Florida Creativity Conference 2022

Stories are powerful, especially the ones we tell ourselves. Our true story is one of self-love, but too often we become the villain or antagonist of our stories, grinding out tales of self-doubt, self-judgment, feelings of anxiety, people-pleasing, and guilt.

Embark on a unique journey of transformation: to become the hero in your own life. You may begin the process of releasing old patterns and limiting beliefs that have been weighing you down.

In becoming a Story Alchemist, you create gold in a spiritual sense.

We explore the key theme of transformation and turning your painful past into a powerful present. You begin to understand the way your brain processes the world and how your interpretation of memories can unwittingly keep you stuck.

We end by connecting to the Earth, your potential, possibility, and true nature with the Sacred Mountain meditation.

What:
What 3 things might your participants learn or experience as a result of your workshop?

• Cultivate healthy self-love.
• Access the knowledge, creativity, and confidence you need to write a new life story.
• Tap into the medicine of nature to transform old beliefs and patterns.

So What:
What might be 3 ways that the content of your workshop changes your attendees' perceptions, habits, ways of working, or view of the world?

• Shift your point of view and perspective through transformational narration.
• Disconnect from stress, pressure, and information overload.
• Reconnect with your values and true nature.

Now What:
What are 3 ways your attendees might apply what they learn in your workshop?

• People stuck in self-judgment may embrace self-compassion.
• Those with feelings of anxiety may gain freedom through self-compassion and self-acceptance.
• And those suffering from self-doubt, guilt, and people-pleasing may learn healthy decision making and confidence.

This presentation explores Virtual Reality in the context of creativity and artmaking. As an emerging technology, VR will continue to shape and impact our lives on various levels, including creativity, innovation, human-centered design, and problem-solving. Participants will explore VR both as a tool and medium for creativity, and how virtual creations can be monetized. This presentation will also feature two VR systems, the Oculus Quest (stand-alone VR headset with a built-in computer) and the Oculus Rift S (PC powered VR headset), and various creativity apps/programs designed for Virtual Reality running on these platforms. Participants will be invited to try out some of the VR applications designed for creativity and engage in a though-provoking discussion about the future of creativity and how digital technology is shaping creativity.

What:
What 3 things might your participants learn or experience as a result of your workshop?

• Participants will learn how virtual reality is contributing to creativity and creative fields.
• Participants will experience various VR tools designed for creativity.
• Participants will become familiar with the available platforms and applications to pursue creative endeavors through this technology.

So What:
What might be 3 ways that the content of your workshop changes your attendees' perceptions, habits, ways of working, or view of the world?

• This workshop will change various perceptions about the nature of digital and virtual creations.
• This workshop will inspire and empower participants to consider VR as a valuable tool and platform to pursue creative projects.
• Participants will be able to experience a unique engagement with creative tools within virtual reality.

Now What:
What are 3 ways your attendees might apply what they learn in your workshop?

• Attendees will learn a new and powerful tool/medium for creativity.
• Attendees may find a new site for creativity or a new creative pursuit, using VR.
• Attendees may learn how VR can enhance their creative work in the real world.

In this session, we will explore the super power of every 5-year-old, how to ask “why?” We will discuss the benefits of asking “why?”, the psychology of asking “why?”, and some practical and productive ways to ask “why?” As a bonus, we will have some hands-on experience with asking “why?" in a way that allows you to have an intelligent conversation with anyone!

What:
What 3 things might your participants learn or experience as a result of your workshop?

• How to cultivate a more meaningful connection with the people you interact with every day.
• How to have a respectful conversation with difficult people or those whose values differ from your own.
• How to facilitate more effective problem definition in one-on-one or small groups.

So What:
What might be 3 ways that the content of your workshop changes your attendees' perceptions, habits, ways of working, or view of the world?

• Truly understand another's world view (rather than argue against it).
• Engender mutual respect among diverse members of a group.
• Facilitate more productive (informal) problems solving.

Now What:
What are 3 ways your attendees might apply what they learn in your workshop?

• More effective one-one-one conversations with direct reports, managers, and co-workers.
• More effective informal problem solving sessions with teams.
• More respectful conversations with others who disagree with your world view.

In this session, you’ll find strategies that you can use to shake up your thinking and unleash your innovation super powers. We'll define tools you need, gives you a summary of what that tool can do for you, some questions that stir your thinking, and an exercise to get you started using the tool. You can use all the tools in your toolkit or you can pick up any tool — play around, use it, and discover how it works for you. You’re my superhero!

What:
What 3 things might your participants learn or experience as a result of your workshop?

• New tools to get unstuck in thinking.
• Exercises to practice those tools.
• Ways to apply the tools against challenges.

So What:
What might be 3 ways that the content of your workshop changes your attendees' perceptions, habits, ways of working, or view of the world?

• Gives real applications to use with examples where they've been used before.
• Allows them to work on real challenges they are facing with input from others.
• Ways to ENGAGE new thinking.

Now What:
What are 3 ways your attendees might apply what they learn in your workshop?

• Tools that can be applied professionally.
• Tools that can be applied personally.
• Fun exercises that they can "borrow" to repurpose.