Josh Goldblum is founder and creative director of
Bluecadet, a respected local design agency. He's also pretty keyed-in to the local creative community.
Recently, a couple of Goldblum's friends relocated from New York City to Philadelphia, and asked the same question: "Where's the
Creative Mornings chapter here?" They were surprised to find that he didn't have an answer.
"In New York, [Creative Mornings] is a huge thing," explains Goldblum. "It's like a part of the local fabric there."
Launched in 2008 by designer
Tina Roth Eisenberg, Creative Mornings is often referred to as "TED for the rest of us." More simply, it's a breakfast lecture series specifically geared towards the creative community. Each early-morning event features one speaker speaking for roughly an hour on a pre-chosen topic.
And while the events now take place monthly in nearly 70 cities worldwide,
Philadelphia's chapter is brand new.
Goldblum is the city's host -- he applied after fielding those inquiries from his two friends. At 8:30 a.m. on May 16, he'll be hosting Philadelphia's second Creative Mornings speaker at
Drexel's URBN Center. Game designer
Will Stallwood of the video game studio
Cipher Prime will be riffing on the topic of freedom.
"I think he's going to be talking about creative freedom," says Goldblum, "because he has complete creative freedom himself."
Creative Mornings events are free, and as for the 8:30 a.m. call time? "Basically, the whole idea is that it's always early in the morning, so you can go and get your inspiration, and then get to work on time for your first meeting," explains Goldblum.
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Writer: Dan Eldridge
Source: Josh Goldblum, Bluecadet