Our Membership
217 St. Louisans told us what they want downtown. Here are their ideas.
Members joined from every sector between March 4 and October 13, 2026, and 190 of them arrived with a concrete idea.
A community-led placemaking agenda, written by people who love spending time downtown.
148 members (68%) proposed placemaking: art, events, music, greening, streets, the riverfront and third spaces. 113 proposed something small enough to pilot with a microgrant.
Idea themes
Share of all members proposing each theme; one idea can touch several. Tap a bar to read that theme's ideas below.
Ideas in a sentence
Paraphrased from members' submissions, credited by role.
Pick a theme, or flip through with Next
Theme 1 of 14 · 23 ideasEvents, festivals & markets
Close Washington Ave every weekend for a market — tented and heated in winter, with shuttles from satellite lots. A habit, not a one-off festival.
One weekend festival where every neighborhood — Cherokee, The Hill, The Ville, Belleville, Kirkwood — gets a block downtown. One city, one heart.
Bring back the holiday window displays and host a downtown 'window walk' every December.
A SXSW-style panel series in downtown restaurants and cultural spaces — the public votes on the topics.
Weekly makers markets!
Monthly creative activations in alleys, like Chicago's, maybe off St. Charles Street.
More festivals.
Make downtown the best neighborhood in town to throw an event.
More events built around fun and community.
More vendor-led events.
A monthly street festival, about a quarter the size of City Social.
An anime convention or gaming tournament.
More events like these.
A family and friends day downtown.
Community events that bring new faces through doors they haven't opened yet.
Fun, safe family events co-hosted with other creatives.
A community mural or music festival.
A walkable club crawl where each stop shares a drink and a bite.
A monthly networking meetup and bar crawl down Washington Ave.
A community expo or silent auction with local prizes: gift cards, transit passes, riverboat tickets.
A compact nightlife district with special rules so bar hopping actually works.
A monthly vendor market with food trucks and entertainment.
Small businesses teaming up on events that get people excited about St. Louis.
Theme 2 of 14 · 33 ideasPublic art, murals & creative space
Murals and public art on every blank wall, viaduct and alley. Public art makes places feel loved.
Commission a living 'green mural' made of moss, launched with talks on sustainable urban design.
Project art onto the windows of vacant buildings.
Grow a live-art competition that brings crowds into downtown venues to watch local artists create in real time.
Immersive, healing programming that connects artists, vendors and venues and opens doors for marginalized groups.
Partner with local artists on murals that bring attention to stagnant buildings.
More murals! More community art!
Placemaking: more public art, better lighting and a better streetscape.
An artists' union that pushes institutions to buy from and collaborate with locals first.
Bring Cherokee Street's scrappy, grassroots energy downtown and put local artists ahead of corporate programming.
Art installations that make old, worn buildings the muse.
A podcast studio for creatives.
Bring back the painted cakes display.
Live art, a film photography lab and cyanotype workshops.
Mini-museums of personal collections in empty storefronts.
Art in liminal, commuter spaces so walking downtown feels exciting.
More public art around the convention center, where visitors form first impressions.
More murals. Downtown is bland next to other parts of the city.
Street-art portraits that humanize the people of downtown.
Bring more artists to St. Louis.
More public art to make downtown vibrant, walkable and inviting to explore.
Open creative labs that help storytellers, entrepreneurs and artists break down silos.
Give Paint Louis more love and programming. It's purely St. Louis.
A beautiful creative venue for events, media and brand activations.
More opportunities for unconventional artists.
Support the arts.
A youth arts program that paints murals across the city, like Cincinnati's.
Community art and music workshops and film screenings.
More art downtown.
Networking and film screenings for creatives.
Open unused spaces for cultural production.
Invite plein air painters downtown, and use Market Street for an actual market.
More artwork downtown!
Theme 3 of 14 · 17 ideasSmall business, retail & daily needs
Neighborhood basics for residents: a bodega, a barber, a nail salon within walking distance.
A rotating 'Startup District' — student and community founders pilot concepts in empty storefronts.
Turn Market Street into a permanent public market with food stalls and trucks.
More small businesses.
A shared network that keeps local vendors in the loop.
A grocery store, and older buildings rehabbed into mixed-use spaces.
More daytime retail, not just nightlife and offices.
A directory of local makers that downtown businesses can tap for pop-ups, gifts and events.
Bring back Midtown and Locust, and support women-owned businesses.
Support small businesses. That's how places turn around and attract young people and creatives.
Bring back food carts by the Civil Courts, plus low-cost activities that keep people around after work.
More street-level retail and food.
More restaurants and things to do with families.
A permanent, year-round market.
Local small business shopping downtown, for residents and tourists alike.
Help downtown businesses source branded merch from local creators.
Bring back the beloved Bread Co. at 6th and Pine.
Theme 4 of 14 · 17 ideasCollaboration, inclusion & community voice
Every downtown org and neighborhood group meets quarterly to share resources and get on the same page.
A 'small wins' initiative: lighting, planters, clean-ups, wayfinding — coordinated under one vision instead of in silos.
Amplify the voices of the community, not just those with a financial stake.
A community resource fair downtown.
Fund art, programming and joy for our most vulnerable neighbors, and celebrate diversity for real.
Make downtown more inclusive.
Bring LGBTQ+ community and nightlife back downtown.
A huge voter registration event built around dance.
A Midwest creator network with St. Louis as home base.
Ideas shaped by stakeholders and backed by partners with political pull.
More collaboration between businesses.
A Futuremakers headquarters downtown.
Combine lots of people's ideas into something big.
Great thinkers and creatives coming together to build something special.
Honor downtown's historic ethnic neighborhoods with spaces of memory.
More time to connect.
More ways to network.
Theme 5 of 14 · 16 ideasTransit, walkability, streets & parking
Close Washington to cars and connect downtown to Soulard, CWE, the Loop and Clayton with dedicated rapid transit.
A circulator shuttle: City Foundry → Union Station → Kiener Plaza → Wash Ave and back.
Turn the space under the interstate into a skatepark that stitches downtown to Soulard.
A streetcar running on Washington, Broadway, Clark and Jefferson.
Remove the interstate stretches that cut the riverfront off from downtown.
Better wayfinding signage.
A spine connecting the riverfront to Forest Park, with pop-up art and smart events along the way.
Connect Wash Ave to the stadium so downtown feels like one entertainment district.
An infrastructure overhaul across downtown.
Better parking with fewer meters.
Free parking for city residents with current plates.
Simpler, tourist-friendly parking.
A free parking lot like the Delmar Loop's.
Extend the Delmar trolley downtown.
Remove or bury the I-55/70 overpass.
Businesses people want to visit, and parking without confusing signs.
Theme 6 of 14 · 12 ideasFunding, incentives & new industries
Build a film and TV production center downtown — our historic architecture is the set.
Rent abatement for new college and trade-school grads to fill Wash Ave and the Landing with young creatives.
One-stop funding and incentives for people trying to invest downtown.
Hospitality and retail incentives that reward doing business downtown, with credit for those already here.
An AI startup accelerator with free mentorship for local businesses.
A shared, public count of new residents moving to St. Louis, updated regularly.
A community lender that funds people shut out of traditional capital.
Make downtown the Midwest's film destination, thanks to its architecture and historic spaces.
Broader support for film activations.
Microgrants for small businesses, and matching new business ideas with landlords seeking tenants.
Record clearing as a path to jobs, public safety and economic mobility.
More funding for revitalization that brings businesses back and supports neighbors.
Theme 7 of 14 · 13 ideasLive music & performing arts
A youth-friendly, affordable venue where new performers can get their start.
Stage theater downtown — even in temporary spaces. Audiences always say 'it's actually so neat down here.'
Venues and galleries paying fair, living wages to performers.
Live music, always.
Buskers on the streets.
Concerts by major headliners on the Arch grounds.
Live music blocks.
A live jam session where artists build a song from scratch and explain the process.
Outdoor public concerts paired with networking.
A street festival for music and arts.
More live music and curated fashion events.
Performing arts in unusual spaces, and fewer parking garages.
A music-centered connection series in intimate downtown venues.
Theme 8 of 14 · 10 ideasClean, safe & welcoming streets
Make the Wash Ave/Eads Bridge underpass bright and welcoming so visitors feel at ease walking it.
Clean-ups and walkable maps that break the 'if you can see the Arch it's unsafe' myth.
Make downtown convention-friendly and safe, like downtown Indianapolis.
Clean up the streets.
Dog waste stations around downtown.
Public drinking fountains, like in Paris.
Better lighting, weed control and trash cleanup.
Paint the overpasses and ramps that greet visitors crossing the river.
Better sidewalks, benches and dog water stations.
Change the perception that downtown isn't safe.
Theme 9 of 14 · 9 ideasTourism, conventions & promotion
Certify allergy-safe restaurants and use it to win conventions.
A downtown creator crawl: local creators visit and post from several businesses in one night.
Grow downtown's reputation as a thriving place for meetings and events.
Business tours of downtown.
Food tours.
Make the Landing the welcome mat for Arch visitors and a showcase for small businesses.
Concierge-style tourism.
An NBA team.
Better promotion of what's already here.
Theme 10 of 14 · 4 ideasHousing & reuse of vacant buildings
Convert vacant buildings into homes and mixed-use spaces with developers, businesses and neighbors.
Multi-use hubs like Memphis's Crosstown Concourse for creatives and small business.
Use abandoned spaces for living and performances.
Use downtown property for the people who live there, not just luxury apartments.
Theme 11 of 14 · 9 ideasRiverfront, Arch grounds & Gateway Mall
Use the Gateway Mall as a test bed: tailgates, street-closure markets, pop-ups and public art.
Bring back a riverboat restaurant — this time run by a local chef.
Bring food back on the riverfront boats.
Connect the Gateway Mall and the Arch grounds with programming, art and events that give each place its own identity.
Consistent, unified programming along the Gateway Mall.
More events on the Arch grounds.
Reimagine both riverfronts with state and federal partners.
Use the riverfront as an industrial hub.
Make the Landing more accessible.
Theme 12 of 14 · 10 ideasYouth & third spaces
Replace the teen dance clubs, skating rinks and venues downtown once had with new third spaces.
A late-night book café — a safe, chill third place.
A recreation center for teens.
Events that teach young people ownership and how to turn skills into income.
Silent book clubs downtown.
More pop-up third spaces, like the ones in Soulard, Tower Grove and on Cherokee.
More spaces for young adults to talk and learn.
Pop-up book spaces in building lobbies.
Coffee shop meetups.
More third spaces: coffee shops, markets, bodegas.
Theme 13 of 14 · 7 ideasTrees, gardens & green space
Plant free fruit trees anyone can pick from.
Bollards topped with herb gardens — a quarter mile of fresh herbs for residents, visitors and restaurants.
Help commercial buildings tap green-building financing and make downtown greener.
More trees, flowers and colorful street art.
More greenery where people and pets can gather.
More trees and foliage, like Austin.
Replace surface parking lots with plazas and parks.
Theme 14 of 14 · 12 ideasHealth, wellness & recreation
Make downtown St. Louis the region's health and wellness hub.
A running/skating club that cleans up dog waste block by block each week.
A facility that truly invests in girls' and women's sports, from rec leagues to pro.
More chances for people to connect and heal.
A networking event for golf lovers.
Wellness walks and a downtown hub for wellness events.
More free walks and free events.
More free group activities for St. Louisans.
Ballfields with an Arch view.
More local walks.
Free deep-stretch classes paired with talks on health disparities.
More local events, like free yoga.
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Close Washington Ave every weekend for a market — tented and heated in winter, with shuttles from satellite lots. A habit, not a one-off festival.
One weekend festival where every neighborhood — Cherokee, The Hill, The Ville, Belleville, Kirkwood — gets a block downtown. One city, one heart.
Bring back the holiday window displays and host a downtown 'window walk' every December.
A SXSW-style panel series in downtown restaurants and cultural spaces — the public votes on the topics.
Weekly makers markets!
Monthly creative activations in alleys, like Chicago's, maybe off St. Charles Street.
More festivals.
Make downtown the best neighborhood in town to throw an event.
More events built around fun and community.
More vendor-led events.
A monthly street festival, about a quarter the size of City Social.
An anime convention or gaming tournament.
More events like these.
A family and friends day downtown.
Community events that bring new faces through doors they haven't opened yet.
Fun, safe family events co-hosted with other creatives.
A community mural or music festival.
A walkable club crawl where each stop shares a drink and a bite.
A monthly networking meetup and bar crawl down Washington Ave.
A community expo or silent auction with local prizes: gift cards, transit passes, riverboat tickets.
A compact nightlife district with special rules so bar hopping actually works.
A monthly vendor market with food trucks and entertainment.
Small businesses teaming up on events that get people excited about St. Louis.
Murals and public art on every blank wall, viaduct and alley. Public art makes places feel loved.
Commission a living 'green mural' made of moss, launched with talks on sustainable urban design.
Project art onto the windows of vacant buildings.
Grow a live-art competition that brings crowds into downtown venues to watch local artists create in real time.
Immersive, healing programming that connects artists, vendors and venues and opens doors for marginalized groups.
Partner with local artists on murals that bring attention to stagnant buildings.
More murals! More community art!
Placemaking: more public art, better lighting and a better streetscape.
An artists' union that pushes institutions to buy from and collaborate with locals first.
Bring Cherokee Street's scrappy, grassroots energy downtown and put local artists ahead of corporate programming.
Art installations that make old, worn buildings the muse.
A podcast studio for creatives.
Bring back the painted cakes display.
Live art, a film photography lab and cyanotype workshops.
Mini-museums of personal collections in empty storefronts.
Art in liminal, commuter spaces so walking downtown feels exciting.
More public art around the convention center, where visitors form first impressions.
More murals. Downtown is bland next to other parts of the city.
Street-art portraits that humanize the people of downtown.
Bring more artists to St. Louis.
More public art to make downtown vibrant, walkable and inviting to explore.
Open creative labs that help storytellers, entrepreneurs and artists break down silos.
Give Paint Louis more love and programming. It's purely St. Louis.
A beautiful creative venue for events, media and brand activations.
More opportunities for unconventional artists.
Support the arts.
A youth arts program that paints murals across the city, like Cincinnati's.
Community art and music workshops and film screenings.
More art downtown.
Networking and film screenings for creatives.
Open unused spaces for cultural production.
Invite plein air painters downtown, and use Market Street for an actual market.
More artwork downtown!
Neighborhood basics for residents: a bodega, a barber, a nail salon within walking distance.
A rotating 'Startup District' — student and community founders pilot concepts in empty storefronts.
Turn Market Street into a permanent public market with food stalls and trucks.
More small businesses.
A shared network that keeps local vendors in the loop.
A grocery store, and older buildings rehabbed into mixed-use spaces.
More daytime retail, not just nightlife and offices.
A directory of local makers that downtown businesses can tap for pop-ups, gifts and events.
Bring back Midtown and Locust, and support women-owned businesses.
Support small businesses. That's how places turn around and attract young people and creatives.
Bring back food carts by the Civil Courts, plus low-cost activities that keep people around after work.
More street-level retail and food.
More restaurants and things to do with families.
A permanent, year-round market.
Local small business shopping downtown, for residents and tourists alike.
Help downtown businesses source branded merch from local creators.
Bring back the beloved Bread Co. at 6th and Pine.
Every downtown org and neighborhood group meets quarterly to share resources and get on the same page.
A 'small wins' initiative: lighting, planters, clean-ups, wayfinding — coordinated under one vision instead of in silos.
Amplify the voices of the community, not just those with a financial stake.
A community resource fair downtown.
Fund art, programming and joy for our most vulnerable neighbors, and celebrate diversity for real.
Make downtown more inclusive.
Bring LGBTQ+ community and nightlife back downtown.
A huge voter registration event built around dance.
A Midwest creator network with St. Louis as home base.
Ideas shaped by stakeholders and backed by partners with political pull.
More collaboration between businesses.
A Futuremakers headquarters downtown.
Combine lots of people's ideas into something big.
Great thinkers and creatives coming together to build something special.
Honor downtown's historic ethnic neighborhoods with spaces of memory.
More time to connect.
More ways to network.
Close Washington to cars and connect downtown to Soulard, CWE, the Loop and Clayton with dedicated rapid transit.
A circulator shuttle: City Foundry → Union Station → Kiener Plaza → Wash Ave and back.
Turn the space under the interstate into a skatepark that stitches downtown to Soulard.
A streetcar running on Washington, Broadway, Clark and Jefferson.
Remove the interstate stretches that cut the riverfront off from downtown.
Better wayfinding signage.
A spine connecting the riverfront to Forest Park, with pop-up art and smart events along the way.
Connect Wash Ave to the stadium so downtown feels like one entertainment district.
An infrastructure overhaul across downtown.
Better parking with fewer meters.
Free parking for city residents with current plates.
Simpler, tourist-friendly parking.
A free parking lot like the Delmar Loop's.
Extend the Delmar trolley downtown.
Remove or bury the I-55/70 overpass.
Businesses people want to visit, and parking without confusing signs.
Build a film and TV production center downtown — our historic architecture is the set.
Rent abatement for new college and trade-school grads to fill Wash Ave and the Landing with young creatives.
One-stop funding and incentives for people trying to invest downtown.
Hospitality and retail incentives that reward doing business downtown, with credit for those already here.
An AI startup accelerator with free mentorship for local businesses.
A shared, public count of new residents moving to St. Louis, updated regularly.
A community lender that funds people shut out of traditional capital.
Make downtown the Midwest's film destination, thanks to its architecture and historic spaces.
Broader support for film activations.
Microgrants for small businesses, and matching new business ideas with landlords seeking tenants.
Record clearing as a path to jobs, public safety and economic mobility.
More funding for revitalization that brings businesses back and supports neighbors.
A youth-friendly, affordable venue where new performers can get their start.
Stage theater downtown — even in temporary spaces. Audiences always say 'it's actually so neat down here.'
Venues and galleries paying fair, living wages to performers.
Live music, always.
Buskers on the streets.
Concerts by major headliners on the Arch grounds.
Live music blocks.
A live jam session where artists build a song from scratch and explain the process.
Outdoor public concerts paired with networking.
A street festival for music and arts.
More live music and curated fashion events.
Performing arts in unusual spaces, and fewer parking garages.
A music-centered connection series in intimate downtown venues.
Make the Wash Ave/Eads Bridge underpass bright and welcoming so visitors feel at ease walking it.
Clean-ups and walkable maps that break the 'if you can see the Arch it's unsafe' myth.
Make downtown convention-friendly and safe, like downtown Indianapolis.
Clean up the streets.
Dog waste stations around downtown.
Public drinking fountains, like in Paris.
Better lighting, weed control and trash cleanup.
Paint the overpasses and ramps that greet visitors crossing the river.
Better sidewalks, benches and dog water stations.
Change the perception that downtown isn't safe.
Certify allergy-safe restaurants and use it to win conventions.
A downtown creator crawl: local creators visit and post from several businesses in one night.
Grow downtown's reputation as a thriving place for meetings and events.
Business tours of downtown.
Food tours.
Make the Landing the welcome mat for Arch visitors and a showcase for small businesses.
Concierge-style tourism.
An NBA team.
Better promotion of what's already here.
Convert vacant buildings into homes and mixed-use spaces with developers, businesses and neighbors.
Multi-use hubs like Memphis's Crosstown Concourse for creatives and small business.
Use abandoned spaces for living and performances.
Use downtown property for the people who live there, not just luxury apartments.
Use the Gateway Mall as a test bed: tailgates, street-closure markets, pop-ups and public art.
Bring back a riverboat restaurant — this time run by a local chef.
Bring food back on the riverfront boats.
Connect the Gateway Mall and the Arch grounds with programming, art and events that give each place its own identity.
Consistent, unified programming along the Gateway Mall.
More events on the Arch grounds.
Reimagine both riverfronts with state and federal partners.
Use the riverfront as an industrial hub.
Make the Landing more accessible.
Replace the teen dance clubs, skating rinks and venues downtown once had with new third spaces.
A late-night book café — a safe, chill third place.
A recreation center for teens.
Events that teach young people ownership and how to turn skills into income.
Silent book clubs downtown.
More pop-up third spaces, like the ones in Soulard, Tower Grove and on Cherokee.
More spaces for young adults to talk and learn.
Pop-up book spaces in building lobbies.
Coffee shop meetups.
More third spaces: coffee shops, markets, bodegas.
Plant free fruit trees anyone can pick from.
Bollards topped with herb gardens — a quarter mile of fresh herbs for residents, visitors and restaurants.
Help commercial buildings tap green-building financing and make downtown greener.
More trees, flowers and colorful street art.
More greenery where people and pets can gather.
More trees and foliage, like Austin.
Replace surface parking lots with plazas and parks.
Make downtown St. Louis the region's health and wellness hub.
A running/skating club that cleans up dog waste block by block each week.
A facility that truly invests in girls' and women's sports, from rec leagues to pro.
More chances for people to connect and heal.
A networking event for golf lovers.
Wellness walks and a downtown hub for wellness events.
More free walks and free events.
More free group activities for St. Louisans.
Ballfields with an Arch view.
More local walks.
Free deep-stretch classes paired with talks on health disparities.
More local events, like free yoga.
Every time we gather, the club grows.
Input arrives in waves around in-person moments. Community-led programming is the growth engine.
New members by month
People joining each month, counted once at first sign-up, with the running total. October runs through Oct 13.
A cross-sector coalition, not a single interest group.
Artists sit next to bankers, city staff, chefs, architects, nurses and hotel managers: 8 named sectors, 54 ZIP codes, and ages 16 to 71.
Sector
Grouped by each member's job title and employer.
Median age 37, and 79% are under 45. Of the 184 members who gave a birth year.
By home ZIP code. Downtown draws from the whole region.
Futuremakers members show up.
124 members live, work, own property or run a business downtown. Another 84 have none of those ties and still choose to spend their free time there.
Members could check more than one. Share of all members.
Members don't just want to benefit. They want to get involved.
121 members (56%) will serve on a board or committee or host an event. 90 have an idea a microgrant could launch, and 22 want to put their own money into the pool. 81 checked two or more ways to help.
Share of all members. Dark bars show service and microgrants. Ideas outnumber funders about four to one, which makes the case for growing the pool.
What brings them together.
In their own words, members return again and again to the same three threads.
Themes in members' written answers
Share of members whose answers use words in each theme (keyword match).
Safety barely comes up. Only 19 of 217 members mention safety, crime, stigma or perception anywhere in their written answers.
Why I joined.
In members' own words, from the membership form. Swipe or scroll for more →
I am excited by the prospect of being around others who have bold ideas for building up the heart of our city.
I believe everything is better in collaboration.
This is my city. I want to see it thrive. I want to thrive in it.
As a creative and small business owner, I feel like we too often operate in a fairly isolated bubble. I am looking to change that. I believe in community and I believe in St. Louis.
I am a French citizen living Downtown since 2018 and would love to connect with others who love it as much as I do.
Maybe I don't have to do things alone. I can have help and help others along the way.
I'm interested in helping connect people, initiatives, funding opportunities, and ideas so our efforts are more aligned and less siloed.
The community of St. Louis saved me… and I want to plant my roots to help it grow.
I love downtown and believe it can truly thrive again.
Would love to help bring more life back to this beautiful heart of the city!
I also grew up Downtown and love any opportunity to pour into the neighborhoods I was raised in.
One of the few groups in St. Louis actually taking culture seriously as part of how downtown grows, not just as an add-on.
Inspiration, connections, and the opportunity to hear from people who want to put their stamp on downtown.
All I want in my life is to watch St. Louis prosper, and I'm happy to exist in and support a group that wants the same.
I believe that people have far more power to make their lives, their communities, and their cities better than they realize.
I hope to grow and restore downtown's cultural hub, that includes literary events and spaces. St. Louis has readers!
We want to be a part of the change we want to see.
I have a deep love for this city. I'm hoping to connect with others who feel the same way and mobilize citizens to help solve some of our biggest problems.
I believe in a better, more connected, and more equitable Saint Louis built by people for people.
Downtown is where my heart is.
The ultimate goal is being a part of realizing the potential and celebrating the stories of downtown St. Louis.
I am incredibly passionate about downtown and believe it is the key to success for the region.
I recently moved to St. Louis and I'm eager to get involved in community-based efforts.
Craving a space for creative conversations to flourish.
The best ideas usually begin with someone who cares.
Since March, 217 St. Louisans have signed up to get involved. Here's what they want to build.
St. Louisans (love) downtown.
Futuremakers members want connection. 81% joined to network. Again and again, they describe working in silos and wanting a place to build alongside others.
members already live downtown, plus 28 who run businesses and 13 who own property there.
members have no home, job or business downtown, yet choose it for their free time.
write about connection, community or collaboration in their answers.
idea themes from members. That's more ideas than members, because people came with more than one.
ZIP codes members call home. Downtown draws from across the region.
write about love, pride or belief in St. Louis in their answers.
Come with a vision. Leave with people in your corner.
How these numbers were made
- Source: member responses collected through the Futuremakers Club membership form, Mar 4 to Oct 13, 2026.
- 228 submissions were deduplicated to 217 people by name and email. A person counts for a checkbox if they checked it on any submission; the month they joined is their first submission.
- Ages use self-reported birth years (2026 minus birth year). Entries like "84" were read as 1984, and unreadable entries were left out.
- Sectors and idea themes were grouped from job titles, employers and written ideas with help from an AI assistant (Claude). "Student, retired or not stated" includes members who left job fields blank.
- Common-ground themes are keyword matches on members' written answers, so they're indicative rather than exact.
- The form doesn't collect race, gender or household income.