The Launch

​Mondays 6:30 – 9:30

​The Launch will be focused on making. Each session, all of us will make something — with goals of lowering our own barriers to entry, freeing ourselves from overthinking, and using group accountability to encourage each other to create for the sake of it.

​Everyone will also launch a low-stakes, high-joy personal project while exploring questions like:

• ​What inspires us as humans vs. as workers?

• ​What would we make if we didn’t overthink? How do we get out of our own way?

• ​How do we personally and collectively find playful creative flow?

​You do not need to have a personal project in mind before signing up. Some examples of projects from previous Launch seasons:

• ​A crocheted outfit for a kitten.

• ​A dinner party where guests eat and wear only one color.

• ​A Spotify-wrapped-style mobile experience based on a year's worth of Fitbit sleep data.

• ​A zine about sex positivity inspired by a tweenage fascination with the Nars Orgasm collection.

• ​A paper mache replica of a cactus.

• ​A Matisse-ification tool for redesigning iconic 21st century visual artifacts inspired by the print that is in seemingly every StreetEasy staging photo.

• ​A microblog of useless car facts.

​This course is for you if:

• ​You make things or would like to make things in any medium.

• ​You’re looking to inject more spontaneity, community, and ease into your creative practice.

• ​You’re not sure which (if any) personal projects to pursue, or how to pursue them.

• ​You’re interested in exploring creative work outside of its commercial value.

​This course is not for you if:

• ​You’re seeking VC funding or a spot on Shark Tank—although “a zine ranking episodes of Shark Tank based on how much an actual shark would enjoy them” would be an excellent Launch project.