Create with Ben Breitenstein

Our global theme for May is Create, and our speaker is Ben Breitenstein of Composit Design.

Ben is a self-professed Virtual Reality evangelist. Having grown up with an unhealthy obsession for both Lego and MacGyver, Ben was destined for a career rooted in both problem solving and making things. We cannot wait to hear his journey with “create”.

Over the last decade, Ben has been swept up in the third wave of virtual reality and is currently exploring innovative ways to exploit the technology and is telling anyone who will listen. Drawing on his experience as an Industrial Designer, his approach mixes learnings from the psychology of user centered design and behavioral economics.

Ben is a diligent devotee of the evolving practice of building compelling virtual reality experiences that make looking at a 2D screen feel like reading Latin off a stone tablet.

WHAT TO EXPECT: - 8:30am: Doors open! We’ll welcome you in, check your name off the list, invite you to grab a free coffee, a breakfast bite and fill out fun, thought-provoking name tag.

Arriving from 8:30am means you’ll be able to soak up the coffee, the brekky and the community of brilliant creatives - what CreativeMornings is all about!

• 9:00am: Your host will jump on the mic + introduce this month’s speaker, who’ll share enlightening tales and fresh perspectives on this month’s theme! Coffee wraps up, so be sure to order one before 9am.
• Q+A: After the talk, we’ll open up the floor for questions for our speaker! So ask awayyy!
• 10:00am: Bye! You’ll leave fuelled with inspiration, connections and coffee!

THE VENUE: The ForeFront is in Hamilton, with plenty of free, close-by parking. It’s about a 10-minute walk from the ferry terminal and a 20-minute walk from the nearest bus stop. The venue has a ramp entrance and internal lift, and you can always contact your CM Host if you’d like to reserve front or ground-row accessible seating.

CreativeMornings is free to attend, open to all + run by volunteers who are passionate about connecting this city’s creative community!