Think Like An Artist: Creativity, Curiosity & Courage (Spring 2014)

Think Like An Artist:

CREATIVITY CURIOSITY & COURAGE 2-Day EXPERIENCE

NOW ENROLLING MAY 8 & 9 • JUNE 5 & 6

“My Innovation Institute experience helped me to think about the motivations of others and altered my management style. I gained more freedom in discussing what’s going on in my mind and not assuming people know what I’m thinking. I open the conversation up to challenges .”

William D. “Bill” Parmelee Chief Financial Officer Oxbow Carbon

FROM OUR “THINK LIKE AN ARTIST” SERIES, THE INNOVATION INSTITUTE’S 2-DAY CREATIVITY, CURIOSITY & COURAGE EXPERIENCE IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU CONNECT WITH YOUR INNATE CREATIVITY AND UNDERSTAND HOW IT FEEDS INNOVATION IN YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE. Disrupt your status quo. Challenge assumptions. Embrace uncertainty. Stand with us on unfamiliar ground with unfamiliar materials and activities.

On the first day of your experience, the Innovation Institute will activate your capacity to be creative as you are guided through a series of individual and collaborative exercises.

During the session, you will face disruptive challenges that require risk-taking and courage to resolve, helping you to see possibility in otherwise overlooked places.

Building on the momentum of the first day, the journey continues inward the following day to explore your own personal resources. Inquire within to see what leads or inhibits your creativity by questioning personal assumptions, rules, and beliefs.

HABITS OF MIND

“Think Like An Artist: Creativity, Curiosity & Courage” helps you fulfill your creative capacity, unleash your curiosity, and summon the courage to act on your ideas.

PERSIST ENVISION EXPRESS OBSERVE REFLECT EXPLORE

THINK. LIKE AN ARTIST.

WHAT HAPPENS IN THE EXPERIENCE? An accomplished artist will present their work and describe the methods of their personal creative process. Then you will be guided through a series of hands-on activities . The experience is designed to immerse you in your own creative process, revealing what constrains and propels your creativity. Our expert facilitator will lead discussions that will deepen your understanding of the creative principles and practices that are covered, and “connect the dots” between the exercises and the relevance to your work and life.

To kick-off your Innovation Institute experience, your facilitator will schedule a one-on-one phone call prior to your session.

The conversation will help identify your personal learning objectives and jump-start your thinking about how and where you can apply what you learn. An optional 30-minute post-session call with the facilitator is also included in the program.

WE ARE READY. ARE YOU? The Innovation Institute’s “Think Like An Artist” series will help you learn how to see, think, and play like an artist. Experience a mindset shift that will enable you to see the world from new and novel perspectives. Are you:

• Interested in exploring and strengthening your creative capacity?

• Looking to find renewed meaning in your work?

• Experiencing a life or career transition and contemplating the next phase of your life?

• Wanting to develop and fulfill your personal leadership potential?

HOW DO I ENROLL? Visit our website at mccollcenter.org/innovation-institute to register and to find additional program details about your upcoming experience. Since class size is limited and the program experience includes pre-session assignments, we encourage you to enroll as far in advance as possible.

Now Enrolling: May 8 & 9, 2014 June 5 & 6, 2014

THINK LIKE AN ARTIST: CREATIVITY, CURIOSITY & COURAGE Length: 2-Day Experience Time: 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Location: Innovation Institute at McColl Center for Visual Art in Uptown, Charlotte Tuition: $1,200 (includes materials, breakfast, lunch, and parking) Average Class Size: 15

“ Creative thinking is at the heart of what we do at Wray Ward. The Innovation Institute engaged me deeply in the artist’s creative process providing hands-on experience into the behaviors required for sustainable creative leadership.”

Jennifer Appleby President & Chief Creative Officer Wray Ward

Creativity is not some mystical power that has been bestowed only on the select few. Rather, it’s a muscle that everyone has and a skill that anyone can strengthen and apply.

McColl Center for Visual Art is a nationally acclaimed contemporary art center dedicated to connecting art and artists with the community. As the world around us continues to face challenges, we take an active role presenting contemporary art and the creative process as a road to open dialogue and innovative thinking. With Innovation being one of ten Spheres of Impact at McColl Center, the Innovation Institute is a program designed to extend our mission as a catalyst for change, both for individuals and organizations. The Innovation Institute’s three major offerings are: Open Enrollment Programs: focused on personal, individual transformation Custom Programs: for organizations to strengthen the capabilities of their people Creative Problem Solving Workshops: teams design solutions to their organization’s complex challenges

McColl Center for Visual Art • 721 N Tryon Street • Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 • 704-332-5535 • innovation@mccollcenter.org