Stay tuned for our new name! Voting has ended and we're tallying the votes.
With the closing of the Urban Think! Bookstore, a new chapter begins for the space it inhabited at Thornton Park Central in downtown Orlando. The envisioned venue will provide a modern "think" space for emerging creative professionals and the greater Orlando community, igniting creativity and collaboration through a model consisting of:
Enhanced coworking memberships that offer rentable workspace designed specifically for creative professionals
Programming, workshops and events (think: book signings, concerts, TED talks)
Access to a comprehensive online and onsite creative resource library
An onsite cafe/bar
The philanthropic channeling of funds/profits and resources to the 501(c)3 Urban Think! Foundation in order to advance its children’s literacy program, Page 15
gives us the opportunity to expound upon the diversity of fields/interests we serve, the offerings we combine, and the broad-based definition of "creative" we uphold.
addresses/reinforces the "bringing together"-- both of the Center's community and the projects created within it.
brings in the evolving, ever-growing quality of authenticity with the meaningful action of "a place that matters." It also suggests that we're open to change... just as we look to create it.
Now that you have insight into its purpose and our vision, we invite you to get creative, start collaborating, and help select a name for Orlando's new, creative center...