Milwaukee CREATES  Open Lab Session

You were promised another chance to brainstorm on the next Serve PSA effort and now you have it. To continue the excitement from the Creative Milwaukee @Work Summit, Translator is hosting an Open Lab Concepting Session on Thursday, January 9th at 8 am with Serve Executive Director Heidi Sterricker.

This important public service campaign is intended to inspire more Milwaukeeans to dial 9-1-1 to report animal abuse, so that the police can uncover and intervene in more domestic abuse cases. The effort is based on a national study that reports 76% of reported animal abusers also abuse a member of their family and is being done in collaboration with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office and Humane Society.

The goal of the Lab will be to continue the creative campaign brainstorming  that was started at the Summit during Serve Founder Gary Mueller's presentation on Creative Thinking. Specifically, Serve is looking for ideas on how to creatively engage with Milwaukeeans and keep the message in the media throughout the year, looking at everything from guerrilla stunts, PR and social media, to developing cause partnerships or events. While Gary will not be at the lab tomorrow, we will be scheduling a second session with him and will share that information as soon as it's available. 

Translator "Open Lab Sessions" have been taking place for four years.  The format provides the opportunity for people to share their ideas and projects, gather feedback and learn through active participation and conversation in an environment of trust. This ongoing programming provides exposure to new ideas, POVs, and people from all backgrounds and experiences. Our goal is to foster creative thinking, ongoing learning, and act as a platform for positive change in the community.

ALL are welcome--no prior involvement necessary!  But please register so we know how many to expect!