The Creativity Workshop

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Creativity Articles

Play, Play, Play

by Susie Ellis, The Weekender

Play, Play, Play by Susie Ellis The Weekender Everyone is born creative. However, for many of us - whether it is from a fear of failure or from past criticisms - our innate creativity goes...
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Theatre of the Mind

by Shelley Berc

Theatre of the Mind by Shelley Berc We do not need any more actors directors playwrights designers critics. We do not need any more love, hate, psychology, politics, history, space,...
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Seeing Through the Blur

by Alejandro Fogel, Sketchbook Magazine

Seeing Through the Blur by Alejandro Fogel Sketchbook Magazine The Victorian art critic John Ruskin, when asked why he was teaching factory workers to draw, said "I'm not teaching them to...
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The Gift of the Amateur

by Shelley Berc, Prologue Magazine

The Gift of the Amateur by Shelley Berc Prologue Magazine Leonardo da Vinci claimed he saw all his paintings in the humidity stains on his walls before ever lifting his brush. Herman...
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100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life

by Pam Grout, National Geographic

100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life by Pam Grout National Geographic Critical judgement--the part of our brain that says, "Yes! No! It's not good enough!" should stay at home,...
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La creatività ? Si impara a scuola con il relax e senza tecnologia

by Robert Calabro, La Repubblica

La creatività? Si impara a scuola con il relax e senza tecnologia by Robert Calabro La Repubblica Da New York i workshop di Shelley Berc e Alejandro Fogel Corsi full immersion con...
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Tap Into Your Inner Artist in a Creativity Workshop

Natural Awakenings Magazine

The Gift of the Amateur Natural Awakenings Magazine We're all born creative. Curious and hungry to explore the world around and within us, our search for the beauty of being never stops....
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Can You Get More Creative?

by A. J. Jacobs, Real Simple Magazine

Can You Get More Creative? by A. J. Jacobs Real Simple Magazine I'm in the middle of a month long project to see if I can reignite my creative spark. I'm a writer, so creativity is part of...
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How Fear Chokes Creativity and What to Do About It

by Shelley Berc

How Fear Chokes Creativity and What to Do About It by Shelley Berc What are some of the things that get in the way of us being our creative best? There are many culprits, like procrastination...
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How to Cultivate Eureka Moments

by Michiko Kakutani

How to Cultivate Eureka Moments by Michiko Kakutani The Nike slogan "Just Do It" materialized when Dan Wieden, a founder of the advertising agency Wieden Kennedy, thought of the last words...
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Tamir Greenberg
Tamir Greenberg, Award Winning Poet and Playwright, Tel Aviv, Israel
“The Creativity Workshop in New York went beyond my expectations both times I took it. It really helped me to listen to my instincts and emotions ag...
Patricia Lancaster
Ph.D. Dean Emerita of the Hamilton Holt School and Professor Emerita of French, Rollins College, FL
“A perfect blend of relaxation and stimulation. The assignments fostered discovery and creativity, yet left us plenty of time to enjoy the wonders o...