Showing posts with label The Creative Edge Workshop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Creative Edge Workshop. Show all posts
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Christmas Creativity
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Creativity Habit: Collecting
In my book The Creative Edge Workshop I identified 6 habits that creative people exhibit. Collecting is one of them. More at this link: http://blogs.psychcentral.com/creative-mind/2011/06/collecting-and-creativity/
And my book is still available from
http://www.publishme.co.nz/shop/
Search for The Creative Edge Workshop
And my book is still available from
http://www.publishme.co.nz/shop/
Search for The Creative Edge Workshop
Monday, February 28, 2011
The Creative Edge Workshop
There have been lots of hits on my blog recently and the marketing people say I should be making the most of them so . . . . here's a plug for my book The Creative Edge Workshop.
By participating in the activities and completing the workbook you will:
• learn what creativity is.
• learn about the ways in which you are already creative [and expand them].
• learn how to make your life more creative.
• learn how to identify and strengthen aspects of your creative character.
• learn what creative people do [habits] that makes them creative.
• learn how you can expand your creativity by applying the six habits of creative people to your life.
• do practical activities to grow your creativity.
• do it all in your own time and at your own pace.
The Creative Edge Workshop is a sizable, information rich workbook developed by New Zealand creativity consultant Wayne Morris, and honed through many individual and group-based workshops. Whilst retaining and element of fun, it robustly teaches an approach to understanding and building the creative process within any individual, that Morris – a highly creative person in his own right – has developed over many years of exploring. Used with intent, this workbook will help locate the creative inner-you, or act as a sound guide for those who wish to expand the creative potential of others.Graeme Beals, Publisher, Zenith Publishing Group, 2010
In New Zealand you can get it from me wayne@future-edge.co.nz or the publisher www.publishmeshop.co.nz Search for creative edge. Overseas go direct to the publisher.
Its around $NZ30 plus postage and packaging.
Go on - you know you would like one!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The Creative Edge Workshop
Give yourself a Creative Edge:learn what creativity is
learn about the ways you are already creative [and expand them]
learn how to make your life more creative
learn how to identify and strengthen aspects of your creative character
learn what creative people do [habits] that makes them creative
learn how you can expand your creativity by applying the six habits of creative people to your life
do practical activities to grow your creativity
do it all in your own time and at your own pace.
After years of spending time with creative people, academic research and running creativity workshops in New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa, Wayne Morris has published The Creative Edge Workshop.
It is a 150 page workbook for the person who wants to “put more creativity into their life – put more life into their creativity.’
The book is designed to help people reclaim their imagination and creativity. It is the culmination of years of working with creative people.
What others have said about Wayne’s work:
"Wayne did a great job of creating a supportive space for the creative process and then did a great job of not getting in the way of it! I had great fun playing with my creativity and the creativity of others. Everyone should do this!"
“Your facilitation; It was ‘just right’ for me. I enjoyed the quotes, background theory, your insight and personal passion that set the scene and kept pulling us back to the purpose through out the weekend. I enjoyed the varied activities that made you think – e.g. draw using only 7 lines… and found the ‘visualisation’ exercises you talked us through very useful for me. I liked the balance with freedom to choose and no requirements to perform or share if you didn’t want to (we’re perverse beings. – when you don’t have to you usually do!)”
In New Zealand from wayne@future-edge.co.nz $NZ30 plus postage and packaging
Overseas from Publish Me:
http://www.publishme.co.nz/shop/ search for Creative Edge
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
The Creative Edge in Pretoria
Following the African creativity conferences my friend and colleague Francois Coetzee organised a day long Creative Edge workshop for a small group of people at the Ubuntu Training Centre in Pretoria.
We explored the characteristics of creative people and 'measured' ourselves against them. This at times meant we tied each other in knots!
We explored the six habits of creative people - be open, collect, surround, seek, challenge and play - and looked at ways making them a greater priority in our lives. And played with with modelling clay
We spent time using Speed Thinking - a very effective thinking process developed by Dr Ken Hudson - more at www.speeedthinkingzone.comTuesday, August 31, 2010
Creativity Workshop - Interested
Hi folks
I intend running another of my Creative Edge Workshops later in the year when I return from running some creativity workshops South Africa. This is just to let any Kiwis out there know and to seek interest. Here are some shots from the last one.
I intend running another of my Creative Edge Workshops later in the year when I return from running some creativity workshops South Africa. This is just to let any Kiwis out there know and to seek interest. Here are some shots from the last one.
And here's what people have had to say about previous ones I've run.
“Outstanding - one of the best workshops I have been to at any creativity conference anywhere in the world. Practical and life-changing.”
“The workshop gave me a chance to refocus on what creativity is and more paths to get there. The 'team' shared - but did not invade private spaces. We all had different focuses and interests yet the same goals.”
“I now know my creative impulse is valid thanks to conversations, humour, support from all at the retreat, particularly Wayne as guide / facilitator. Self belief gives creativity one heck of a boost.”
“Really good creative and interactive sessions in a safe environment. New relationships, heightened perception and lots of laughs made it a great retreat.”
“The days of the retreat gave me the time to unlock my personal box to look outside the square into the endless possibilities of creative expression. It was a fizzing, bubbling time of creative action prompted by Wayne's enabling guidance.”
“A life changing experience... The retreat showed me how to kick start my creativity! The retreat gave a wonderful opportunity for expanding horizons, breaking down barriers and pushing the creative comfort zone in a supportive environment.”
“For me, this is what I’ve taken from the retreat - lovely friendships., inspiration, joy, freedom, energy, a new way of looking at life, a fresh sense of fun and mischief.”
“Your facilitation; It was ‘just right’ for me. I enjoyed the quotes, background theory, your insight and personal passion that set the scene and kept pulling us back to the purpose through out the weekend. I enjoyed the varied activities that made you think – e.g. draw using only 7 lines… and found the ‘visualisation’ exercises you talked us through very useful for me. I liked the balance with freedom to choose and no requirements to perform or share if you didn’t want to (we’re perverse beings. – when you don’t have to you usually do!)”
“I found the retreat fun and relaxing and I feel that myself imposed pressure to be creative has gone. I am continuing to feel calm, relaxed and more efficient in all aspects of my life. I have a real feeling of well-being that I haven’t had for a while”
"Wayne did a great job of creating a supportive space for the creative process and then did a great job of not getting in the way of it! I had great fun playing with my creativity and the creativity of others. Everyone should do this!"
“A fun and fascinating weekend conducted by Wayne which inspired me to put some creativity back into my life.”
“I think it was a combination of your hands-off approach combined with creative advice or ideas offered when requested, the stimulation of interacting with specific individuals in the group, and the creative atmosphere generated by the group as a whole that caused the magic to happen. The bubbling, buzzing feeling of being part of a group of people all listening to their creative sides at once has to be experienced to be believed!”
“Wow - creativity where I thought there was none and lots of fun. Thanks.”
“Outstanding - one of the best workshops I have been to at any creativity conference anywhere in the world. Practical and life-changing.”
“The workshop gave me a chance to refocus on what creativity is and more paths to get there. The 'team' shared - but did not invade private spaces. We all had different focuses and interests yet the same goals.”
“I now know my creative impulse is valid thanks to conversations, humour, support from all at the retreat, particularly Wayne as guide / facilitator. Self belief gives creativity one heck of a boost.”
“Really good creative and interactive sessions in a safe environment. New relationships, heightened perception and lots of laughs made it a great retreat.”
“The days of the retreat gave me the time to unlock my personal box to look outside the square into the endless possibilities of creative expression. It was a fizzing, bubbling time of creative action prompted by Wayne's enabling guidance.”
“A life changing experience... The retreat showed me how to kick start my creativity! The retreat gave a wonderful opportunity for expanding horizons, breaking down barriers and pushing the creative comfort zone in a supportive environment.”
“For me, this is what I’ve taken from the retreat - lovely friendships., inspiration, joy, freedom, energy, a new way of looking at life, a fresh sense of fun and mischief.”
“Your facilitation; It was ‘just right’ for me. I enjoyed the quotes, background theory, your insight and personal passion that set the scene and kept pulling us back to the purpose through out the weekend. I enjoyed the varied activities that made you think – e.g. draw using only 7 lines… and found the ‘visualisation’ exercises you talked us through very useful for me. I liked the balance with freedom to choose and no requirements to perform or share if you didn’t want to (we’re perverse beings. – when you don’t have to you usually do!)”
“I found the retreat fun and relaxing and I feel that myself imposed pressure to be creative has gone. I am continuing to feel calm, relaxed and more efficient in all aspects of my life. I have a real feeling of well-being that I haven’t had for a while”
"Wayne did a great job of creating a supportive space for the creative process and then did a great job of not getting in the way of it! I had great fun playing with my creativity and the creativity of others. Everyone should do this!"
“A fun and fascinating weekend conducted by Wayne which inspired me to put some creativity back into my life.”
“I think it was a combination of your hands-off approach combined with creative advice or ideas offered when requested, the stimulation of interacting with specific individuals in the group, and the creative atmosphere generated by the group as a whole that caused the magic to happen. The bubbling, buzzing feeling of being part of a group of people all listening to their creative sides at once has to be experienced to be believed!”
“Wow - creativity where I thought there was none and lots of fun. Thanks.”
If you are interested drop me an email to wayne@future-edge.co.nz and I'll send you some more information.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Why is creativity important?
This is an extract from my book The Creative Edge WorkshopIn the introduction to his book A Whole New Mind Daniel Pink makes the following statement:
The last few decades have belonged to a certain kind of person with a certain kind of mind – computer programmers who could crank code, lawyers who could draft contracts, MBA’s who could crunch numbers. But the keys to the kingdom are changing hands. The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind – creators and empathisers, pattern recognisers and meaning makers. These people – artists, inventors, designers, storytellers, caregivers, consolers, big picture thinkers – will now reap society’s richest rewards and share its greatest joys. [p.1]
And this from Ken Robinson:
The challenges we currently face are without precedent. More people live on this planet now than at any other time in history. The world's population has doubled in the past 30 years. We're facing an increasing strain on the world's natural resources. Technology is advancing at a headlong rate of speed. It's transforming how people work, think, and connect. It's transforming our cultural values.
If you look at the resulting strains on our political and financial institutions, on health care, on education, there really isn't a time in history where you could look back and say, "Well, of course, this is the same thing all over again." It isn't. This is really new, and we're going to need every ounce of ingenuity, imagination, and creativity to confront these problems.
Also, we're living in times of massive unpredictability. The kids who are starting school this September will be retiring—if they ever do—around 2070. Nobody has a clue what the world's going to look like in five years, or even next year actually, and yet it's the job of education to help kids make sense of the world they're going to live in.
You know, for my generation—I was born in 1950—we were told that if you worked hard, went to college, and got a regular academic degree, you'd be set for life. Well, nobody thinks that's true anymore, and yet we keep running our school systems as though it were. So many people have degrees now that an individual degree isn't worth a fraction of what it used to be worth. So being creative is essential to us; it's essential for our economy.
I work a lot with Fortune 500 companies, and they're always saying, "We need people who can be innovative, who can think differently." If you look at the mortality rate among companies, it's massive. America is now facing the biggest challenge it's ever faced—to maintain it's position in the world economies. All these things demand high levels of innovation, creativity, and ingenuity. At the moment, instead of promoting creativity, I think we're systematically educating it out of our kids.
Source: Educational Leadership September 2009 Volume 67 No.1
How would you answer the question why is creativity important?
The last few decades have belonged to a certain kind of person with a certain kind of mind – computer programmers who could crank code, lawyers who could draft contracts, MBA’s who could crunch numbers. But the keys to the kingdom are changing hands. The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind – creators and empathisers, pattern recognisers and meaning makers. These people – artists, inventors, designers, storytellers, caregivers, consolers, big picture thinkers – will now reap society’s richest rewards and share its greatest joys. [p.1]
And this from Ken Robinson:
The challenges we currently face are without precedent. More people live on this planet now than at any other time in history. The world's population has doubled in the past 30 years. We're facing an increasing strain on the world's natural resources. Technology is advancing at a headlong rate of speed. It's transforming how people work, think, and connect. It's transforming our cultural values.
If you look at the resulting strains on our political and financial institutions, on health care, on education, there really isn't a time in history where you could look back and say, "Well, of course, this is the same thing all over again." It isn't. This is really new, and we're going to need every ounce of ingenuity, imagination, and creativity to confront these problems.
Also, we're living in times of massive unpredictability. The kids who are starting school this September will be retiring—if they ever do—around 2070. Nobody has a clue what the world's going to look like in five years, or even next year actually, and yet it's the job of education to help kids make sense of the world they're going to live in.
You know, for my generation—I was born in 1950—we were told that if you worked hard, went to college, and got a regular academic degree, you'd be set for life. Well, nobody thinks that's true anymore, and yet we keep running our school systems as though it were. So many people have degrees now that an individual degree isn't worth a fraction of what it used to be worth. So being creative is essential to us; it's essential for our economy.
I work a lot with Fortune 500 companies, and they're always saying, "We need people who can be innovative, who can think differently." If you look at the mortality rate among companies, it's massive. America is now facing the biggest challenge it's ever faced—to maintain it's position in the world economies. All these things demand high levels of innovation, creativity, and ingenuity. At the moment, instead of promoting creativity, I think we're systematically educating it out of our kids.
Source: Educational Leadership September 2009 Volume 67 No.1
How would you answer the question why is creativity important?
Here are some other thought starters:
There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns. Edward de Bono
In today’s world creativity is fundamentally important for our personal, social, economic and cultural well-being. The most important developments in civilisation have come about through the creative process. Robert Fritz
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift. Albert Einstein
I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones. John Cage
The one fundamental choice – to become the predominant creative force in your life – is a foundation for the entire orientation of the creative. Robert Fritz
Creativity is a central source of meaning in our lives . . [and] when we are involved in it we feel that we are living more fully than during the rest of life. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
In today’s world creativity is fundamentally important for our personal, social, economic and cultural well-being. The most important developments in civilisation have come about through the creative process. Robert Fritz
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift. Albert Einstein
I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones. John Cage
The one fundamental choice – to become the predominant creative force in your life – is a foundation for the entire orientation of the creative. Robert Fritz
Creativity is a central source of meaning in our lives . . [and] when we are involved in it we feel that we are living more fully than during the rest of life. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
NEW BOOK!! NEW BOOK!! YAHOO!!!!
This is as probably as close as I'll ever come to giving birth. I picked up the proof copy of my book this morning. Its a pretty cool feeling.
If you would like a copy - they are $NZ30 plus postage - let me know on wayne@future-edge.co.nz
If any one has any ideas about distributing self published books I'd be very happy to hear from them. I would like to see The Creative Edge Workshop being used by as many people as is possible!
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