Hey, I’m excited to launch the *What If series for Tacoma*—a new community-driven exploration of bold ideas for our city’s creative future. The idea is simple: through books, films, podcasts, white papers, and other thought-provoking materials, we’ll ask, “*What if this happened—or didn’t happen—in Tacoma?*” Then together, we’ll imagine creative, practical solutions that could lead to more vibrant outcomes for our community. This isn’t a theoretical or academic exercise—it’s about real-world change by doing or undoing, whatever it takes, to transform Tacoma into a global creative hub. We’re kicking things off with the book *Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi*. We’ll read it together and explore what “optimal experience” could look like for Tacoma’s creative economy. Interested? *Sign up here <https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/newsletter-form/sign-up-for-our-newsletter-1695>* and join us every third Saturday at inspiring venues like Tacoma Armory and others: Let’s imagine boldly. 💪 Syed K. Jamal | Bio <http://gobranta.com/ceofounder> CEO & Founder, Branta <http://www.gobranta.com/> | Grit City Studio <http://linkedin.com/company/gritcitystudio> Board Member: Tasveer <http://tasveer.org>: Oscar-qualifying Film Festival Chair, Tacoma-Kochi Committee at Tacoma Sister Cities <https://www.risefortheworld.org/>Board Member, The World Affairs Council - Tacoma <http://www.wactacoma.com/> Member, International ACAC <http://www.internationalacac.org/> | Pledge1% <https://pledge1percent.org/> | AWS EdStart <https://aws.amazon.com/education/edstart/> *🎥** Partner with us <https://form.jotform.com/252497864986178>* to build Tacoma's creative economy *#CinematicallyYours*