September "Creativity" program, co-developed and delivered with Paul Nus, Andrea Nus and Jane Schlegel. Multiple focus views on Where does Creativity come from, why is it important and how can you have more of it?

1. How You can be More
Creative!
Andrea Nus
Paul Nus
Jane Schlegel
Dave Langston
UWECI
Sept, 2013

2. AWE!

3. Courage
Clarity
Caring
Calm
Self
Creativity
Curiosity
Compassion
Connection

4. Conscious Mind
Sub-Conscious
Mind
Creative SubConscious Mind

5. Autonomy
Mastery
Purpose
Dan Pink “Drive”
Julia Cameron from the Artist’s Date Book:
“Our artist is actually our inner playmate.
As with all playmates it is joy, not duty, which makes for a lasting bond.”
“Creativity is God Energy flowing through us, shaped by us, like light flowing through a crystal prism.”

6. Courage
Clarity
Caring
Calm
Creativity
Compassion
Self
Curiosity
Connection

8. Conscious Mind
Affirmations
Sub-Conscious
Mind
N E W
Self Images
Creative SubConscious Mind
Goal Seeking
Problem Solver

9. Creative Life Enrichment
- Can't Force It, instead Allowing space for Self to experience creativity
- rekindle an old love for poetry, music, knitting, wood working
- increasing capacity for philosophical and spiritual growth
Creative Problem Solving = Looking at things in Different Way
From Michael Michalko’s “ThinkPAK” – SCAMPER – Card #1
Substitute something
Combine it with something else
Adapt something to it
Modify or Magnify it
Put it to some other use
Eliminate something
Reverse or Rearrange it
Creativity to break an impasse in negotiations, finding a 'Win Win' solution
Creativity in new design breakthroughs, new product and service concepts

10. The Artist Date (Julia Cameron): is a block of time, perhaps 2 hours weekly, especially set aside for only YOU
when you are committed to nurturing your creative consciousness, your inner artist. I have a list printed for ideas.
Change your environment – get out of your normal routine
Hang out in places where other creative people hang out – NewBo, art museum, coffee shop, library, college campus – someplace with a creative vibe.
Try something that challenges you – or that you are afraid of
Follow people/subject on social media
Learn and experience different cultures – attend a different place of worship, go to an ethnic restaurant
Talk to people – young, old, strangers, friends/family, different ethnic groups, different professions
Morning Pages: Writing “Morning pages” as described in the Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron is a way to map our own interior.
3 full pages (one sided) the first thing in the morning to get the random thoughts out of your head and onto paper. If you roll out of bed
and onto the paper, you evade your “censor”. Do not judge yourself – the writing can be a stream of consciousness – not topic related,
not published, not solution based – just pure thought. With morning pages, we become “explorers rather than tourists”

11. IFS Exercise or Guided Imagery

12. PI Exercise, Any Other Good Quality Exercise

13. Resource List!
Pointers to Books, Authors, Websites, Recordings, Videos