presentation prepared for the 17th ACRE with its theme in 2011 of THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF CREATIVITY. I chose to focus on at least "8 Different HEARTS of Creativity" - focuses, passions, approaches to what we commit to in our lives.

1. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlansCre8ngChallenges http://www.cre8ng.com/CC/index.shtml http://www.cre8ng.com

2. S.P.R.E.A.D. S P R E A D UPPORTING ROMOTING ECOGNIZING NCOURAGING PPLYING EVELOPING

3. Understanding the Multiple Hearts you have Strengthening the Creativity Brains of Your Team, Department, Organization

4. 32 Traits See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actualizing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive Severely critical of… Specific interests Synthesize correctly often intuitively Tolerant of ambiguity Adaptable Curious Divergent thinker Energetic Fantasize, able to Flexible thinker Fluent Future oriented Humor Idealistic Imaginative Independent Ingenious Learning, always Non-conforming Not motivated by money Observant, highly Open-ended Original - uniqueness Passionate about their work Perceive world differently Question asker

5. See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actualizing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive Severely critical of… Specific interests Synthesize correctly often intuitively Tolerant of ambiguity Adaptable Curious Divergent thinker Energetic Fantasize, able to Flexible thinker Fluent Future oriented Humor Idealistic Imaginative Independent Ingenious Learning, always Non-conforming Not motivated by money Observant, highly Open-ended Original - uniqueness Passionate about their work Perceive world differently Question asker 32 Traits

8. Be Creative

9. Cr ea ti vi t y comes from the H e a r t