John G. Young,
M.D., President of Adventures in Creativity, is a
board-certified psychiatrist, professional speaker, and
consultant on creativity, innovation and change. He has
long been interested in the cognitive and emotional
factors of creativity and wellness. After creating and
producing an award-winning two-hour video called
THE
CREATIVE ADVENTURE,
and writing several books and articles on the
creative process and person, he is coaching, facilitating, speaking and consulting as well
as seeing individual clients helping them fulfill their
creative potential.
He helps individuals
and organizations
-get "out of the box" and solve problems
creatively
-develop creative, effective attitudes and
approaches
-make improvements on existing
processes and products
-develop new insights and perspectives
-facilitate innovation and invention
-imagine, discover, and develop new
processes and products
-transform good ideas into useful
solutions
-achieve excellence and profitability
I am actively developing a workshop and consultation, coaching program called
YOUR CREATIVE ADVENTURE
based upon the award winning video
THE CREATIVE ADVENTURE
Y
OUR
CREATIVE ADVENTURE
In these rapidly changing times, creative and innovative approaches are mandatory. Psychological wellness in individuals and organizations occurs when you stop applying yesterday's solutions to today's problems. You
obsolete your organization before others do it for you. You change before you have to.
This workshop, YOUR CREATIVE ADVENTURE, shows you how to live your life as a creative adventure and how to develop maximum effectiveness using creative and innovative approaches. The workshop is based
upon the award-winning multimedia video, The Creative Adventure that won The International Cindy Award, The Communicator Award and The Telly Award. This video was created and produced by the presenter, John G. Young, M. D., a
board-certified psychiatrist, multimedia artist, writer, musician, and consultant on creativity, innovation and change.
In the video Dr. Young tells the story of "creativity" creatively, using a multimedia approach of artworks, graphics, animation, music and poetry. He shows you why you must have a sense of adventure and a love of
what you are doing to bring into being that something new and valuable we call "creative."
This workshop will be integrated with the video presentation and involve discussion and experiences related to the needs of the participants. Part One: Love and Conception answers the questions, "What
is creativity?" "Why is creativity important?" and "How can you become more creative?" It takes the attitude that everyone has creative abilities, but we can all improve our creative approaches. You will find how to update your problem solving techniques
to enhance productivity, decrease stress and avoid future shock.
Highlights of The Creative Adventure
Part One: Love and Conception
An original concept of love and creative conception
What is creativity, why it is important and how you can become more creative
Managing change so it won't manage you
Ordinary problem solving, creative problem solving and innovative thinking
Avoiding the adequacy trap and ultimate disaster
Identifying and changing your assumptions
Turning complaints into creative challenges
New techniques for solving problems and generating ideas
Quadrupling your options and building on others' suggestions
Overcoming creativity blocks
A delightful multimedia presentation of humor, art, poetry, animation, and music
The
Creative Adventure, Part Two: Birth and Re-Birth
begins at the incubation stage of the creative process where
Part One left off. Techniques learned in Part One: Love and Conception can lead to new
levels of integration, but sometimes you find yourself
unable to see the forest for the trees. Then it is important
to back off or take a different approach.
The second part of
the program extends the investigation into creative approaches,
but shifts the focus to the being side of creativity. We move
from the creative process to the creative person and explore
attitudes necessary to creative living, learning and loving.
Highlights
of The Creative Adventure
Part Two:
Birth and Re-Birth
The
use of the negative space in creativity
The nonlinear net
concept of scientific discovery
The "AHA" and how to
get there
Fusion and separation
in the creative process
Using or losing your
creative abilities
Attitudes necessary
to creative functioning
Developing your
imagination
Humor in creativity
Using metaphors and
analogies as a catalyst to change
Trying out
possibilities and communicating your results
Mirroring in
effective learning and responsive loving
The importance of
"otherness" in creative perception
An original concept
of love based upon creative awareness
A delightful
multimedia presentation of humor, art, poetry, animation, and
music
If you are interested in being on my email list for future workshops or would like to contact me about consultation, coaching or keynote speaking, email me at
jgyoungmd@adventuresincreativity.us
