The interplay of business, art and science
Posted in Conferences, Creativity at Work Newsletter, Home on Apr 21st, 2008
Highlights from the American Creativity Association Conference in Singapore
I was invited to speak at the ACA conference which took place the last week in February in Singapore. 200 people attended from 33+ countries, making this a truly international meeting. I love being part of conferences in far off lands, because it is an [...]
Posted in Creativity and Innovation Workshops, Home, arts-based training on Feb 5th, 2008
Creativity and Innovation Skills Development
with Linda Naiman
Date: March 3, 2008
Our simple survey indicates that professionals desire creativity training that could help them generate solutions to address issues and problems in the daily course of their work.
Creativity at Work uses a balanced approach to developing creativity that includes both analytical and imaginative thinking derived from the [...]
Posted in Conferences, Creativity on Jan 26th, 2008
For five days delegates will discuss the challenges and opportunities in applying creativity and seeking creative solutions across the cultures associated in four broad areas: government and quasi- government, education, business and commerce, and arts and culture.
Over 200 practitioners and experts from around the globe are expected to attend this conference.
I will be speaking about [...]
Posted in Conferences, Creativity at Work Newsletter, Home, arts-based training on Dec 21st, 2007
In this Issue:
Upcoming public workshops
Creativity at Work across the Commonwealth:
Vancouver, Victoria, Singapore, and Sidney
Rituals and Celebrations:
Ring the bells that still can ring,
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in
~ Leonard Cohen ‘Strange Music’
I used to think rituals and ceremonies (especially religious ones) were a colossal [...]
Posted in Creativity at Work Newsletter on Oct 31st, 2007
Could we ever know each other in the slightest without the arts?
Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983)
Singapore
This question appears on Canada’s 20$ bill in tiny little mice type, and I love that it is printed on our money. I thought of Roy’s question after my first trip to Singapore last August, because prior to the trip whenever [...]