EVENT SCHEDULE & ACCOMODATIONS

DAY 0: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010   
4:00PM – 5:30PM  Graves 601 Ballroom
Café 101: Get a primer on the Experience Economy and meet your fellow participants. It's optional, but highly recommended, level-setting for the next two days – even for thinkAbout alumni.

7:00PM – 9:00PM  Graves Suites on the 21st Floor
Suite & Meet: Join us on the 21st floor of the Graves for a “regisception”. Informally mix and mingle with fellow thinkAbout participants among the hotel's Concert, Diamond, Encore & Skybox Suites. Heavy Hors d’oeuvres and a variety of beverages served.

DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010   
7:45AM – 8:30AM   Graves 601 Ballroom Entry
Breakfast: Fuel up

8:30AM – 11:55PM  Graves 601 Ballroom
P&G Café: Wake your brain as Pine & Gilmore lead the opening discussion on “Questions that Matter”.
Café Geek: A change of pace as Robert Stephens of the Geek Squad shares his perspective and poses his own questions for you to ponder..

Noon – 1:15PM  Graves 601 Ballroom Entry

Lunch. Unplug to recharge.

1:30PM – 5:00PM  Graves 601 Ballroom
Café You: Draw on personal experiences and gain new insights as we tackle your own “Questions that Matter” as a group.

5:30PM – 7:00PM  Comsos Lounge
Dinner: Unwind, mix, and mingle.

7:00PM – End of Day  Diamond/Encore/Concert/Citron Suites
Café 601: New conversation and relaxing experiences await on the 21st Floor.

DAY 2: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010   
7:45AM – 8:30AM Graves Ballroom Entry
Breakfast: Ready, Steady, Go!

8:30AM – 12:15PM  Graves 601 Ballroom
Open Café: A mix and mash of World Café and Pine & Gilmore’s own exercises drawn from the best of thinkAbouts past.

12:15PM – 1:30PM  Graves 601 Ballroom Entry

Lunch: Feed the machine.

1:30PM – 4:00PM  Graves 601 Ballroom
Café Top 10: The traditional Top 10 Experiences of the Year but with a new twist

(Post-Event) 4:00PM - 5:00PM   Graves 601 Ballroom

Alumni Planning Session: A new chapter begins for thinkAbout…and you can help write it.  

(Post-Event) 6:30PM   Graves Lobby
Group walk to Target Field for Minnesota Twins vs. the Toronto Blue Jays: A fun cap to an intense and thoughtful two days.

(Times subject to minor adjustments)

ABOUT THE VENUE

This year’s thinkAbout will take place at the upscale Graves 601 Hotel in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Rising twenty-two stories above the pulse of the city, the Graves is located at the confluence of business, retailing, theatre, and entertainment in the heart of downtown Minneapolis.

We will use many of the uniquely designed rooms in the Graves 601 Hotel to serve up a truly engaging thinkAbout experience.

FOR ROOM RESERVATIONS

Graves 601 Hotel

601 First Avenue

Minneapolis, MN 55403

Hotel Reservations: +1 (866) 523-1100

When reserving your room, be sure to request the Strategic Horizons thinkAbout room rate of US$145.00 per night. This rate is subject to availability.