Originally founded in 2010 by Phillip McCreight with Paul Hebert, Bill Free, Joel Van D**e, Joel McCreight, and Tony Miller. Our original team, individuals passionate about beer and community, embarked on an experiment to build an ecosystem of creativity and innovation with the special ingredients of pubs, beer, and napkins. Mission
Drive an idea revolution by encouraging conversations, connecti
ons, and diverse thinking methods in informal grassroots environment. We will accomplish by:
• Education and skill growth
• Idea events and Guild development
• Presentation and pitches
Vision
In 5 years brew a national ecosystem of pubs and guilds to foster and advance skills creating new entrepreneurs and designing solutions to complex social and business challenges. Values
Informality
Idea Diversity
Community Growth
Membership Enjoyment
Personal Growth
Manifesto and Maxims
Together we will endeavor to generate ideas for individuals and the community. We are empowered by individual passion and desire to connect with like minds. Our tools are our minds, our voice, our culture, our creativity …and napkins. Pubs, our gathering place of creation, designate our journey as we imagine, explore, create, share and responsibly celebrate our connections. Our methods for creation are diverse, but our vision is one. Maxims
Informality– Maintain a fun and informal atmosphere-to push the foundation for connection, collaboration, and open idea generation
Diversity- Maintain a diverse group of backgrounds, culture,
education, passion, experience in order to give fresh viewpoints and inputs to
ideas generated
Community- Emphasis on individual development, community needs, and the greater good. Although our collaboration and ideas may generate profitable solutions and partnerships, both non-profit and profit solutions are considered for community solutions.
