Struktur Society

Remembering my conversation with longtime friend and colleague Dan Trapp of Sports+Outdoor Mentors from February of 2024 on the The UnStruktured Podcast. It's amazing to see how Dan and his YouTube channel have grown since then. This is how we build and connect community. We're coming back to life! New podcast episodes with a new co-host are already in editing with more on the way...several Sustack articles are in the works...and new events are being cooked-up as we speak. Are you plugged in? Sign up for the Struktur Substack or get yourself on the community mailing list for upcoming events and more! #StrukturEvent2025 www.struktursociety.com #art #design #music #future #creators #community #designconference #connect #cultivate #create https://lnkd.in/gse2SuRr

Hey Struktur Society community! Remember your favorite talk by William Lidwell at Struktur event 2014? The author of Universal Principles of Design and his Struktur talk Becoming Leonardo: How Great Designers Think, has a new book coming out. Pre-order it now!

The Nonlinear Path #19: Light Your Flame https://lnkd.in/gyeb8U8z Life is rarely straightforward. Our journeys are marked by obstacles, opportunities, and the need to adapt to ever-changing circumstances. To navigate this nonlinear path, one of the most powerful tools we can develop is our internal energy—a vital force that empowers us to protect our peace, grow our potential, and achieve our dreams. This energy is not about physical strength alone. It is about awareness, control, and direction. When cultivated, it becomes a guiding force that allows us to remain steady in chaos, push forward when others hesitate, and extend our influence beyond ourselves. In the early nineties, at the lowest point of my life, I embarked on a path of healing and personal growth through training in martial arts. One of the first things I learned how to do was to ‘light my flame’, another term for developing internal energy for protection and power. It remains one of the most valuable and useful lessons of my life so far. This article explores the transformative power of cultivating your inner flame and how it enables you to channel energy toward meaningful action, growth, and influence. Struktur Society Struktur Koncept The Nonlinear Path #struktur #art #design #music #future #creator #community

THE NONLINEAR PATH 18: Intentions vs. Resolutions Harnessing Martial Intent For Success In A New Year Over thirty years ago, I stepped onto the martial arts mat and learned my first lesson: setting intentions. This practice has since shaped every area of my life, including how I approach the start of a new year. Recently, I reflected on the difference between intentions and resolutions, and why the former has been far more effective for me. Read more on the Struktur Society Substack: https://lnkd.in/gQHmnJbn #struktur #art #design #music #future #creator #community #martialarts #martialintent #resolutions #intentions

It's time to connect again! Remembering how we gathered as creative professionals to share knowledge and ideas at #StrukturEvent in 2016. When designers and creative get together with a unified vision #MagicHappens! What magic can we create together in the new year? #StrukturEvent2025 Find yourself in the Struktur photo gallery at https://lnkd.in/gVrDV9N and get yourself on the community mailing list for upcoming events and more! #art #design #music #future #creators #community #designconference #connect #cultivate #create Sam Ward Amanda Goad Jeff Popp Abe B. Will Watters Kelly Watters

THE NONLINEAR PATH 17: The Art Of Setting Your Intention and Then Letting Go In a world that’s constantly pushing us to do more, and ever more perfectly, it’s no wonder we find ourselves caught in a daily struggle. Competition, rapid change, and societal pressures demand that we hustle harder. The economy keeps us in survival mode, politics drains our energy, and ageism plants seeds of self-doubt. We all want to build lives we love, and when we see our own progress, we feel validated. But when progress slows…or worse, when it reverses…we respond by pushing even harder. We do more. We grip tighter, only to watch our goals slip further away. Struktur Society Substack: https://lnkd.in/geFDXsX9 #connect #cultivate #create #art #design #music #creator #community

Remembering #StrukturSeries, the online re-emergence of #StrukturEvent in 2022 in response to the pandemic. This long form conversation with John Ly, my fellow design leader from The North Face, focuses on his migrant journey as a child in Malaysia, to Northern Washington and down to the Bay Area where he would grow to become one of the top designers in the #outdoorindustry. For many years John and I would hold two of the top design spots for the largest outdoor brand in the world, helping to shape the path for modern outdoors to flourish. Check out our conversation as creative colleagues on the Struktur Society YouTube channel and Subscribe for more new content. https://lnkd.in/eMfXHnJ3 Where has your journey taken you to, and where will it lead? #StrukturEvent2025 Find yourself in the Struktur photo gallery at https://lnkd.in/gVrDV9N and get yourself on the community mailing list for upcoming events and more! #art #design #music #future #creators #community #designconference #connect #cultivate #create

The Art Of Setting Your Intention and Then Letting Go In a world that’s constantly pushing us to do more, and ever more perfectly, it’s no wonder we find ourselves caught in a daily struggle. Competition, rapid change, and societal pressures demand that we hustle harder. The economy keeps us in survival mode, politics drains our energy, and ageism plants seeds of self-doubt. We all want to build lives we love, and when we see our own progress, we feel validated. But when progress slows…or worse, when it reverses…we respond by pushing even harder. We do more. We grip tighter, only to watch our goals slip further away. Struktur Society Substack

One of the best #design books EVER! Buy it, give it, live it. Oh, and watch William's talk on How Great Designers Think at #StrukturEvent 2014. Timeless, relevant, useful...all the best stuff. https://lnkd.in/gJGQzPDw #IdeasOverStuff #BestGiftEver

Freshly returned from The Running Event and #Switchback in Austin where I documented just #fifty of the many premium active and outdoor brands gathered for business, education, and networking. The show was incredibly energetic and laser-focussed on a healthy, active lifestyle. The Struktur Society creative community is present within all of these brands and far more. It's time to integrate our creative and business communities and reinvent our industry's future. Are you ready to gather again #StrukturEvent2025 See you at Switchback in Nashville! https://lnkd.in/gYykUEEx #TheFutureOfLifestyle adidas Altra Running Arc'teryx Equipment ASICS Bandit BIRKENSTOCK Black Diamond Equipment Brooks Running Chrome Industries Craft Sportswear Danner Boots Darn Tough Vermont? Free People Garmin W. L. Gore & Associates HOKA Janji JBL Professional KEEN LOWA Boots LLC Merrell #Nathan New Balance Nike Oiselle OluKai On OOFOS Osprey Packs, Inc. Outdoor Research Patagonia PUMA Group rabbit Ryka Salomon SATISFY Saucony SCARPA Skechers Smartwool Deckers Brands Krimson Klover The North Face Thule Group Toad&Co TOPO Athletic (Canada) Mizuno USA Tracksmith TYR Sport, Inc. Under Armour Vibram Group Vuori