Creativity's Workshop

Extraordinary things happen in ordinary minds

Monthly Archives: December 2010


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Your Opinions on an Idea

childRecently I’ve been considering ways I could use the concept of Creativity’s Workshop to help a wider audience come to discover and understand their inner Creativity.

One idea which I’m toying with is putting together a short course (an hour or two long maybe) of lecture and activities for school children. I’ve been thinking of creating a PowerPoint Presentation based on the first several posts of this blog, explaining how Creativity works and providing opportunity through activities for the participants to get to know their Creativity.

I’ve recently been learning about child development, and it’s been mentioned that children 12 years and up begin to think logically about abstract things. So I’m thinking that period of time might be a good opportunity to capture their childlike wonder and  curiosity at a point where they’d hopefully be able to get their minds around an odd and abstract take on the subject.

The idea is still in its infant stages – which means it’s big on potential, small on details and full of holes.

So I’d like to get your opinion on the matter. Do you think it’s plausible? Are there considerations to be factored in regarding age?

I’m really interested in your feedback. Please comment and let me know!


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‘Tis the End of November

mysterious ovalBefore I go any further, I’d like to congratulate my brother Tristan and my friend MJ for winning NaNo WriMo! Well done! I throw cyber confetti at you in abundance and dance around like a maniac in your honour.

I must apologise to my readers for the complete lack of communication of late. Life, always one to start poking holes in perfectly good plans, has taken to November with relish, and quite a bit of ketchup. I’ve been sick, my brother’s been sick, my brother had to return to Australia early, I had visitors and in amongst all of that I’ve been battling to get paying work done.

While the above list doesn’t sound like much, suffice it to say it’s only in the past week that I’ve begun feeling like my old self again. And, just as I’m feeling well enough to blog, WordPress is blocked in China again.

So, once again let’s give a big round of applause to Evan, Administrator Chimp Extraordinaire, for his help.

To recap my month:

  • I wrote 17,000 words on a new novel (before I got completely swamped by Life) which glisten with potential if not yet the lustre of good writing.
  • I’ve collected more ideas for blog posts, which should be coming to you in the near future.
  • The mysterious oval in the school below has progressed (see above)! Now it is covered in bitumen. It looks very neat, and is being used as an exercise area. Hmmm. Is it to become a running track perhaps?

I thank you all for your patience and hope to reward it soon with some more content.

Until then, let us know how your November went. Let’s celebrate or commiserate together!

P.S. Seth Godin recently wrote this brilliant post entitled ‘Where Do Ideas Come From?‘ It only takes a minute to read and every point is spot on!