing.

But creativity demands growth. Not the kind that can be measured with a ruler. It’s about taking stock of your character. Who’s ready to chase wild possibilities and meaningful progress? We must unlearn the need to be perfect and busy. Remember how to play and get our hands dirty again.

It takes curiosity and courage. Because growth doesn’t always feel good. It forces us to shed our old skin, to stumble, and start again. Sometimes, growth happens quietly, in between uncertainty and doubt, the moments when nothing seems to be changing. Until everything does.

🎤 October’s global CreativeMornings theme SOFT will be discussed by Nammy Sirur on Friday the 31st.

👻 Costumes encouraged (but optional).

🎶 Our musical guest will be Sheridan Reed.

📍We’ll be meeting at UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum.

☀️ ☁️ This event will be held outdoors, so please plan accordingly.

☕ Enjoy free Cuvée Coffee.

🌮 We WILL have breakfast tacos this month thanks to a few generous souls who chipped in to be our taco heroes.

🎟 Get your free ticket on our site. (Registration opens Monday, October 27th at 11:00 a.m.)

Make your feed more gentle with this month’s hashtag: #CMsoft #CMATX

It was chosen by our Victoria chapter in British Columbia, Canada and illustrated by Leah McInnis.

The world feels hard in so many ways. Couldn’t we all use more softness? 

Soft is gentle, empathic, and vulnerable. But being soft is not a weakness. It is a sign of deeper strength. Having the courage to walk through life without armor. A willingness to listen before speaking. Welcoming whatever comes with open palms. Pulling someone close for a hug. 

What if our work was softer? What would we make with a little tenderness? Art that truly resonates. Innovations that heal instead of harm. Communities that hold one another instead of tearing other people down. 

Soft can be a quiet form of resistance. Practice subtlety, trust, and intimacy in a world that celebrates loud braggadocio, knee-jerk reactions, and blunt force. 

Let’s snuggle up and let down our guard. Soft can be our salvation.

September’s global CreativeMornings theme BLOSSOM will be discussed by Michelle Savage on Friday the 26th.

Join us for free Cuvée Coffee & breakfast tacos.

Our musical guest will be Barton Springs Nursery.

We’ll be meeting at Joshua Alderete and The Fellowship.

Get your free ticket on our site. (Registration opens Monday, September 22nd.) 

Pollinate your feed with this month’s hashtag: #CMblossom #CMATX

Our theme for September is BLOSSOM. It was chosen by our Pereira chapter in Colombia, illustrated by Edwin Morales, and is presented by Adobe. 

Every blossom is an act of becoming. The quiet force of roots pushing through the dark, the slow unfurling of a bud, a sudden burst of color. But plants don’t blossom on command. Each flower requires the right amount of sunlight, water, and nourishment across the cycle of the seasons. 

It’s the same for creativity. Our next idea lies dormant, while we fertilize our mind. With attention, protection, and space to play, our work becomes what it is meant to be. Petal by petal, the passion inside us bursts into a glorious bouquet.

But remember that flowers don’t bloom purely for their own sake. They share their fragrance, attract pollinators, and serve the larger ecosystem. Your creativity needs to pollinate as well. So, share your gift. Spread more ideas, more beauty, and more courage. 

To truly blossom, you must take the risk of opening up. This is your season. You deserve to be seen. Offer your abundance of color to the world! 

Ask yourself, “what within me is ready to blossom?” “What can I nurture to help others do the same?”

Happy 17th birthday to CreativeMornings! We’ve been hosting events in Austin for over 12 years. But this friendship incubator and inspiration generator started up in September 2008 with our first event in New York! 

August’s global CreativeMornings theme NOMAD will be discussed by Michael Tabie on Friday the 29th.

Join us for free Cuvée Coffee & breakfast tacos.

Our musical guest will be Jessica Healey.

We’ll be meeting at George P. Johnson.

Get your free ticket on our site. (Registration opens Monday, August 25th.) 

Follow wherever your feed takes you with this month’s hashtag: #CMnomad #CMATX