Open To Create... successfully ran our Bag of Creative Surprise with a group of women attending the I am Visible Conference 6th March 2014 During the session, individually and as a group, guests will play with creative thinking and have fun exploring current challenges using creative games and tools that; • Expand their creative vocabulary and communication skills • Deepen their ability to trust and take risks • Re-frame their personal creative perception • Enlarge their world view of themselves and their place in the world

1. Bag of Creative Surprises
I am Visible Conference #iamvisible
6th
March 2013 11.30am – 1pm
7 women in the session age range from 18 – 60 yrs old
What the group gained most from the session:
• Constructive positive feedback
• Everyone has strengths and weaknesses
• How to channel my thoughts into my overall vision
• Understanding that there are other women who need to
be in a space to release their ideas
• Creating with a new group of people making something that
I didn’t know how it was going to turn out.
• Discovering it was very profound sharing with people and
hearing each other.
• Insight into my thought process strengths and weaknesses.
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2. Action steps to be taken having taken part in the session:
• Go forward with the business plan
• I feel inspired to do my next step and try and integrate more
creating into work & life
• Social enterprise for Eritrean women
• Linking my vision
• Focus on my business idea.
• Putting plans into action and believing in myself.
What surprised you by taking part today?
• I didn’t feel anxious when sharing in a group, I really enjoyed it.
• The easy friendly non competitive environment.
• Everything
• How much of a good listener Anna is aka “the Anna way”.
• How much it links and solidifies visually my vision.
• Location and transport
Feedback of the facilitator, Anna B. Sexton:
• Energetic, understanding, beneficial to the group. She kept to time
and people veering from the subject
• Good, no messing about, gets stuck in, shares a lot, comfortable
• Very good – interesting and most effective in presentation,
given the time warm & supportive
• Very motivated, open-minded and helpful – thank you for facilitating
• Very lovely and helpful
• Very engaging and encouraging
• Helpful, encouraging
• Positive, sweet, strong
• Create a good, safe space
• Supportive, funny, thoughtful
• Calm, reflective and respectful
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3. Additional support wanted to increase chances of success;
• Networking support
• Money and another person
• Talking to other entrepreneurs
• I need more of these sessions as my confidence has taken a
huge hit in the last 2 years.
• Focusing on myself, nothing myself, I have everything I need.
• Good workshops like this one.
• Coaching – confidence/self-esteem, practical training, funding,
exposure/publicity
Anna B. Sexton
07941 655 856
anna@opentocreate.com
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Open To Create . . .