I was a little overwhelmed this morning. In a good way. I made 20 new badges for this week and they were all gone by 11.15. A bunch of new people. Too many for the table and too many for my pathetic note-taking to cope with. What nice people though, every one of them. Trying to guess everyone's name is just going to land me in trouble. So I won't. Here are some pictures.
It was excellent to see everyone, including some regulars like Henry and the entire Staufenberger organisation (which I think is a first). And now there's two highly collectible 'coffee morning' badges that Ben will never get his hands on, and you know how he likes to collect stuff.
Also exciting - a splendid turnout at the planning meeting in Bucharest, a mooted coffee morning in Edinburgh and ongoing coffee-based activity in Portland, Kansas City and places I've probably missed. Hurrah.
The next Northern Planning Summit coffee morning thingy (actually Beer Evening if I'm being honest) is scheduled for this coming Thursday (18th) in Leeds. More info at almostalwaysthinking and Northern Planner. Everyone welcome.
Posted by: gemma | January 12, 2007 at 08:57 PM
You need a bigger venue Russell. Go park. Go flask. Go tartan rug.
Posted by: Graham | January 12, 2007 at 09:37 PM
Has Coffee Morning hit Tipping Point?
Posted by: Dylan Trees | January 12, 2007 at 09:42 PM
Russell, thanks for the mention and link to the Edinburgh Coffee Morn.
For any Edinburghers interested there's more about it here:
(Hope the longish url fits. It's looking a bit dodgy in my preview window.)
http://digitalagency.typepad.com/digitalagency/2007/01/edinburgh_coffe.html
Posted by: Mike | January 14, 2007 at 12:37 PM
How about a coffee morning / museum visit? There's an Alan Fletcher retrospective at the Design Museum until Feb 18th...
Posted by: Jason Lonsdale | January 14, 2007 at 11:36 PM
how 'bout a coffee morning in barcelona?
Posted by: georgina | January 17, 2007 at 09:58 AM
i am a french strategic planner with 12 years experience and i have invited 30 000 people in advertising, communication, and creation to "the end of world" as we know it thursday jan 25th in Paris at the movie theatre "le REX": http://lesaperosdujeudi.pourquoitucours.fr/?num=86
Indeed, i think we needed a signal to know that it's time to switch. 4 events in the following months will unrol what's new, relevant and exiting to do now : www.lesaperosdujeudi.com.
Lesaperosdujeudi are thursday afterwork parties : fun, smart, glam.
Do you want to join ?
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Posted by: jeremy dumont | January 17, 2007 at 10:03 PM
Hi!
Any kiwis up for a coffee-morning situation?
I'm probably gonna be here (Auckland) until the end of this year, so let´s get together and feel allright.
Posted by: Julian | January 20, 2007 at 03:03 AM
The Edinburgh Coffee Morning passed off very well. Whether it's clear enough for folk that this can be a weekly occurrence is another question. In London do you have very different folk each week?
Posted by: Ewan McIntosh | January 21, 2007 at 01:58 PM