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Monthly Reset
Monthly Reset (Silent Co-work)
Join us on the final Friday of every month for Monthly Reset, a silent co-work session where we guide you through the often tragically neglected but critically important practices of reflection and planning.

Wicked Wednesday
Wicked = Extremely Complex.
Learn & apply new skills in systems thinking and complexity management with our welcoming community of mission driven dreamers & builders.
Theme for Weds 4.23.25: The Cost of Food (FLEXIBLE PRICE EVENT - SCROLL FOR DISCOUNT CODES)
Are you curious about what factors contribute to recent record food costs, or interested in connecting with others and being part of the solution? Join us as we analyze the “problem landscape” from a holistic systems-thinking perspective and design responsible solutions. When we work on wicked problems like this, we build mental muscles responsible for seeing complexity and taming complexity, and can put these skills to work in other contexts.

Momentum Lounge
What does your business want from you?
Join other purpose-driven *preneurs in a guided co-work session oriented around the question, “what does your business need from you?” This is a protected time to prioritize what’s important over what’s urgent. Work solo or take advantage of our supportive community and Innovator’s Tool Suite: The Refinery.
1st tues 2-3pm CDT

Customer Development Learning Lab
2nd Wednesday every month, 12:00 PM - 1PM CDT
Join us for our monthly Lunch & Learn, where we help you build richer relationships and deeper alignment with your customers, and leave you with a variety of take away tools that will save you time, money, headache, and heartache.
Theme for Weds 5.21.25: The Art of Listening
What do your customers care about? A deep of your customer is the context crucial to every aspect of your business. In this participative workshop you’ll learn the evergreen skill of customer discovery interviews. In other words: how to talk to prospective customers to deeply understand their thoughts, feelings, and behavior. You’ll also learn what NOT to do (hint: it’s not about you).

Momentum Lounge
What does your business want from you?
Join other purpose-driven *preneurs in a guided co-work session oriented around the question, “what does your business need from you?” This is a protected time to prioritize what’s important over what’s urgent. Work solo or take advantage of our supportive community and Innovator’s Tool Suite: The Refinery.
1st tues 2-3pm CDT

Monthly Reset
Monthly Reset (Silent Co-work)
Join us on the final Friday of every month for Monthly Reset, a silent co-work session where we guide you through the often tragically neglected but critically important practices of reflection and planning.

Wicked Wednesday
Wicked = Extremely Complex.
Learn & apply new skills in systems thinking and complexity management with our welcoming community of mission driven dreamers & builders.
Theme for Weds 4.23.25: The Cost of Food (FLEXIBLE PRICE EVENT - SCROLL FOR DISCOUNT CODES)
Are you curious about what factors contribute to recent record food costs, or interested in connecting with others and being part of the solution? Join us as we analyze the “problem landscape” from a holistic systems-thinking perspective and design responsible solutions. When we work on wicked problems like this, we build mental muscles responsible for seeing complexity and taming complexity, and can put these skills to work in other contexts.

Momentum Lounge
What does your business want from you?
Join other purpose-driven *preneurs in a guided co-work session oriented around the question, “what does your business need from you?” This is a protected time to prioritize what’s important over what’s urgent. Work solo or take advantage of our supportive community and Innovator’s Tool Suite: The Refinery.
1st tues 2-3pm CDT

Customer Development Learning Lab
2nd Wednesday every month, 12:00 PM - 1PM CDT
Join us for our monthly Lunch & Learn, where we help you build richer relationships and deeper alignment with your customers, and leave you with a variety of take away tools that will save you time, money, headache, and heartache.
Theme for Weds 5.21.25: The Art of Listening
What do your customers care about? A deep of your customer is the context crucial to every aspect of your business. In this participative workshop you’ll learn the evergreen skill of customer discovery interviews. In other words: how to talk to prospective customers to deeply understand their thoughts, feelings, and behavior. You’ll also learn what NOT to do (hint: it’s not about you).

Momentum Lounge
What does your business want from you?
Join other purpose-driven *preneurs in a guided co-work session oriented around the question, “what does your business need from you?” This is a protected time to prioritize what’s important over what’s urgent. Work solo or take advantage of our supportive community and Innovator’s Tool Suite: The Refinery.
1st tues 2-3pm CDT

Monthly Reset
Monthly Reset (Silent Co-work)
Join us on the final Friday of every month for Monthly Reset, a silent co-work session where we guide you through the often tragically neglected but critically important practices of reflection and planning.

Wicked Wednesday
Wicked = Extremely Complex.
Learn & apply new skills in systems thinking and complexity management with our welcoming community of mission driven dreamers & builders.
Theme for Weds 4.23.25: The Cost of Food (FLEXIBLE PRICE EVENT - SCROLL FOR DISCOUNT CODES)
Are you curious about what factors contribute to recent record food costs, or interested in connecting with others and being part of the solution? Join us as we analyze the “problem landscape” from a holistic systems-thinking perspective and design responsible solutions. When we work on wicked problems like this, we build mental muscles responsible for seeing complexity and taming complexity, and can put these skills to work in other contexts.

Momentum Lounge
What does your business want from you?
Join other purpose-driven *preneurs in a guided co-work session oriented around the question, “what does your business need from you?” This is a protected time to prioritize what’s important over what’s urgent. Work solo or take advantage of our supportive community and Innovator’s Tool Suite: The Refinery.
1st tues 2-3pm CDT

Customer Development Learning Lab
2nd Wednesday every month, 12:00 PM - 1PM CDT
Join us for our monthly Lunch & Learn, where we help you build richer relationships and deeper alignment with your customers, and leave you with a variety of take away tools that will save you time, money, headache, and heartache.
Theme for Weds 5.21.25: The Art of Listening
What do your customers care about? A deep of your customer is the context crucial to every aspect of your business. In this participative workshop you’ll learn the evergreen skill of customer discovery interviews. In other words: how to talk to prospective customers to deeply understand their thoughts, feelings, and behavior. You’ll also learn what NOT to do (hint: it’s not about you).

Momentum Lounge
What does your business want from you?
Join other purpose-driven *preneurs in a guided co-work session oriented around the question, “what does your business need from you?” This is a protected time to prioritize what’s important over what’s urgent. Work solo or take advantage of our supportive community and Innovator’s Tool Suite: The Refinery.
1st tues 2-3pm CDT

Monthly Reset
Monthly Reset (Silent Co-work)
Join us on the final Friday of every month for Monthly Reset, a silent co-work session where we guide you through the often tragically neglected but critically important practices of reflection and planning.

Wicked Wednesday
Wicked = Extremely Complex.
Learn & apply new skills in systems thinking and complexity management with our welcoming community of mission driven dreamers & builders.
Theme for Weds 4.23.25: The Cost of Food (FLEXIBLE PRICE EVENT - SCROLL FOR DISCOUNT CODES)
Are you curious about what factors contribute to recent record food costs, or interested in connecting with others and being part of the solution? Join us as we analyze the “problem landscape” from a holistic systems-thinking perspective and design responsible solutions. When we work on wicked problems like this, we build mental muscles responsible for seeing complexity and taming complexity, and can put these skills to work in other contexts.

Momentum Lounge
What does your business want from you?
Join other purpose-driven *preneurs in a guided co-work session oriented around the question, “what does your business need from you?” This is a protected time to prioritize what’s important over what’s urgent. Work solo or take advantage of our supportive community and Innovator’s Tool Suite: The Refinery.
1st tues 2-3pm CDT

Customer Development (Co-Lab)
2nd Wednesday every month, 12:00 PM - 1PM CDT
Join us for our monthly Lunch & Learn, where we help you build richer relationships and deeper alignment with your customers, and leave you with a variety of take away tools that will save you time, money, headache, and heartache.
Theme for Weds 5.21.25: The Art of Listening
What do your customers care about? A deep of your customer is the context crucial to every aspect of your business. In this participative workshop you’ll learn the evergreen skill of customer discovery interviews. In other words: how to talk to prospective customers to deeply understand their thoughts, feelings, and behavior. You’ll also learn what NOT to do (hint: it’s not about you).

Momentum Lounge
What does your business want from you?
Join other purpose-driven *preneurs in a guided co-work session oriented around the question, “what does your business need from you?” This is a protected time to prioritize what’s important over what’s urgent. Work solo or take advantage of our supportive community and Innovator’s Tool Suite: The Refinery.
1st tues 2-3pm CDT

Monthly Reset
Monthly Reset (Silent Co-work)
Join us on the final Friday of every month for Monthly Reset, a silent co-work session where we guide you through the often tragically neglected but critically important practices of reflection and planning.

Wicked Wednesday
Wicked = Extremely Complex.
Learn & apply new skills in systems thinking and complexity management with our welcoming community of mission driven dreamers & builders.
Theme for Weds 4.23.25: The Cost of Food (FLEXIBLE PRICE EVENT - SCROLL FOR DISCOUNT CODES)
Are you curious about what factors contribute to recent record food costs, or interested in connecting with others and being part of the solution? Join us as we analyze the “problem landscape” from a holistic systems-thinking perspective and design responsible solutions. When we work on wicked problems like this, we build mental muscles responsible for seeing complexity and taming complexity, and can put these skills to work in other contexts.

Futurecraft: Seeing Collective Futures
Futurecraft: How to Work with Signals & Drivers of the Future
Stop reacting to the future and start shaping it. In a world where tomorrow changes faster than today, the art of “Futurecraft” allows you how to decode signals from the future to anticipate what’s coming next, and turn the chaos of uncertainty into your greatest advantage. This isn’t fortune telling—it’s the foundational toolkit every mission-driven leader needs to bring their vision to fruition.
Next Event: 3.22.25 11AM - 1PM CDT

Momentum Lounge
What does your business want from you?
Join other purpose-driven *preneurs in a guided co-work session oriented around the question, “what does your business need from you?” This is a protected time to prioritize what’s important over what’s urgent. Work solo or take advantage of our supportive community and Innovator’s Tool Suite: The Refinery.
1st tues 2-3pm CDT

Traction Thursday (SE Iowa)
Traction Thursday Guest Speaker: Corey Morrow, founder of Farsight Society
Corey Morrow started Farsight Society to fill a void of much needed support for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and NFP / community organizers. Instead of building our startups and community organizations based on hindsight, and isolation, we can build based on foresight and connection.
What is Traction Thursday?
Traction Thursdays is a peer and technical support group for all entrepreneurs in the Fairfield/Jefferson County area. Traction Thursdays is supported by a Small Business Administration Rural Development Grant through Newbo Co, a non-profit in Cedar Rapids which supports entrepreneurship, education, and innovation. Alex Taylor, Director of the Iowa Startup Accelerator, provides free technical assistance through the SBA grant. Kelly Prickett, Regional Director of the Indian Hills Small Business Development Center also provides support for Traction Thursdays entrepreneurs.
We meet every week from 12-1 at the Fairfield CoLab, 101 N Court, Fairfield, Iowa. You can also join us via Zoom at: https://zoom.us/my/bobferguson
All entrepreneurs or aspiring entrepreneurs are welcome to attend. Each meeting features a guest entrepreneur who shares their vision, plans, experience, and needs with the group.

Customer Development (Co-Lab)
2nd Wednesday every month, 12:00 PM - 1PM CDT
Join us for our monthly Lunch & Learn, where we help you build richer relationships and deeper alignment with your customers, and leave you with a variety of take away tools that will save you time, money, headache, and heartache.
Theme for Weds 5.21.25: The Art of Listening
What do your customers care about? A deep of your customer is the context crucial to every aspect of your business. In this participative workshop you’ll learn the evergreen skill of customer discovery interviews. In other words: how to talk to prospective customers to deeply understand their thoughts, feelings, and behavior. You’ll also learn what NOT to do (hint: it’s not about you).

Momentum Lounge
What does your business want from you?
Join other purpose-driven *preneurs in a guided co-work session oriented around the question, “what does your business need from you?” This is a protected time to prioritize what’s important over what’s urgent. Work solo or take advantage of our supportive community and Innovator’s Tool Suite: The Refinery.
1st tues 2-3pm CDT

Monthly Reset
Monthly Reset (Silent Co-work)
Join us on the final Friday of every month for Monthly Reset, a silent co-work session where we guide you through the often tragically neglected but critically important practices of reflection and planning.

Wicked Wednesday
Wicked = Extremely Complex.
Learn & apply new skills in systems thinking and complexity management with our welcoming community of mission driven dreamers & builders.
Theme for Weds 4.23.25: The Cost of Food (FLEXIBLE PRICE EVENT - SCROLL FOR DISCOUNT CODES)
Are you curious about what factors contribute to recent record food costs, or interested in connecting with others and being part of the solution? Join us as we analyze the “problem landscape” from a holistic systems-thinking perspective and design responsible solutions. When we work on wicked problems like this, we build mental muscles responsible for seeing complexity and taming complexity, and can put these skills to work in other contexts.
