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This is a meetup for artists and creative people of all kinds based in Berlin who want to meet like-minded people, support each other and get more creative work done

 Artists and Creatives Co-working in Berlin

Following the theme 'Brand New Thinkers', the community will host inspiring events on design, innovation and everything that bridges virtuality to reality.

 Brand New Thinkers

Brands & Bytes von wirDesign ist so etwas wie das Flying Buffet unter den Meet-Ups. Themen wie Branding, Coding, UX, UI und (kreative) Entwicklung kommen bei uns gemeinsam auf den Teller.

 Brands & Bytes

This group is for anyone who works or is interested in CGI, Animation, Design or Illustration, no matter if 2D or 3D

 Design and Animation (2D/3D) Meetup

The future of work is gonna be wild and poised to bring about sweeping changes that will revolutionize the way we think about everything from skills and wages to offices, companies, and leadership.

 Future of Work Berlin

Their goal is to prepare you in the best possible way for starting your studies and career in the fashion industry

ABOUT:FASHION

Art and research platform Art Laboratory Berlin presents interdisciplinary art projects in an international context

Art Laboratory Berlin | ALB

Holistic approach of closed loops in the sense of the Cradle to Cradle philosophy

Beneficial Design Institute

Join the product design meetups for some drinks and learn from expert designers in the community

Berlin Product Designers

Thrilled to bring the Berlin Product Manager community together, where members will share their personal and professional journeys

Berlin Product Managers

A website dedicated to the game scene of Berlin

BerlinGameScene

Facilitating behavioural change by making conscious shopping easy and offer visibility to local circular and fair trade solutions

COSH!

Advances the recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the workplace

Charta der Vielfalt

Community of foresight practice to bring strong methodologies, weak signals and hard trends to the center of attention

Conjectural Futures Network

Accelerator for Cradle to Cradle: nudging organizations and individuals to rethink and transform

Cradle to Cradle | C2C

Once a month the CreativeMornings community meets for a free 20-minute breakfast lecture

CreativeMornings/Berlin

Der Verein D2030 will einen unabhängigen und konstruktiven Zukunftsdiskurs in Deutschland etablieren

D2030 – Deutschland neu denken

A curated group exhibition displaying German fashion, accessories and jewelry design talents

Der Berliner Salon

A design operations community for education, jobs, mentoring, networking, and more

DesignOps Assambley

An ongoing program of events and research focused on the intersection of politics, technology and society

Disruption Network Lab

A catalyst for experimentation, shaping sustainable and collective futures that combine science, technology, and the arts in a transdisciplinary and collaborative approach

Driving the human

International group of artist-scientists studying and researching neuroscience in Berlin

EDGE neuroscience & art

Fashion Changers is your platform for education, training and networking around fair and sustainable fashion

Fashion Changers

Supports new business partnerships in fashion between Berlin and the USA

Fashion Forward Network

A self organized space and group, where practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds meet to collaborate, co-create and imaginatively work towards futures

Floating University

A community run by Figma friends for Figma friends organizing events related to UX/Product Design and topics beyond the screen

Friends of Figma

Game collective is a group of individuals, not working for the same company

Game Collectives

Games Capital Berlin

A network of institutions that teach, research and further develop the methods and mindsets of Design Thinking

Global Design Thinking Alliance

Network of various initiatives and institutions that research, practice and work on the topics of sustainable management and climate-friendly use of resources

Haus der Materialisierung

The model project is developed cooperatively and with a focus on the common good

Haus der Statistik

Through projects, content, and experiences, we inspire and equip organizations and individuals to shape more purposeful, inclusive, sustainable futures

House of Beautiful Business

Ignite raises awareness of the impact of design decisions on society and to encourage designers to make their work more sustainable and responsible.

Ignite Talks

Global Creative Network for professional FLINTA Illustrators.

IllustrationLadies Berlin

Interaction Design is common ground for design sectors focussing on Services, Strategy, User Experience, Product, and many more

IxDA Berlin

Kollage Kollectiv is an art crew composed of autodidactic multimedia explorers transforming recycled materials into interactive installations through futuristic design and engineering

Kollage Kollektiv

Event group on different topics around UX, user research, design methodology and career

Ladies that UX Berlin

Monthly networking events connecting creative women* in Berlin. They’ll wine, dine, and have casual conversations on a wide variety of topics relating to creativity, business, and life.

Ladies, Wine & Design Berlin

Led by Design. is a Berlin-based community focused on #designOps, authentic leadership, and a culture of collaboration, for senior Product / UX design professionals and their allies

Led by Design.

Brands & culture reviewed from different perspectives

Masterm-nds

The Cluster »Matters of Activity. Image Space Material« aims to create a basis for a new culture of materials

Matters of Activities

Network for fashion designers and producers in Berlin

NEMONA

Non-profit platform from the administration for the administration, networking employees in the public sector and jointly shape the digital transformation of the administration

Neue Allianzen

New Practice in Art and Technology is a research platform fostering a new post-disciplinary practice in light of technological and societal transformations.

New Practice in Art and Technology

New Work Meetup

A space, platform and community for fashion from Berlin

PLATTE.Berlin

POPS Berlin is an in-person meet-up series for Product Operations in Germany

POPS Berlin - Product Operations Berlin

Berlin community of equality-driven FLINTA* within the animation industry.

Panimation Berlin

A digital action platform with a roadmap to 2030 that makes sustainable goals and actions visible, helping people connect and take action together

Plan B 2030

A monthly get-together for Service Design people, have a drink, meet people and learn stuff

Service Design Drinks Berlin

Soiree XD is an ongoing series of conversations on early signs of deep disruption in business, policy, design, art and culture - driven by latest developments in Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Technologies, Web3 and other fields of (deep) technology

Soiree XD

Constructive activists for more participation and accessibility who use modern communication and technology to work for a better world for all

Sozialheld*innen

Making Spatial Media easier to create, open to explore, and greater to enjoy

Spatial Media Lab

Speculative Futures Berlin organizes discussion series, workshops and exhibitions with the vision 'Change by design not by disaster'

Speculative Futures Berlin

The NODE Institute aims to provide a home for the visual programming communities

The NODE Institute

The TimeLab is an independent hub for collaborative research projects and international partnerships on immersive media environments

TimeLab

Type Thursday is a monthly gathering for type and letterform lovers hailing from all disciplines and levels of expertise

TypeThursday Berlin

Typostammtisch Berlin is a monthly meeting of type designers and other letter loving people

Typostammtisch

Urban practice is located at the intersection of art, culture, architecture, education, and social issues

Urban praxis

VORN – the Berlin Fashion Hub is offering space for collaborations for positive impact within the fashion industry and culture

VORN - The Berlin Fashion Hub

The Berlin community for all Virtual Reality enthusiasts who want to share and create new possibilities with the next wave of consumer HMDs.

VRBLN

Drawing hang-out for illustrators & friends.

Wandering Drawing Circle

We are committed to the visibility and networking of women futurologists

Zukunftsforscherin

Establishment of a platform that informs the population about the grievances in the garment industry and thus contributes to a positive change, both in the producing countries and in our country

fashion revolution germany

Community of designers who write code, design interfaces, develop products and services for administration, government and the public sector

Öffentliches Gestalten – shaping public sector’s future

The independent games and playful media scene explores the works of worldbuilders, digital artists, hybrid performers, virtual musicians, immersive theater and more playful creatives

A MAZE

Festival for sustainable marketing: the creativity of marketing meets the substance of science with the aim of whetting people's appetites for sustainable consumption and everyday life

BAM! Bock auf Morgen

Europe's largest design sales fair and (shopping) platform for all those who want to discover unconventional, high-quality design

BLICKFANG Designmesse

A festival week and the largest association of major players in the contemporary Berlin art scene

Berlin Art Week

The festival celebrates the diversity of the local and national design scene and invites talents worldwide to present their work and projects

Berlin Design Week

The Berlin Fashion Week reflects twice a year Berlin as a place of creativity, but also for business and exchange

Berlin Fashion Week

Berlin Letters ist ein Festival für Lettering, Sign Painting, Kalligrafie und Type-Design. Geboten werden drei Tage Austausch und Inspiration für Designer und alle Schriftbegeisterten – mit Vorträgen, Profi-Workshops und Überraschungen.

Berlin Letters

The festival combines physical formats throughout Berlin with international online and hybrid events

Berlin Science Week

The Circular Futures Festival was aimed at all those who professionally deal with the circular transformation of our economy and society

Circular Futures Festival

Coworking spaces in Berlin and Brandenburg will open their doors and invite the public to personally experience coworking

Coworking Festival

The world’s first and largest platform for Cradle to Cradle and Circular Economy

Cradle to Cradle Congress

Every year thousands of international participants from government, politics, civil society and other change-making organisations join the Creative Bureaucracy Festival and celebrate outstanding examples of innovative public administrations

Creative Bureaucracy Festival

Design connects offers a versatile program of workshops, joined events and leisure activities

Design Connects

Explore immersive installations in an exhibition area and join exclusive side events, concerts & parties, while connecting with international creatives 

FORWARD Festival

A unique international platform for leaders from the worlds of science, business, politics, the arts and society

Falling Walls

The Fashion Changers conference offers hands-on topics, concrete tips and in-depth discussions for fashion professionals who want to actively shape the fashion industry in a positive way

Fashion Changers Conference

The Festival of Animation Berlin annually presents the best international and regional animated films

Festival of Animation

A valuable gaming festival, covering all facets of gaming culture and industry both in terms of content and interdisciplinary approaches

Games Ground

More than 1500 gamers of all ages enjoyed a full day of brand new and classic video games, community fun, a live stage program and more

Games Week Berlin

The global platform empowering changemakers and fostering innovative green technologies for a sustainable future

Green Tech Festival

Berlin’s conference for UX & Design Professionals with talks across two stages, smaller roundtables, workshops and special areas to enjoy a day 

HATCH

Witness future design and art coming together to turn visions into reality: future you can see and touch!

HOLITOPIA

IFA is the world's largest trade fair for consumer electronics and household appliances

A 2-day event featuring a series of talks, performances, and an exhibition that highlights new media projects and installations by upcoming artists and media researchers.

MANIFEST:IO

The Berlin Art Book Fair embraces global bibliodiversity, nurturing creative ecosystems and pushing publishing’s frontiers.

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