Book event
Provenza, El PobladoTuesday, May 5

Creative Blocks #11 - Medellín

Bring the tasks you’ve been avoiding. We spend the day in focused work blocks, being intentional about the tasks for each block. Turns out, work feels different when the entire room cares.

When
Tuesday, May 5 · 10:00 AM – 7:40 PM
Cost
Always free.
Save your spotHow a block works

Approximate area. Exact venue 24 hours before.

What's happened so far

  • 07sessionshosted
  • 25strangers havesat down with me
  • 44+creative blockscompleted together

What past sessions have looked like

Past sessions

A room of people heads down at their work.
Someone deep in focus on their laptop.
Two people chatting at a table while they work.
Someone taking a break with a drink in hand.

The structure really helped me stay focused and be very productive. The built in check-ins make it feel sustainable. It's a mix of work and socializing that I don't always find on my own.

Dani, Video Editor

The ritual

The room hears you,
and the work shifts.

Pre-block

Out loud: what you're about to do.

Post-block

Out loud: how it went.

That's the ritual. Two questions, asked out loud, with other people in the room. It's how the work gets real.

Schedule

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM20 min
Intro
Intro
10 min check-in
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM1h 30 min
Deep startThe hardest part is starting. Pick something hard and get it done early.
Session
10 min check-in
12:10 PM – 1:10 PM1h
Quick win before foodA shorter push before lunch. Close the loop.
Session
10 min check-in
1:20 PM – 2:10 PM50 min
Lunch
Lunch
10 min check-in
2:20 PM – 3:50 PM1h 30 min
Deep workLong stretch. Fewer interruptions. Bigger moves.
Session
10 min check-in
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM1h 30 min
Drive it homeFinal push. Finish strong!
Session
10 min check-in
5:40 PM – 7:40 PM2h
Hang afterWe'll walk to a nearby spot in the neighborhood, let's hang out!
Social

All times in GMT-5

Rodrigo, the host

Your host

Rodrigo Curbelo

I started Creative Blocks because too much meaningful work gets postponed when you’re doing it alone. Some of my best work happened around people doing work they cared about, and that kind of focus is contagious.

Creative Blocks is my attempt at creating more rooms like that.

Likely working onBuilding out the online version of Creative Blocks

Questions you probably have

FAQ

  • It's fine to be late, but you really get the most by joining for the full session. If you walk in while a block is running, people will be deep in it and won't look up until the next break. Slip in quietly and we'll catch up at the break.

  • Pick the slot that fits. Morning only (blocks 1 to 3), afternoon only (blocks 4 to 6), or the whole day. Book whichever lines up. Nobody tracks attendance.

  • We are. The space isn't. Sessions happen in coffeeshops, so there's ambient noise the whole time: people talking nearby, music, the espresso machine. During a block, nobody in the group is having conversations. Headphones recommended either way.

  • After the last block, we walk to a spot nearby and unwind together. We hang out and decompress. No networking pressure. No pressure to drink. Stay as long as you like.

  • Yes to both. Bring whatever you actually need. If a call comes in, take it. We're in a coffeeshop, so the background noise goes both ways. Just don't start a long conversation with the people next to you mid-block. Save that for the breaks.

  • Whatever you'd use to do your work elsewhere. Laptop, notebook, sketchpad, whatever. Headphones strongly recommended for the ambient noise. We bring the rhythm. You bring the thing you're working on.

  • Nothing. Always free. Show up, bring something real, do the work.

Decide

One day. One thing finished.

When
Tuesday, May 5
10:00 AM – 7:40 PM
Where
Provenza, El Poblado
Exact venue 24h before
Cost
Always free.
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Creative Blocks #11 - Medellín

Tuesday, May 5

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