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Mindcamp XI22-25 August 2013

Worlds in Collision

Welcome to Mindcamp XI! . .2Powered by Bananas! . . . . . . . . . . .3Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Your Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Sessions in Buckets . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Plenary SessionsCollide-O-Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Passeggiata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Mindcamp Labyrinth . . . . . . . . . . . .9What Real World? . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Early RisersQi Gong Espresso . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Writing Freely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Yoga & Meditation . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Half-day SessionsBusiness Chemotherapy . . . . . . . .10Collective Genius . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Conscious Relationships . . . . . . . .10Diversity Competency . . . . . . . . .10Imagestreaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Is Deferring Judgment Enough? . .11Life Is But a Game . . . . . . . . . . . .11Mystic in the Marketplace . . . . . .11Photoautobiography . . . . . . . . . . .11Rev Your Brain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11SOAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Tell-A-Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Youth, Adult, Elder . . . . . . . . . . . .12

2-Hour SessionsThe Creative Brain . . . . . . . . . . . .12Creative Geniuses . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Creative Writing Workshop . . . .12Drawing Breakthrough Insights . .12Fostering Creativity . . . . . . . . . . . .13From Collision to Collaboration .13Improv in the Workplace . . . . . .13Lead from Within . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Letting Go/Letting Come . . . . . . .13Optimal Nutrition for the

Creative Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Painting Positive Change . . . . . . .14Quick-Draw Bootcamp . . . . . . . .14Values @ Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Water Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Where Two Worlds Collide . . . .14

Shorter SessionsArt Gallery of Your Mind . . . . . .14The Art of Social Change . . . . . .15Being Mindful of Your Brain . . . .15Body Moves Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Boom! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Breakbeat Psychedelic

House Pop Rock . . . . . . . . . . .15The Call of Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . .15Creative Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Creative Sales Telepathy . . . . . . .16Creativity in the Crossfire . . . . . .16Everyday Curiosity: . . . . . . . . . . . .16Finding Your G-Spot . . . . . . . . . .16

Fun In Suits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Happiness! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Hum Strum Ukulele . . . . . . . . . . .17IMPROVation™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Inspiring Creativity . . . . . . . . . . . .17%&#$* It's BROKEN! . . . . . . . . . .17KM by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Magical Collisions . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Moving Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18The Outside-In Revolution . . . . .18Persona That Sells . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Pick a Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Playing for High Stakes . . . . . . . . .18The Pointed Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Rapid Protocept . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Show Up for Your Life . . . . . . . . .19Social Media Matters . . . . . . . . . .19Square Watermelons . . . . . . . . . .19Tranquility in a Teacup . . . . . . . . .19Turning of the Wheel . . . . . . . . .20Unleash Your Geek . . . . . . . . . . .20

Win UWin U: Tools to draw out

the answers within . . . . . . . . . .21

Presenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

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Last year was year of big changes for us. We moved to a new location and date, doubled our size, created newsession formats, introduced our team of Bananas, and became more eco-friendly, by reducing our paper usage.

That would be plenty enough innovation for most folks. But not us. This year’s theme is Worlds in Collision, sowe decided to collide the present and the past even more to see what might happen. Here’s a rundown of thenew stuff you’ll find this year:

Mindcamp Smartphone App — Yes, we have our own app with session descriptions, bios, instant updates, and-more. You can still get a paper program if you like, but we’re hoping the app will make us a bit more eco-friendly.You can download the app at the iTunes App Store or at the Google Play Store.

Collide-O-Scopes — Thanks to our dear friends at CREA in Italy, we are introducing our version of sharing cir-cles. We’re calling them Collide-O-Scopes, in keeping with this year’s theme. These small facilitated groups are safeplaces where you can bounce around your Mindcamp to enrich your learning.

The Passeggiata — With a tip o’ the hat to Liz Monroe-Cook (and another tip-o’-the-hat to Italia), we’re offer-ing our version of the venerable Passeggiata, where you can enjoy an evening stroll by the lake, re-meet your fel-low Mindcampers, get busked by creative buskers, slurp some ice cream and just have a good time.

Music Residency — Mario Allende and Toto Berriel will compose and record tracks for their upcoming CDs.And you can be part of it (some of you already are)!

Win U — Win Wenger, one of the great thought-leaders of our creative community, always offers too much for asingle session. So this year Win will deliver a whole suite of his creative thinking tools throughout Mindcamp. Youcan drop in or stay for it all. It’s up to you.

And as if that weren’t enough, we have a few more surprises we hope will delight you. But they’re surprises, so wecan’t spill the beans yet.

Before sending you off to collide, a note of thanks to our volunteers — our presenters, our Bananas, and themany others without whom Mindcamp could not be. Many of them come a long way to be here — at their ownexpense. Many also contribute to our bursary fund to help others come to Mindcamp. We’re grateful for their gen-erosity. We’re also grateful for the YMCA Geneva Park’s warm welcome and patient flexibility, year after year.

Finally, please take care of yourself. There’s tons to do — 60+ sessions, the youth program, dancing, hiking, camp-fires, water sports... Do as much as you like, but don’t forget to relax. Have fun.

We’re glad you’re here!

Tim Hurson, Kristen Peterson, John Sedgwick, Franca Leeson

Welcome to Mindcamp XI!

Powered by Bananas!

Alan Black (USA)Alison Cohen (Canada)Allie Middleton (USA)Amy Stern (USA)Ana Castelan (USA)Andrew Crighton (Canada)Anik April (Canada)Anthony Hyatt (USA)Ariane Coté (Canada)Ashley Da Silva (Canada)Aspen Heisey (Canada)Aurora Grace (Canada)Ayah Norris (Canada)Barb Wilk Ridge (Canada)Beth Slazak (USA)Blanco (USA)Bonnie McKee (USA)Brad Partridge (USA)Branwen Hurson (Canada)Brian Ross (Canada)Bruce Baum (USA)Bruce Rosove (Canada)Carole Rudzinski (Canada)Caroline Neufeld (Canada)Cate Walker-Hammond (Canada)Cecilia Yau (Canada)Christine Boyko-Head (Canada)Cindy Siener (USA)Clara Kluk (Mexico)Clare Dus (USA)Cristina Masucci (USA)Cynthia Reyes (Canada)Dan Bigonesse (Canada)Danielle de Groote (Belgium)Darlene Kent (Canada)Darren Chapman (Canada)Dawn de Pasquale (USA)Debbie Benard (Canada)Deborah Jann (Canada)Debra Pickfield (Canada)

Deepika Grover (Canada)Delphine Batton (France)Diane Houle-Rutherford (Canada)Diego Muñoz (Chile)Donvé Deacon (South Africa)Elinor Doyle (USA)Elizabeth Zabroky (Mexico)Emily Hurson (Canada)Erica Swiatek (USA)Fei Yu (Canada)Ferdinando Buscema (Italy)Franca Leeson (Canada)Francois Coetzee (South Africa)Francoise Hinton (France)Gene Winchester (USA)Georges Valentin (France)Gert Garman (USA)Gina Paigen (USA)Ginny Santos (Canada)Gloria Henderson (Canada)Goran Matic (Canada)Hamlin Grange (Canada)Hassan Massum (Canada)Heather Thomas (Canada)Ian Rosenfeldt (Canada)Ismet Mamnoon (USA)James McAnanama (Canada)James Nash (USA)Jan Sanders (Canada)Jane Goldwasser (USA)Janet Rouss (Canada)Janice Francisco (Canada)Jay Aquilanti (USA)Jennifer McFarling (Canada)Jennifer Spear (Canada)Jill Morris (USA)Jim Ridge (Canada)Jody Fisher (USA)Joe Miguez (USA)Johan Majlov (USA)

John Sedgwick (Canada)Johnette Majlov (USA)Jon Pearson (USA)Joop de Korte (USA)Joy MacKay (USA)Julia Roberts (USA)Julie Lemieux (Canada)Julieta Parra-McPherson (USA)Karen Rudolf (USA)Kareth Midlemass (Canada)Karin Davis (Canada)Katherine Rosove (Canada)Kaz Ogino (Canada)Kim Corfman (USA)Kim Greene (USA)Koen Zonneveld (Netherlands)Kristen Barney (USA)Kristen Peterson (USA)Laila Ghattas (Canada)Laura Switalski (USA)Lauren O'Keeffe (Canada)Leslie McAnanama (Canada)Linda Salna (Canada)Lisa Baxter (UK)Lisa Karlin (USA)Lisa Menna (Canada)Lorraine McRae (Canada)Lucie Dupont (Canada)Luis de Villa (Mexico)Lyla Barrett (Canada)Mahmoud Arafa (USA)Makheni Zonneveld (Netherlands)Marc Geers (Belgium)Marc Hurwitz (Canada)Marco Villa (Italy)Marguerite Orane (Canada)Mariana Muñoz (Chile)Marie-France Lefort (Canada)Marilyn Pickford (Canada)Mario Allende (Canada)

Participants

Mary Arroyave (Canada)Mary Ellyn Vicksta (USA)Matteo Catullo (Italy)Max Hurson (Canada)Maxx Kochar (Canada)Megan Mitchell (Canada)Melissa Gordon (USA)Michael Newberry (USA)Michel Neray (Canada)Missy Carvin (USA)Nadine Warkentin Brain (Canada)Nathalie Dore (Canada)Newell Eaton (USA)Nicole Lortie (Canada)Noel Burke (Canada)Olwen Wolfe (France)Paolo Sbuttoni (Italy)Paul Groncki (USA)Peter Hurson (Canada)Prosper Carlis (France)Ralph Robbins (USA)Rebecca DiLiberto (USA)René Bernèche (Canada)Rick Boersma (Canada)RJ Rebmann (USA)Robert Adler (USA)Robert Hookey (Canada)Russ Schoen (USA)Russell Thomas (Canada)Ruth Kennedy (Canada)Samantha Hurwitz (Canada)Sean Hurwitz (Canada)Sharon de Korte (USA)Sheri Kennedy (USA)Shirley Wildenbeest (Canada)Sonya Rosenwirth (Canada)Sophie Carlis (France)Sophie Harvey (Canada)Stephanie Barnes (Canada)Steve Ralph (USA)

Steve Reisch (Canada)Steven Fischer (USA)Steven Hughes (Canada)Steven Shama (USA)Susan Robertson (USA)Susan Wenger (USA)Suzie Nussel (USA)Sylvain Matte (Canada)Sylvain Rouillard (Canada)Sylvie Courcelle (France)Sylvie Gélinas (Canada)Sylvie-Nuria Noguer (Canada)Tanya Gerber (Canada)Tessa Manuello (Canada)Thomas Bizeau (Canada)Tim Hurson (Canada)Tim Switalski (USA)Todd Meyer (USA)Tom Beakbane (Canada)Tom McMillian (USA)Tony Esteves (Canada)Toto Berriel (Canada)Tracey Marshall (Canada)Tricia Garwood (USA)Tzabia Siegel (Canada)Vesna Vukovic-Dzodan (Canada)Veta Bates (USA)Vikram Swaminadhan (Canada)William Sturner (USA)Win Wenger (USA)Yoel Kluk (USA)Zachary Korn (Canada)Zachary Towne-Smith (Guatemala)

Special thanks to the kids, whoalways make Mindcamp extra-awesome:Abby, Alison, Ariela and Ilan, Benand Dylan, Beto, Charlotte,Graham and Matthew, Hana andIman, Samantha, Sophia, and Tara!

Your Schedule

Thursday, August 22

3:00pm Registration - Free Time - Explore!

5:00pm Opening Plenary

6:00pm Supper - Geneva Court Dining Hall

7:30pm 2-Hour Session:

9:30pm Pub - Campfire - Play! Labyrinth Opening

Friday, August 23

7:00am Early Riser Session:

7:30am Breakfast - Dining Room (7:30-8:30)

8:30am Creative Jolt!

9:00am Half-Day Session:

12:00pm Lunch Break

1:30pm 90-Minute Session:

3:00pm Break


5:30pm Collide-O-Scopes


7:30pm Passeggiata (evening stroll, with surprises!)

9:00pm Night Flight: Pub - Campfire - Play!

This is an overview of the overall time flow (a detailed daily schedule is available on the web and on the wall atMindcamp). We suggest you write in the events you attend on this schedule so you can have a record of what youparticipated in. By the end of these very busy few days, you’ll be glad you did.

Saturday, August 24




9:00am Half-Day Session:

12:00pm Lunch Break


3:00pm Break


5:30pm Collide-O-Scopes


7:30pm Passeggiata (evening stroll, with surprises!)

9:00pm Night Flight: Pub - Campfire - Play!

Sunday, August 25




9:00am 2-Hour Session:

11:30am Closing Plenary: What Real World?

12:30pm Lunch Break

2:00pm Go Away (unless you’re staying on)

Body/MindFocus on movement and mind/bodyconnectionBody Moves Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Moving Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Qi Gong Espresso . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Yoga & Meditation . . . . . . . . . . . .10

CreatingFocus on creating somethingCreative Writing Workshop . . . .12Everyday Curiosity: . . . . . . . . . . . .16Hum Strum Ukulele . . . . . . . . . . .17Letting Go/Letting Come . . . . . . .13Painting Positive Change . . . . . . .14Unleash Your Geek . . . . . . . . . . .20Writing Freely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

FacilitationFocus on facilitation skillsCollective Genius . . . . . . . . . . . . .10IMPROVation™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Lead from Within . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Magical Collisions . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Playing for High Stakes . . . . . . . . .18Quick-Draw Bootcamp . . . . . . . .14

ImmersionHave an immersive experienceBoom! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Mystic in the Marketplace . . . . . .11Passeggiata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Water Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

InsightFocus on personal & professionalinsightArt Gallery of Your Mind . . . . . .14The Art of Social Change . . . . . .15The Call of Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . .15Conscious Relationships . . . . . . . .10Life Is But a Game . . . . . . . . . . . .11Mindcamp Labyrinth . . . . . . . . . . . .9Photoautobiography . . . . . . . . . . .11Tranquility in a Teacup . . . . . . . . .19Turning of the Wheel . . . . . . . . .20Where Two Worlds Collide . . . .14Youth, Adult, Elder . . . . . . . . . . . .12

IntegrationFocus on digesting the feastCollide-O-Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9What Real World? . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

LearningFocus on new knowledgeBeing Mindful of Your Brain . . . .15Breakbeat Psychedelic

House Pop Rock . . . . . . . . . . .15The Creative Brain . . . . . . . . . . . .12Creative Geniuses . . . . . . . . . . . . .12KM by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Optimal Nutrition for the

Creative Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

StrategiesFocus on systems or frameworksCreative Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Creativity in the Crossfire . . . . . .16Diversity Competency . . . . . . . . .10Finding Your G-Spot . . . . . . . . . .16Fostering Creativity . . . . . . . . . . . .13From Collision to Collaboration .13Fun In Suits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Happiness! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Improv in the Workplace . . . . . .13Inspiring Creativity . . . . . . . . . . . .17The Outside-In Revolution . . . . .18%&#$* It's BROKEN! . . . . . . . . . .17SOAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Values @ Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Tools/TechniquesFocus on practical tools & tech-niquesBusiness Chemotherapy . . . . . . . .10Creative Sales Telepathy . . . . . . .16Drawing Breakthrough Insights . .12Imagestreaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Is Deferring Judgment Enough? . .11Persona That Sells . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Pick a Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18The Pointed Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Rapid Protocept . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Rev Your Brain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Show Up for Your Life . . . . . . . . .19Social Media Matters . . . . . . . . . .19Square Watermelons . . . . . . . . . .19Tell-A-Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Win U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Sessions in Buckets

ln the interest of saving trees, bios and session descriptions have been abridged — find fullness on the web at www.mindcamp.org

SessionsPlenary Sessions: For Everyone

Collide-O-ScopeDebriefing your Mindcamp experienceFriday and Saturday at 5:30pm It's been said that real learning begins with the debrief,where you start to discover connections between whatyou've learned and what you already know. This year,we're offering a facilitated debrief of the day's sessions,where you and other Mindcampers will gather in smallgroups and unpack your learnings from the day, andbegin to apply what you've been exposed to. Each ses-sion will be hosted by an experienced facilitator whowill guide you as you explore the relevance of thematerial you've encountered and how to integrate itinto your personal and professional life.

PasseggiataEveryone! Friday and Saturday at 7:30pmA passeggiata is a very special kind of Italian stroll:Everyone in town heads for the main street, wherethey slowly stroll up and down in groups, collecting andexchanging news. This daily oiling of the social wheels isanything but frivolous! It is an opportunity to pick upvaluable information while re-aligning with the commu-nity in a relaxed setting. This year, everyone will enjoy apasseggiata after supper. Along the way, you willencounter your Mindcamp friends, as well as specialsurprises: creativity “buskers” who will ensure everyonecan have some extra fun along the way. Best news: thepath will include the Tuck Shop. ICE CREAM!

Mindcamp LabyrinthOngoing: visit at least once while you’re hereThe labyrinth has been used by human beings through-out recorded history and across cultures as both ameans and a metaphor for enlightenment, creativity,and self-discovery.

Using a labyrinth constructed according to both ancientand modern principles by Joe Miguez and theMindcamp volunteer labyrinth construction crew (ofwhich you may be a member), accelerate the reflec-tive/creative process to gain clarity, direction of action,and implementation of intention. Be prepared to besurprised!

What Real World? How to re-enter the realworld after MindcampClosing Plenary by Steven Shama11:30am on SundayBeing at Mindcamp is a magical, empowering and cre-ative experience. How do you keep Mindcamp withyou when you return home? What do you say to fam-ily and friends when they say, "How Was It?" Whatparts of the experience do you share and what partsdo you keep for yourself? How do you use what youhave learned on a daily basis?

In this experiential session, we will share our challengesand stories of re-entry in the real world where peoplecan sometimes appear judgmental and insensitive, sothat we can keep safe the beautiful and preciousMindcamp moments. Come share and have fun!

Early Risers: 7:00am Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Qi Gong Espresso: Movement andmeditation to wake up body and mindFranca LeesonRise early for your body/mind's morning “espressoshot”! A gentle combination of meditation, music, andthe Chinese art of Qi Gong will raise your morningenergy while calming and centering your mind. A per-fect way to prepare for a day of learning. And it's amatchless hangover remedy!

No experience with Qi Gong or meditation necessary.The movements are easy to do, even for the mobility-impaired.

Writing Freely Cynthia ReyesMaybe you like to write, or you want to write more.Perhaps you feel the need to reflect on all the thingsthat you’re experiencing at Mindcamp, to collect themand make sense of them. Or you just want to exploreyour creative potential using words and language.

These are all good reasons to join us mornings and lateafternoons for random free-writing. We’ll use promptsand images and writing exercises to unleash the wordsin you. No need to attend every time, just drop inwhenever you feel the urge to write.

Yoga & Meditation: Morning practiceAllie MiddletonOpen your mind, heart and body to another new day!Allie offers hatha and raga yoga practice guidance aswell as meditation each morning. All experience levelsinvited to join moderate level raga/hatha yoga practice,Kripalu style.

For the first 3/4 hour, she will offer gentle stretchingand some more advanced breathing practices accom-panied by postures. During the last 1/4 hour, she willlead relaxation and or sitting meditation.

Join us for either or both, and those who wish to doother personal practices, please come join us in sad-hana, as we welcome the new day together.

Half-Day Sessions: 9-12 Friday or Saturday

Business ChemotherapyTom Beakbane & Jay AquilantiBring your most insoluble business challenge andtogether we will find a cure. If no cure exists we'll usescissors, scalpels, radiation and we'll dig deep — with-out anesthetic.

With sharp instruments, bright lights and willing mindswe guarantee you will leave healthier than before — orat least not dead.

Collective Genius: Unleashing the creative power of the groupYoel Kluk & Clara KlukThis session presents a method represented in a gamein which all participants have to hold each otheraccountable for the ideation and transformation intoconcepts. Participants will experience the game firsthand physically and then through the technology itself.They can expect to find a secure place for both intro-verts and extroverts to suggest ideas, literally negotiatetheir value and watch how the market (community)sees the potential to transform them into concepts.

BRING YOUR LAPTOP if you can. You will have morefun if you do.

Conscious Relationships: Oh, now I get it!Laila GhattasThe stuff of life can be found in our relationships. Ourmost precious capacity as humans is to connect withone another in meaningful ways. Yet, all too frequentlyheaven and hell collide in our intimate and collegialrelationships. Conflict, misunderstanding and disappoint-ment cycle through the weeks and years, interferingwith fundamental contentment and happiness. What todo?

This session unveils the specific sources of your uncon-scious patterns. You discover the blueprint that influ-ences your relationship beliefs and communicationstyle.

Diversity Competency:Avoid people collisionKoen & Makheni ZonneveldThe more diverse a team is, the higher the level of cre-ativity. Gone are the days when we used to definediversity in terms of ethnicity and gender. Now weknow that the world is made up of 7 billion uniquepeople who are more the same, and more different,than they realise — we call that the diversity paradox.We need to find more and more creative ways to dealwith diversity in professional and personal life. If youwant to start looking at diversity differently, maximizethe benefits and minimize the challenges of diversity toavoid people collision, this session is a ‘must attend’.Come ready to have your perceptions challenged.

Imagestreaming: Work directly with the mostintelligent part of your brainWin WengerAll of us have a stream of “back-of-the-mind” stuff run-ning all the time. This back-of-the-mind stuff reflectsyour deepest knowledge, understanding, and intuition.And it has more than 40 times the capacity of the partof your brain that maintains your conscious, verbalfocus. This stream reflexively responds to whatever isgoing on, including any questions or problems you maybe dealing with. Much of this session will focus on howto notice and make sense of the image-metaphors con-stantly flowing through the back corners of your mind.There's a vast storehouse of knowledge, wisdom, andcreativity hiding there. And you can access it.

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Is Deferring Judgment Enough? Three postures in idea-findingSylvie Courcelle & Sylvain RouillardHow to diversify idea-finding pathways? There are vari-ous dynamics (called “postures”) we can experimentwith in the search for new ideas. In this very participa-tive workshop you will explore them.

We will review the usual way of idea-finding: divergeand converge separately, provoke a lot of idea colli-sions to bring new possibilities and then choosing,transforming, improving, etc. For a second way, weintroduce micro-convergences, a kind of a pre-intuitiveevaluation that acts like a springboard in the search.We will also explore the "sensitive stance," a techniquethat allows the idea-finding phase to enter a three-stepslow motion, using emotional techniques that initiate adeep contact with the imagination.

Life Is But a Game: It's all how we choose to percieve itKaren RudolfParticipate in a powerful communication and relation-ship-buiding process using a new tool that brings peo-ple together to deep levels of connection. And it's fun...in fact, it's a game! While playing this amazing gameyou will brainstorm with others and engage in mutualsupport. You and your fellow players will walk awaywith a clearer perspective of what you wish to obtainfor yourself in this moment through this highly visual,contextual tool!

Mystic in the Marketplace: For both newcomers and returneesWilliam SturnerExplore below the tip of your everyday ‘iceberg’ bytrusting the insights that bubble into awareness. Thenalign your outer activities to the impulses of your innermystic — as you clarify how you want to live and withwhat sense of purpose.

This is a continuance from last year, but is designed forboth newcomers and returnees. Interactions galore areagain derived from Gestalt, Psycho-Synthesis andJungian Psychology. But this time we will overtly cele-brate the heroic intentions of focus, compassion andcontribution. A continuous double session. So, sorry:no admissions at mid-point.

Photoautobiography: Self-discovery through self-photographyMary Ellyn VickstaHave you ever wondered why famous artists havedrawn so many portraits of themselves? We will lookto photographers like Annie Liebovitz and DorotheaLange and reflect on how their lenses caught poignantexpressions of others, while telling about themselves.

We will create expressions of self using digital photog-raphy, whether literal or abstract. Then we will let theworlds of the masters and your digital creations collideto formulate powerful insights about you.

NOTE: Bring some means of capturing an image, andpre-load the “Snapseed” app onto your device or yourlaptop.

Rev Your Brain: Learn to see creativity in a new lightAna Castelan & Ian RosenfeldtNever been here before? Think creativity is a skill pos-sessed only by “creative types”? Looking for a refresherbefore jumping into the creative continuum that isMindcamp? Well look no further, because this session isfor you! We will help catalyze your creativity in a funand interactive way that will appeal to all of yoursenses. Participants will leave with a better understand-ing of what creativity is, why it is important to allaspects of your life, and how you can develop yourown creative abilities.

SOAR: How to Sustain Outstanding &Articulate Resonance, as worlds collide,inside & outNewell Eaton & Allie MiddletonBuilding on LIFT, becoming a positive force in any situa-tion, we now SOAR, sustaining that force and energy.In this workshop, using the metaphor of flight and dis-coveries from aerodynamics we will explore how eachof us can design and sustain our desired flight patternthrough unique body-mind practices. SOAR is a stateas well as a set of individual actions, a place of deepand creative inspiration that fosters wisdom and mas-terful collaboration. Through this experience we willlearn how to fly together while sustaining individualintegrity. Bring your favorite inspiring music to SOAR!(with your own listening device and earbuds.)

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Tell-A-Vision: The art of creating a visual storyJim RidgeIn this session you’ll re-learn your basic primal abilitiesto “Tell-A-Vision”, your vision. We’ll explore how tobring simple graphic images alive through gesturing onstoryboards, and even simple video capture. This magi-cally expands our abilities to visualize, make connec-tions, and to see the big picture. You will learn how touse these images to build narratives, ideate, design,analyse and explore concepts using a special processcalled the “Visual Thinking Loop”. Bring a video capturedevice along if you can!

Youth, Adult, Elder: Turning over the puzzlepieces of age, stage, and genderVeta Bates, Tim Hurson, Franca Leeson, & Zachary Towne-SmithMaybe a good story is a good story not because it’sfactual, but because it’s true. Stories can teach us muchabout the mystery that is ourselves and about themany gender-based roles we adopt or are given insociety. During this interactive session we will divideinto male and female groups, and each side will look atthe three aspects of our nature — Youth, Adult, andElder — to hunt for clues on how to piece togetherthe puzzles of our lives. Then the genders will cometogether to share insights and discuss the differencesand similarities.

2-Hour Sessions: Thursday or Sunday

The Creative Brain: Going beyond themetaphor of right and left hemispheresRené BernècheIn this session we will look at contribution of neuro-sciences to our understanding of creative behaviour. Inthe first part of this session, we will explore the evolu-tion of the brain through human history, and thenewest findings in neurosciences in relation with thenotions of the left and the right hemispheres of thebrain. We will examine the theoretical background ofthe creative brain measures (tests, inventories) in thelight of these discoveries. The second part of this ses-sion will offer the opportunity to experiment the cre-ative brain, the interaction of the two hemispheres.

Creative Geniuses: Their make-up,methodologies and impactCecilia YauBased on over ten years' research and a just-publishedbook, Cecilia will facilitate an interactive sharing and dis-cussion covering a variety of topics related to theshared characteristics, struggles and impact of creativegeniuses.

It is essential that we recognize creative geniuses andnurture our own creativity to explore novel solutionsfor a world plagued by continuous problems. Out ofthe present chaos, we could possibly build a morehumane and compassionate world!

Creative Writing Workshop: Make your wor(l)ds collide!Anik AprilWords are magical. Especially when you let thememerge from that special place within you. And whenyour words come in contact with others’, you can seethe sparks of New Worlds shine. Come let yourself beamazed by your creative process and power. You willbe guided through a series of experiments using a vari-ety of techniques that allow you to tap into your inner-most world, overcome writer’s block and generouslyadd to your creative toolbox. You’ll leave awed at yourown richness and with a deeper sense of the power ofour words. No "talent" is required, only the willingnessto experiment.

Drawing Breakthrough Insights: Tapping the genius of visual thinkingJon PearsonSee how to picture your thoughts and double yourthinking. Explore the world’s fastest, easiest ideationtool. Learn simple ways to tap the river of images flow-ing beneath verbal thought. Explore six levels of imagi-nation and see the thinking behind your thoughts.Discover rapid, “off-road” drawing techniques thatmimic how your brain actually thinks. Learn how todraw “poorly” well and multiply the idea-generatingpower of any group.

Anyone may use drawing to clarify thinking about any-thing. The techniques are fun, simple, and revolutionary.See how to bring more of your brain “on line” withjust a pencil.



Fostering Creativity: How we tap into ourfull creative potentialSteven FischerThis interactive workshop defines creativity, exploresthe nature of creativity, targets the development of apositive value system, examines the value of risk-taking,and problem solving techniques using a series of story-telling exercises that help audiences find their voice andnurture their natural creativity. Participants create anoriginal story with exercises that help them find theirvoice, become great observers of life, trust theirinstincts, and condition honesty in their expression. Theexercises are illustrated with entertaining stories fromFischer’s 20-years as a working artist in cartoons, filmand television.

From Collision to Collaboration! Are you ona collision course with people around you? Diane Houle-RutherfordWe tend to value, reward and encourage behavioursthat are associated with “Innovation” and believe that“Collaboration” is essential to our survival. But whatdoes Innovation really mean? How is it different fromCreativity? This session aims at demystifying some con-cepts, and introduces participants to the KirtonAdaption-Innovation (KAI) Theory. It will allow you tosee relationships differently and understand the impactyou have on others, both personally and professionally.NOTE: The first 15 people to arrive at the session willhave the opportunity to complete the inventory andget a feedback report.

Improv in the Workplace: How the Ten Commandments of Improv cantransform your professional lifeMissy CarvinEverything we do in life is improvised. (After all, I nevergot a script for life, did you?) And the “rules” ofimprovisational theatre apply to every area of our lives.In this workshop, you’ll be introduced to the “TenCommandments of Improv” and find ways to connectthem to your professional life. From “Thou Shalt SayYES” through “Thou Shalt Rejoice in Mistakes” (no,really) the rules by which improvisational theatre workswill work for you back at the office. And whether youwork in a corner office, a cubicle or a couch in yourpajamas, this workshop has something for you.

Lead from Within: Serving up collaborationTony EstevesWhen worlds collide, spectacular partnerships can beborn. But you must first know how play on a team.How does it feel to play when you hardly know therules? Have you struggled to perform without the nec-essary tools? What does it take to get the right spin onthe ball in order to achieve your objectives?

Ping Pong brings people from all over the worldtogether to play. In this workshop, we explore thegame of ping pong and what lessons it can teach usabout collaboration. Come prepared to play the gameand discover how to target objectives, strategicallyovercome obstacles, and navigate change.

Letting Go/Letting Come: The latest (oldest) creativity toolsGina Paigen & Melissa GordonLetting go of stories, assumptions and expectations iscritical to creativity and innovation as this opens theworld of possibility. In this workshop, we will explorecontext and perspective as powerful, pliable creativetools, through a process that invites expression withboth words and images. They will also explore howrules and boundaries inhibit, and/or disinhibit the free-flow of imagination and creativity.

Working in small groups, participants will be givenmaterials from which they will create a photo collage.Participants will spend time exploring the impact ofparticular images, to dialogue, about the story they arecreating and about their experience of the process.

Optimal Nutrition for the Creative Mind:Eating for maximum concentration, stabilityof mood, memory and heightened creativityTzabia SiegelWhere is creativity without a brain that's fully function-ing? We need to consider how the mass marketing andconvenience of food is at odds with the basic chemicaland physical needs of our bodies and brains. How dowe face both worlds and simplify the route to opti-mum health? This is an information-packed session withlots of time allotted for questions. You will see the col-lision of the two worlds of the commercial food indus-try and brain health in a new light... and will get insightinto the tools to know what to do about it.

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Painting Positive Change: Using visual art tonavigate creative transitionsSheri KennedyHumans are in perpetual transition, sometimes planned,sometimes not. In this session, you will use visual art toilluminate an approaching challenge, change or problemin your personal or work life. You will have fun coaxingthe transition toward its most positive outcome. Youwill leave the workshop with a physical, creative modelof the successful transition. By playing with visual arttechniques and materials and mind-body techniques,we will help each other soften to the more challengingaspects of change, become empowered to take chargeof the transition, and have fun along the way.

Quick-Draw BootcampGraphic recording basics for everyone!Tanya GerberDo you use graphic skills to record or enhance yourfacilitation or teaching? Have you ever wanted to?Would you like to understand the benefits of incorpo-rating graphics in your group work? Build your quick-draw skills so you can transform your personal notes,flip charts or facilitation style with simple images, iconsand colour. Come and practice without pressure —bootcamp style!! These skills will enhance clarity anddecision-making, nurture participation and creativitywith your clients or students. All materials provided.Just come out and draw! Beginners are especially wel-come.

Values @ Work Laura Switalski & Tim SwitalskiAn organization’s personality is defined by its values.Once they have been clarified and communicated,employees at all levels understand how to behave.Values help to attract and retain the right people, bothemployees and customers. They influence the cultureand provide a guide for the processes that revolvearound people. When we try to bring deliberate cre-ativity into an organization, it is imperative to focus onvalues and to ensure that the leadership team is alignedand committed to them. Efforts to identify challengesfor which creative solutions are needed will be rein-forced when they are consistent with core values anddoomed to failure when they are not. We will intro-duce methods to focus on values in organizations.

Water Journey: Extract the juice of yourMindcamp experience!Sylvain RouillardWater can fill a space, expand, also nurture. Same withknowledge: your learnings, your insights, can help youexpand your perspective, your wisdom, and give youthe pleasure of choice sometimes. You can also learnfrom moments when you felt resistance.

This workshop is a journey through which you willidentify, celebrate and make sense of what you bringback with you from this Mindcamp journey. We willuse dialogue, drawing, objects, shadows… and water.

Where Two Worlds Collide: A crash courseJoe Miguez"Life is a series of co llisions with the future; it is not thesum of what we have been, but what we yearn tobe.” — Jose O rtega y Gasset

The session is based on the concept of collision... LHC... Where ideas and reality collide and the particle aspectto make a conscious choice elemental... The collision will take place on Mountain 10, wheretwo worlds collide based on Emotional Intelligence andBlue Ocean Strategy...We will co-create utilizing movement, journaling anddialogue.

60 & 90-Minute Sessions: Friday or Saturday

Art Gallery of Your Mind 90 minutes • Matteo CatulloDiscover what's most important to the realization ofyour creative potential by seeing yourself in the greatmasterpieces of art. Art Gallery of Your Mind is anexperience like no other, and one that will stay withyou for a very long time.

If you want to get a peek at the real you (and have alot of fun doing it), don't miss this session. You will notwalk out of this program the same person.



The Art of Social Change: The creative intersection of the arts, humandevelopment and community building90 minutes • Jan SandersDo you wonder what potential capacities have neverbeen developed within yourself? Would you like toenable yourself and others in your community toexpand yourselves as individuals and enlarge the scopeof your work in the world? If so, then this program willhelp you develop your natural capacities for creativityand leadership. Learn to align with your passions, assesssituations on four levels (sensory-physical, psychologi-cal-historical, mythic-symbolic, and integral-unity),appreciate cultures and cultural narratives while search-ing for the emergence of a new narrative, and balanceaction with deep inner reflection.

Being Mindful of Your Brain: Conversations about the application ofneuroscience to creativity90 minutes • Marc HurwitzYou've owned a car for years but don't know whatmakes it work better. You've owned a brain for yearsbut don't know what makes it work better. Hey, bothare okay. But if you are the kind of person who lovesto peek under the hood, who prefers AHA to BS, andloves to innovate with new ideas, this session is foryou. Come for a whirlwind tour of your 85 billion sparkplugs (plus any effects of Mindcamp so far; minus anyeffects of libation, drugs, age, or sleepless nights). Andleave with a set of core principles about the brain thatwill change how you learn, teach, think, and act cre-atively.

Body Moves Mind: Get a little physical and lots of insight60 minutes • Veta Bates & BlancoThe mind / body connection is an infinite and ancientsource of curiosity. As Mindcampers explore collidingworlds this year, our sessions offer an opportunity toput your muscles where your mind and mouth are... toget in touch (literally!) with how using your body canhelp your mind locate and move through limitations,and vice versa! Each session (one on Friday and one onSaturday) will include individual and group reflection,discussion, and physical activity! All body types and lev-els of physical fitness are entirely welcome to attend.

Boom! The sound of worlds colliding90 minutes • Mario Allende & Toto BerrielWhat is the sound of worlds colliding? Is it a loud bangor maybe a soft rumble that lasts for centuries?Musically speaking, our worlds have been in constantcollision, resulting in new rhythms sounds that keep thebeat throughout our lives. Join renowned percussionistsMario Allende and Israel "Toto" Berriel as they explorethese worlds through drumming. Congas, batá drums,abakuá drums, drum sets, box drums, udus, laptops andeven tree branches will be used to create the sound ofthe worlds that meet at Mindcamp.

Breakbeat Psychedelic House Pop Rock...Explore musical collisions of ideas!90 minutes • Sylvie Courcelle & Thomas BizeauWill you listen to a group of electropop, hip hop, dub-step, house or garage punk? The present-day music isnot well known, especially because of this classificationin musical styles that very few people understand. Thus,the temptation is strong to choose a style like rock,reggae, or something else you already know, and tolimit your musical culture. During this workshop we willpropose a forced connection between music and cre-ative techniques, you will explore some of the mostbeautiful islands of the archipelago of current music —and maybe find a gem!

The Call of Beauty 90 minutes • Anthony Hyatt“And the day came when the risk it took to remaintight inside the bud was more painful than the risk ittook to blossom” - Anais Nin

The call of beauty inspires creative expression. In thissession we will expand, deepen and share our appreci-ation of our ever-present personal beauty. Participantswill experience the technique of guided movementvisualization. Through it they will be invited andempowered to share the blossoms of their creativevisions in the world. This session is based in part uponthe Delicious Movement™ teachings of the Japanesedancers Eiko and Koma. Parts of it will be accompaniedby live violin music.

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Creative Blocks: Worlds in Collision =Sources of Creativity90 minutes • Robert Alan BlackMuch has been written about creative blocks — rang-ing from “there are no such things” to “10 ways toeliminate them.” But no one's ever talked about howwe might be able to actually use creative blocks tostimulate even more creativity — until now.

In this interactive session, we will discover ways toavoid some blocks and overcome others. But more sig-nificantly, we'll spend our collective energies exploringhow to live with the blocks we have, have fun with theblocks we chose, (and yes, even) deliberately createblocks to provoke new levels of creativity !

Creative Sales Telepathy: How to read minds and influence people60 minutes • Michel NeraySelling your ideas is one of the biggest challenges thatcreative people have. I mean, no matter how brilliantlycreative your idea is, if you can’t sell it, it won’t getused.

This session brings together the key elements ofchange management, neuro-linguistic programming,core challenge analysis and tried-and-true directresponse copywriting. You will learn how to elicit theneeds of the person or people you are communicatingwith, how to clearly identify the rationale for your rec-ommendation or suggestion, and how to communicateit in the clearest, most compelling way.

Creativity in the Crossfire: Finding the spacefor creativity when your worlds collide 90 minutes • Steve RalphWith so many demands coming at us, how do we findthe time or space for creativity when our worlds col-lide? Where do we start? This workshop will explorehow to seize the opportunity for creative enhancementand expression in today’s unpredictable and volatileworld. Through a highly interactive session, this work-shop builds from a micro level of understanding what ittakes to enhance personal creativity, to the next stageof expressing creativity in our everyday environmentsand organizations, to the macro level of global creativityand embracing the challenge of joining causes largerthan ourselves.

Everyday Curiosity:The magic of pulling things apart90 minutes • Jim Ridge & Max HursonWhen they were kids, neither Jim nor Max could resistthe urge to take things apart. The sight of a mechanicalclock or a toaster or that old movie camera in thedrawer was often just too much for them. Well, thissession is your chance to re-live the magic of pullingthings apart. You'll be given the objects to dismantle,the tools to do it with, and even some coaching if youwant it. In the process, you'll satisfy a primal urge, you'lllearn a ton and a half about how things are made, andyou'll have more fun than you've had in years.

Finding Your G-Spot 90 minutes • Marc Hurwitz & Samantha HurwitzWe’re talking about the Generative Spot: the pointwhen partners are ‘in the zone’, ‘on a roll’ or ‘in agroove’. That state of perfect immersion and joy wasnamed "flow" by Csikszentmihalyi in 1975. Most of ushave also had something akin to flow when, withsomeone else, we are perfectly in sync. We call thosetimes co-flow: it’s when what you achieve together ismore than the sum of your individual talents. The part-nership is both productive AND creates new ideas,insights, inventions and directions. In this session we willexplore co-flow: what it means, how to get it, where itcomes from, and how to keep it.

Fun In Suits:Laughter when things are serious90 minutes • Marguerite OraneEach morning, millions of people get up, put on theirwork costumes (suits) and head out the door to facethe challenges and crises of work. With an “Oh No it’sMonday”, they leave laughter and fun at home because“work is serious business”. Does it really have to bethat way? Of course not — we know that, but howdo we actually combine laughter and serious business?In “Fun in Suits” we will explore the idea that laughteris not just for moments of celebration and relaxation,but also for situations when dealing with serious issuesand challenges. Then we will learn how to consciouslyuse Laughter Yoga to make the best of such situationsfor outcomes that surprise and delight.



Happiness! 90 minutes • Susan WengerWould you like to be happier? A new movement inthe field of psychology is devoted to the theory of hap-piness, and things a person can to do to improve hisown level of happiness. The goal of this 90-minuteworkshop is to START you on the path to finding andsetting your own personal goals, and increasing thequantity and quality of your personal happiness. Thereis a direct correlation between happiness and creativity:if you are happier, you will be more creative. In thisworkshop, you will receive at least five specific thingsyou can do to make yourself happier, and you willpractice all five of them. There WILL be homework.

Hum Strum Ukulele: If everyone played theukulele, the world would be a better place90 minutes • Tom McMillian & Megan MitchellThis session is open to anyone who has always wantedto play a musical instrument, but has not yet had achance. Plus, it’s open to folks with musical instrumentexperience and now would like to to check out the‘mighty ukulele’. This is a “hands on session”! Everyonewill get a ukulele to play! We’ll start with an overviewof the uke and then quickly start teaching you how toplay cords and to strum. Within the first 45 minuteswe’ll be playing and singing together.

IMPROVation™90 minutes • Russ SchoenIn order for groups to work together effectively & cre-atively, barriers must come down, intelligent risk takingmust be fostered and lines of honest communicationmust be opened. IMPROVation™ leverages specificimprovisation activities and exercises that are designedfor groups that want to play, learn, create and ulti-mately innovate (and who doesn’t want that!). Theactivities and exercises are structured to introducelaughter, adventure and play, unleashing a supportiveclimate that nurtures and supports creative thinking.Problems are solved faster, opportunities are fullyexplored, and deeper relationships are created.

Inspiring Creativity 90 minutes • Dan BigonesseThis interactive workshop connects the power of cre-ative problem solving with motivational cues thatinspire action. It’s one thing to come up with a greatidea. It’s another to thing to create ideas that motivateclients to commit resources that implement your solu-tions. You will start by participating in an experientiallearning journey that guides you in a discovery of thescience behind passion in the workplace. You’ll thenget busy applying this quantitative motivational data toyour ideation process. The result is ideas that generatea passionately positive response from your clients.Great Ideas + Passionate Response = Success!

%&#$* It's BROKEN!Being creative when things aren't working90 minutes • John SedgwickHow do you feel, and what do you do, when you real-ize that the comfortable old patterns you have reliedon forever are not working? You may get frustrated,angry, despondent, but perhaps the best thing to do isto get creative. In this session we will look at how sys-tems work and how we can manage our thinking whenthey don't. By using feedback loops, we will see thereare a range of options for dealing with a broken sys-tem. Sometimes it needs fixing, but other times itneeds a complete redesign. We call that; “CreativeDestruction”.

KM by Design: The intersection of innovationand creativity in Knowledge Management90 minutes • Stephanie BarnesThe workshop provides some left-brain informationabout knowledge management as well as a discussionabout left-brain versus right-brain, and why we need toengage both sides to be successful and balanced inknowledge creation and innovation.

The workshop then lets participants experience thebalance brought about by having some right-brainexperiences: creating using some knowledge manage-ment principles, like collaboration and meta-data. Theworkshop concludes with a discussion of how your KMprogram can be designed to create the space neededto take this balanced approach in your organization.

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Magical Collisions: Interactive activities andmagic to explore who and what you are90 minutes • Bruce BaumThis highly interactive session will provide personal andgroup challenges in the form of icebreakers, energizersand exercises that can be used to motivate oneself andaudiences. Magic as a metaphor for creativity will beexplored and magic tricks will be taught. As we collidewith ourselves and others we will learn about ourstrengths and how we contribute to the accomplish-ments of a team.

Moving Space 90 minutes • Tzabia SiegelOur relationship with food and our body are intimatelytied to our need for pleasure but if we keep seekingcomfort in our sugary, fatty and salty substances, wewill stay stuck in old patterns and the same old bodystruggles. In comes movement — it opens the rightbrain, brings you into a place of non-judgment and offyou go. This workshop is about joy — how to have iteven when life loads you with a lot of heavy stuff. Thepossibility is there to change not only your relationshipwith your body and food but also your life. Prepare tobe energized, to shift your mood and perspective andto go below the surface in communal connection. Noexperience needed.

The Outside-In Revolution: Designing theultimate customer experience90 minutes • Maxx KocharOutside-In is a system for creating and sustainingorganizations designed to succeed in the 21st Century.Its central tenet is that, going forward, all successfulorganizations will have to focus on SuccessfulCustomer Outcomes. By coming to Mindcamp, you'vealready declared yourself part of the Outside-InRevolution — you already see yourself as a potentialcatalyst for change. Once you begin thinking Outside-In,you'll never see process and performance the sameway again, And you'll be able to develop tools toinspire a generation of new thinkers, new innovators,and new leaders.

Persona That Sells: Developing a persuasivepersona to conquer communicationchallenges90 minutes • Mahmoud ArafaYou don't have to be innovative to develop a uniquepersona for your company. Discover how you canscale innovation and blend creativity to create a per-sona that 100% reflects you. In this presentation, partic-ipants will explore the power of a persuasive persona.They will learn new tactics to create a persona thatmakes them stand out in the crowd. Through casestudies and empirical validation the presentation willgive participants simple persona recipes. They will alsolearn how to focus on what they do best and highlightit, how to advocate achievements without blowingtheir own horn, and how to convey passion to changepeople’s attitudes and behavior.

Pick a Card: Transform your thinking withcreativity cards60 minutes • Ismet Mamnoon & Erica SwiatekCreativity cards are a great way to develop both metaskills and process skills related to creativity. Join us toexperience the transformational power of simple activi-ties that are designed to modify your thinking one smallstep at a time. There are a variety of activities that arebased on the card deck which can be used by individu-als, teams and organizations for personal and personneldevelopment and participants will have the opportunityto play with and explore the possibilities with thecards...remember EVERY card is a winner!

Playing for High Stakes: What competitioncan teach us about collaboration90 minutes • Ginny SantosCollaboration is any partnership that brings togetherpeople from different cultures — different teams,nationalities, communities, age groups, beliefs, orienta-tions, mindsets, and so on. Good collaborators needstrong communication skills, flexibility, self-awareness,and an understanding of power dynamics. In this ses-sion we will play two simple games that illustrate thepitfalls and rewards of cross-cultural collaboration.We'll then explore ways to improve our skills as facili-tators of productive collaborations.



The Pointed Stick:Your handwriting as personal style90 minutes • Andrew CrightonYour handwriting is characteristic of you. However,many of us are not really satisfied with ours. And, in akeyboarding world, the educational system is distancingitself more and more from teaching penmanship.More’s the pity.

Insights are prompted by a guided tour of handwritingas a form of self-expression that has a rich heritage ofcreativity, is a conduit to the creative imagination, andhas a direct connection to personal style. Throughoutthe session, there are practical, hands-on exercises toimprove your handwriting, and/or see it in a new light.Also, all Mindcampers get a free, one-on-one, instantassessment of their personal signature!

Rapid Protocept 90 minutes • Clare Dus & Kristen PetersonUsing a condensed form of the ThinkX process andseveral unique tools, you will move from an unresolvedproblem (whether the need for a new product, service,strategy, or organizational paradigm) to a robust solu-tion in 90 minutes.

You'll experience how identifying success criteria, brain-storming effectively and converging can lead to ‘pow-ered-up’ solutions that are ready to be implemented.A high-energy, high-fun, hands-on learning experiencethat sticks!

Show Up for Your Life: How to pay mindful attention90 minutes • Sharon de KorteHave you ever been driving somewhere and when youarrived at your destination realize that you remembernothing about your journey? Or you were eating some-thing and before you knew it the whole things wasgone? We are all so busy that it is easy to lose aware-ness of what we are doing and not take the time toexperience life.

When we are not present, we fail to notice the goodthings that are happening around us. Becoming moremindful by paying non-judgmental attention to ourbodies, the world around us and the people we speakwith can have an incredibly positive impact on our lives.

Social Media Matters: How paying attentionwith intention makes a world of difference90 minutes • Russell ThomasSocial media provides an incredible platform to con-nect, innovate, explore, learn and influence. However, ithas exploded so dramatically and quickly that a lot ofpeople have been left behind. This session will exploreways that social media can easily be integrated intoyour professional and/or personal life and add value,provide insights, facilitate connections, and possiblyeven change the world. Come equipped with yourfavourite web-access device and openness to explorethis brave new world of communication, connection,and sharing.

Square Watermelons: When two thoughts collide90 minutes • Vikram SwaminadhanWhat happens when two thoughts collide? Is theresulting thought random? Were the two thoughtsalready destined to collide? Are we just a medium forsomething bigger? All this and more will definitely NOTbe answered in “Square Watermelons”.

What we will be doing however is playing or seriouslyexperimenting (if you prefer) with a not so randomapproach to coming up with new products. Collidetwo or more thoughts and combine ideas to formunique and inspired products. Your very own “SquareWatermelons.”

Tranquility in a Teacup: Nurturing the roots of mindful dialogue90 minutes • Steven HughesThe worlds of tea collide with mindfulness and com-munity dialogue. Taste some exquisite teas fromaround the world in an environment that supportsmindful presence and reflection. Experience tea drink-ing as a vehicle to spark and engage heart-felt conver-sation.

Steven will discuss how he has brought tea drinkingsessions to isolated and marginalized communities ...building community, joy, and connection in a frag-mented world ... one cup of tea at a time.

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Turning of the Wheel 90 minutes • Megan MitchellIn this hands-on session, Megan will introduce you tosome basic aspects of the Pagan Turning of the WheelRitual and how to leverage the world’s natural cyclesfor greater personal happiness and creativity.

This workshop will focus on the simple ritual of “sus-pension” — choosing something specific that youwould like to have introduced into your life over thecoming year. This choice allows you to live a more har-monious life using the natural rhythms of the earth as afoundation. Be prepared for writing and personal reflec-tion during this workshop.

Unleash Your Geek: Discover the world of electronics for artists90 minutes • James McAnanamaWhen I was a kid, if you wanted to dabble in electron-ics you had to walk to Radio Shack, in the snow, up hillboth ways, and you damn well better have knownwhat you were talking about when you got there!Nowadays, the world wide web has changed every-thing — even adults can do electronics!

The session will start with a brief introduction to thenew world of accessible electronics. We will look atsome examples of what artists are doing from wearableelectronics to creations for Nuit Blanche. Next, in smallgroups, you will dream up some flashing, beeping, mov-ing, thingme. With the kits provided you will design saidthingme and create a small program on your laptop tobring it to life.



Ongoing Session

Win UTools to draw out the answers withinWin WengerWin Wenger has spent a lifetime studying the methodsand insights of the world’s great creative geniuses,including Socrates, Archimedes, Leonardo, Tesla, andEinstein. His studies of these and other inventors, scien-tists, philosophers, and creatives have convinced him ofthe truth that many, perhaps all, of the answers weseek are easily accessible within ourselves.

By learning and applying Win’s proven methods, youcan increase both your IQ and your CQ, effectivelydoubling, tripling and even quadrupling your intellectualand creative output. By following these guidelines, any-one can learn better and think better.

We’ve structured Win U around some of the key the-ories and methods Win has pioneered. There are noprerequisites. You can attend all or part of Win U. Youcan drop in at any time. You can stay as long as youwant. It’s up to you. One of the beauties of of Win’sapproach is that his methods — even the most pro-found of them — are available to anyone. All you needis the willingness to test them out on your own issues,challenges, and problems.

Each session will give you an opportunity to learn andapply one or more of Win’s creative problem solvingmethods to a personal issue or challenge you may befacing.

In his special Night Flight session, Win will even showyou how to use the tools you’ve learned to createyour own personalized thinking tools. Much the waytool-and-dye makers use their skills to make bettertools and dyes.

The final two-hour session of Win U is an opportunityto apply the methods you’ve learned to problemsbeyond the personal, to address some of the biggestsocial, scientific and political issues of the day — fromdiversity to hunger to climate to energy. Think of thissession as the beginning of your post-graduate thesis.

Here is the Win U schedule at a glance, with briefdescriptions of the material that will be covered in eachperiod.

Friday09:00–12:00 Introduction, W indtunnel, and Freenoting :With the help of a listener discover how much youalready know about the answers to your questions.Then learn how to do the same thing when you’re onyour own.DEAM and Evoked Sidebands : Discover hiddeninsights by writing on two pieces of paper at the sametime. Then build on DEAM by incorporating additionalstimuli to produce deeper insights.

13:30–15:00 Wake Up with the A nswer : Win dis-cusses, demonstrates, and evaluates an array of incuba-tion techniques including Silva Drink-of-Water Method,Breathing for Clarity, First-Thing-in-the-Morning, Flash-Catching, and What Comes Next? (a great techniquefor obliterating writer’s block).

15:30–17:00 C rab A pple : An analogical approach toproblem solving, using whatever objects are at hand —a table, a chair, a piano or even your own fingernail —and letting it represent your problem.

21:00–22:50 Roll Your O wn : Use creative problemsolving techniques to create creative problem solvingtechniques. Apply what you know to inventing new andeven more productive ways of thinking.

Saturday09:00–12:00 Image Streaming : How to notice andmake sense of the images and metaphors constantlyflowing through the corners of your mind. See a fulldescription under “Half Day Sessions.”

13:30–15:00 O ver-the-W all : A structured five-stageguided meditation in which you imagine your problem,barriers to its solution, and the possibility of an answer,then go deeper into your issue by deliberately re-imag-ining both your question and its answer.

15:30–17:00 Beachhead : A more profound version ofOver-the-Wall, particularly suited to the invention ofnew products, systems, and scientific discoveries.

Sunday09:00–11:00 Big Fish : Using any of the tools you’velearned at Win U, tackle the big issues of the day –from diversity to climate, to sustainable energy, tosocial mobility, to feeding the planet.

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PresentersMario Allende • Toronto, ONBoom!Born in Chile and raised in Canada, Mario was bestknown as the driving force behind the Alberta basedLatin-Jazz group, Bomba! Today, however, he mixes thedrum kit, timbales, congas and myriad percussioninstruments as a freelance musician in Toronto's vibrantmusical scene. Currently, he is completing a Master'sDegree in Ethnomusicology at York University.

As an educator, Mario has taught music and Latin cul-ture workshops all over Canada, and led a Latin musicand Spanish residency from 2005 to 2010 that tookMario, along with 84 students, teachers and parentseach year on a study trip to Cuba.

Anik April • Montréal, QCCreative Writing WorkshopAnimatrix by passion, Anik lives to see and help peopleconnect with the beauty and richness of their true self,of their words and inner worlds, as well as their per-sonal creative process.

Around the 300 mark, Anik lost count of the sea ofcreative writing workshops she's led in various con-texts. Anik also participated as workshop leader, publicreader and storyteller in several literary and culturalevents and festivals.www.anikapril.com

Jay Aquilanti • Orange County, CABusiness Chemotherapy Jay Aquilanti works as a Director for FranchiseManagement at Walt Disney Imagineering. As an 18-year Disney veteran, Jay has worked across multiplemarketing and sales areas in Orlando, Toronto,Vancouver and Anaheim, and most recently served as acreative problem solving practitioner and facilitator forDisney Parks' in-house ideation and innovation team,Creative Inc.

He's a Canadian living the sunny Southern CaliforniaDream with a huge debt, a rented house (real estate istoo expensive!) three great kids and an exciting placeto work where magic is made every day!

Mahmoud Arafa • Sterling, VAPersona That SellsAnywhere you find professionals contemplating theintersection between design and persuasion, you’ll findArafa and his work that motivates people to action. Hehas a long list of clients for whom he designs andapplies persuasion strategies that produce phenomenalresults. He helped clients to evolve from entrepreneursto enterprises, from local to global and from inceptionto infinity.

In addition to his contribution to the corporate world,Arafa is passionate about working for a good cause. Hehas been delivering compelling communication tools toalleviate people’s suffering, combat diseases and raisefunds for non profits.www.designframe.net

Stephanie Barnes • Toronto, ONKM by DesignStephanie is a knowledge management consultant atMissing Puzzle Piece Consulting and the Knoco Ltd.franchisee for Canada. She focuses on aligning people,process, and technology in Knowledge Management.Stephanie graduated from Brock University with a BBAin Accounting and from McMaster University with anMBA in Information Technology. In May 2011, ArkGroup published Stephanie’s report, A ligning People,Process, and Techno logy in Knowledge Management.www.missingpuzzlepiececonsulting.ca

Veta Bates • New York, NYYouth, Adult, Elder • Body Moves MindSpecializing in bridging ideas across industries, Veta hasdemonstrated her organizational and development skillswithin diverse work environments. She has consultedand managed projects for Fortune 500 companiesincluding The Walt Disney Company, ParamountPictures, Ogilvy Mather, RealD and Six Flags ThemeParks, and has designed and facilitated organizationaldevelopment trainings for the likes of Procter &Gamble, The Coca-Cola Company, General Mills andDiageo. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree fromBard College, and is presently pursuing both a Mastersin Branding at the School of Visual Arts and being certi-fied as a CrossFit Coach.

Bruce Baum, Ph.D. • Buffalo, NYMagical CollisionsDr. R. Bruce Baum, a legend in his own mind, is aProfessor Emeritus at Buffalo State College and theHead Honcho of HumorCreativity.Com. Dr. Baum isauthor or two books, a DVD, a training CD and manyarticles. In 2012 he received the Distinguished LeaderAward from the Creative Education Foundation and in2007 he received the President’s Award for Excellencein Teaching from Buffalo State College. Dr. Baum hasmade professional presentations Singapore, Cyprus,Jamaica, Japan, South Africa (10 times), Costa Rica,Dubai, and Canada. In his spare time, Dr. Baum is aRocket Scientist, Bronco Rider, Taxidermist, Explorer,Brain Surgeon and Gourmet.www.humorcreativity.com

Tom Beakbane • Toronto, ONBusiness Chemotherapy Tom has been heading up Beakbane: Brand Strategies& Communications, in Toronto, since 1986, helpingcompanies big and small solve their brand building chal-lenges. He helped create the integrated branding show-case site, IntegratedBrands.org. He also helps lead anengineering company in the UK called... Beakbane Ltd.He loves working at the intersection of technology,innovation and culture. Tom has a degree in neuro-physiology, wrote a book on consilience and is anaspiring heart surgeon.www.beakbane.comIntegratedBrands.org

René Bernèche, Ph.D. • Montréal, QCThe Creative BrainAs Professor of Psychology at Université du Québec àMontréal, René introduced courses on creativity andchange in various programs. He was a Member of theBoard of Trustees of the Creative EducationFoundation and was honored with the DistinguishedLeader Award and induction into the CPSI Hall ofFame. He has designed and presented numerous train-ing sessions on creativity and innovation conjugating hisinterests in arts and psychology of creative behavior.René has also been involved with the activities of theCreative European Association (CREA) as a presenterof sessions and as a keynote speaker in Italy.whosetimehascome.com

Toto Berriel • Vancouver, BCBoom!Israel (Toto) Berriel, is a traditional Afro-Cuban percus-sionist and vocalist from Matanzas, Cuba. Toto beganhis professional music career at 16. After several yearsin a variety of groups, he was invited to join the world'sbest-known Rumba group, Los Muñequitos deMatanzas. Toto worked with them for 12 years learningthe entire AfroCuban repertoire. Toto has touredworldwide in countries such as, Canada, United States,Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Spain, Germany,Italy, Switzerland, France and Korea, singing, playing andteaching in various workshops.www.totoberriel.com

Dan Bigonesse • Ottawa ONInspiring CreativityDan is a Consulting Partner with ThinkX IntellectualCapital. As a trainer and facilitator, Dan has spent thelast 17 years helping people expand their thinking anddiscover new possibilities. With his quick wit, probingquestioning skills and productive thinking techniquesDan helps clients engage their whole brain, and findproductive solutions to their challenges. He is knownfor delivering high content sessions in a relaxed andentertaining style. Underlying Dan’s passion for produc-tive thinking is a deep commitment to helping peoplelearn and achieve useful outcomes.www.thinkxic.com

Thomas Bizeau • Jonquière, QCBreakbeat Psychedelic House Pop RockThomas Bizeau’s first experience with the marvellousworld of creativity was in Sestri-Levante, when heworked as a Redshirt, the CREA Conference (in 2011)equivalent of a Mindcamp Banana. He really enjoyed hisexperience there and was dying to do it again!

He succeeded at his Baccalauréat exam in 2010 andleft France to study Radio Journalism at Jonquière,Québec. He is a very curious person and loves to doRadio, Music and, of course, to party.

Current playlist: Step on my T rip (Dub Fx), Fade toBlack (Apocalyptica), We can make the world stop(The glitch mob)

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Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP • Athens, GACreative BlocksAlan has always been wandering: 1) traveling to newplaces, 2) changing jobs/careers, 3) changinghouses/locations, 4) experimenting with new thingsdaily. After a successful career as an architect, hepacked up some freelance artwork and ended upworking as a graphics and signage designer, occasionallycartooning. Then in 1976 he read two articles writtenby E. Paul Torrance — and his life changed.www.cre8ng.com

Blanco • Brooklyn, NYBody Moves MindBlanco is a Facilitator of Athletes: a CrossFit Level 1Trainer, personal trainer, Olympic lifting coach andopera singer. Yes, opera!

Five years ago, weighing 280 pounds (at 5’7’), Blancofound CrossFit. In the past two years, he has shed 100pounds and is in the best shape of his life. In additionto physical weight, Blanco also used to carry the shack-les of A.D.D. and dyslexia, diagnosed by doctors mind-lessly suggesting meds rather than a more creativelycurative course of action. Blanco largely accepted hisfate until he discovered a natural, healthy focus throughhyper creative physical activity, and both his coachingproficiency and efficacy speak clearly to its success.

Blanco lives to share his experience in hopes that it willhelp other people along the road to transformation!

Missy Carvin • White Plains, NYImprov in the Workplace

Missy Goldwasser Carvin is the VP of CreativityServices for New Directions Consulting, Inc. and theExecutive Director of the Avian Players ImprovWorkshop. With a BA in Theatre and History fromHartwick College, she now works full-time in marketresearch and new product development, of course.

She has been active in the creativity community, pre-senting and leading at CPSI and Florida CreativityWeekend. She has been a longtime volunteer with herlocal Girl Scout council, including founding the ClownCollege program there.www.new-directions-inc.com

Ana Castelan • Buffalo, NYRev Your BrainAna Castelan is a graduate of the Creative StudiesProgram. She is a designer and facilitator focused onCreativity and Visual Thinking. She worked for theInternational Center for Studies in Creativity where shepost-produced a series of videos with the foundationalconcepts in the study of creativity, named Creativity101. Also, she was Account Manager and Apple pro-fessional specialist for a Professional Apple Reseller,where she sold and developed post-production videoworkflows for TV channels. creativitywithimages.com

Matteo Catullo • Milan, ItalyArt Gallery of Your MindCo-founder of Catullo & Sylwan Advertising Agency,Matteo is also a marketing consultant, theater actor,mathematician, poet, and star hunter. He is a co-founder and board member of Creativity EuropeanAssociation (CREA Italia) and of CREA Conference.

Matteo is internationally acclaimed for his work in stim-ulating creative imagination and creative potential. Moreimportant, he is father of Gaia and Davide, grandfatherof Pietro and Marco, and friend of all creative people.Matteo holds the Italian absolute record and award forthe most handshakes and hugs.

Sylvie Courcelle • Rennes, FranceIs Deferring Judgment Enough?Breakbeat Psychedelic House Pop RockSylvie has a long experience of the business world inR&D duties in international contexts. Expert in creativ-ity methods applied to innovation, she is a consultantfor organisations looking to develop the future of prod-ucts, services and collaborative work. Sylvie teaches atCréa Conférence. She is a member of the educationalcommittee at Crea-Université and member of Crea-France and regularly gives speeches on creativity andinnovation. In her spare time she strolls in contempo-rary art exhibits, to observe with eagerness how artistsdivert techniques to invent tomorrow’s uses.

Current playlist: O rion (Rodrigo y Gabriela), TweetTweet (Abraham Inc),This is the industry (CalvinHarris)



Andrew Crighton • Toronto, ONThe Pointed StickAndrew Crighton is a writer, scholar and creativeentrepreneur with 30+ years of experience in market-ing and communication. He is currently a graduate stu-dent in a joint program between York and Ryersonuniversities that focuses on Communication andCulture. His research interests centre upon exploringself-expression in the digital world. He is also thefounder/owner of iPrimate Strategic Creativity. Andrewis passionate about exploring new frontiers of creativity,rewriting the rules of engagement, and embracingwhat’s “out there”.www.iprimate.com

Sharon de Korte • New York, NYShow Up for Your LifeSharon de Korte is an independent corporate coachand innovation consultant, facilitator and trainer. Sheworks with non-profits coaching executive directors tohelp them achieve their goals. As an innovation consult-ant Sharon has designed and delivered innovation pro-grams across the US and internationally. She hasapplied the creative process to new product develop-ment challenges, business opportunities, and strategicplanning scenarios.

Ms. de Korte previously worked at American Expressand Young & Rubicam. She has lead workshops atCPSI, Mindcamp, CREA and other conferences. Herresearch on curiosity has been published in BusinessC reativity: A Practitioners Handbook.

Clare Dus • Chatham, NJRapid ProtoceptAt Sensory Spectrum, Inc. Clare listens to the clients,asks questions and then designs innovative methodolo-gies to meet their needs.

She has tasted, smelled, felt, and looked at a widerange of products including foods and beverages, per-sonal care products, paper products, fabrics, and phar-maceuticals. She believes that the data holds the story.Using a variety of techniques, both statistical andexploratory, she will uncover the sensory story. www.sensoryspectrum.com

Newell Eaton • Albany, NYSOAR • Youth Program ConsultantAfter three decades serving as a leader in youth devel-opment tackling complex challenges inside the publicsector, Newell now brings his passion for changing theworld as an independent consultant working in busi-ness, government, education and the not profit sectors.He works locally in the Hudson River Valley as a co-partner in East West Leadership Coaching, regionallyfor Productivity Leadership Systems, nationally for New& Improved, and internationally for Integral Coaches.

When not working he can be found hanging out withhis grandkids in Texas, biking or hiking in some beautifulplace or wandering the globe exploring sacred sites.

Tony Esteves • Toronto, ONLead from WithinTony is an Inspirational Facilitator who takes audiencesthrough energetic, entertaining and interactive learningexperiences. A former professional juggler, Tonyteaches focus in his juggling workshops and keynotesand as a ping pong fanatic, he teaches collaborationfrom the ping pong table.

Having lived and worked in over 35 countries in a vari-ety of unique jobs, Tony brings his international experi-ence and anecdotes to the learning arena. Now Tonyis living his dream by performing, teaching and inspiringpeople to reach their full potential around the world.www.iontheball.ca

Steven Fischer • Chicago, ILFostering CreativitySteven Fischer is a two-time Emmy-nominatedwriter/producer/videographer of fiction, non-fiction, andanimated stories. His credits include the films FreedomDance (2007) and Old School New School (2010).

His commissioned work includes Martin Scorsese’sNEH Jefferson Lecture, Keep the Promise withMargaret Cho and Tavis Smiley, Bill Cosby Live at TheKennedy Center, Kool & The Gang in Concert as wellas various films and programs for other clients. In 2010,The Daily Record included Fischer, a native ofBaltimore, on their list of 60 Influential Marylanders.www.stevenfischer.netwww.snagfilms.com/films/title/old_school_new_school

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Tanya Gerber • Toronto, ONQuick-Draw BootcampTanya Gerber is a graphic facilitator, graphic recorderand consultant who passionately works with and forthe not-for-profit and social service sectors.

Utilizing a number of facilitation techniques she focuseson grounding group processes in participatory, anti-oppressive and engaging methods. She utilizes graphicsand creativity to help community organizations, groupsand individuals vision their strategic directions. Herwork often engages community and service providerstakeholders, evaluates services and assesses commu-nity needs. www.tanyagerber.com

Laila Ghattas • Toronto, ONConscious RelationshipsLaila Ghattas absolutely loves leading Self-Discoveryworkshops around the world. She's passionate abouther richly textured vocation as a Gestalt therapist,artist, writer, Reiki practitioner, group facilitator andpublic speaker. Otherwise known as The TravelingTherapist, Laila's entrepreneurial dream come true,Aziza Healing Adventures, creates personal growthretreats in breathtakingly beautiful locations in NorthAmerica and Bali. Each winter over the last decadeLaila has immersed herself in the spiritual tapestry ofBalinese Hinduism. The wisdom and insight gleanedfrom ancient traditions is infused into all her work. www.aziza.ca

Melissa Gordon • Atlanta, GALetting Go/Letting ComeMelissa Gordon is an award-winning communicationconsultant, leadership coach, and facilitator with a back-ground in filmmaking. She works with some of theworld’s most successful organizations. In addition, shecounsels or coaches a select group of C-level execu-tives individually.

She is Founder of EchelonCommunicate, a companythat provides communication assessments, training,consultation, facilitation and coaching to leaders, teamsand individuals.www.echeloncommunicate.com

Diane Houle-Rutherford • Ottawa ONFrom Collision to Collaboration!With over 30 years’ experience, Diane is a consultant,executive coach, trainer, speaker and facilitator whoconsults to managers and senior level executives in thepublic and the private sectors. She specializes inLeadership Development and Action Learning, CreativeProblem Solving, Individual and team coaching, ConflictResolution and Team Building.

Diane is a founding member of Crea-Québec and iscurrently serving on the Board of Directors.www.houlerutherford.com

Steven Hughes • Cobourg, ONTranquility in a TeacupSteven Hughes is a process facilitator and certified TeaSommelier with interests in helping others find theirpassion and unique qualities to serve the world andsavour each moment of their life journey along theway.

Max Hurson • Toronto, ONEveryday CuriosityMax came to the very first Mindcamp as a participantin the Youth Program. By 2007 he was running theYouth Program. Now he runs other things.

Since then, Max has travelled all over the world, includ-ing a volunteer stint of five months in Cambodia, teach-ing English (and learning Khmer) fixing bicycles (andbuilding them from odd parts), and living in communi-ties, where people of very little means can help make arobust and joyful life for one another.

Today Max builds and fixes bikes in downtownToronto, periodically breaks noses as an amateurboxer, and still loves pulling things apart and puttingthem together again.

Tim Hurson • Toronto, ONYouth, Adult, ElderTim is founding partner of ThinkX Intellectual Capital

and has delivered productive thinking programsthroughout the world. He has keynoted in more than20 countries on six continents about how to use theprinciples of productive thinking and creative leadershipto manage change rather than be swamped by it.

Tim is a founding director of Mindcamp and FacilitatorsWithout Borders and serves on several other non-profit boards. Since its release, Tim's book ThinkBetter: An Innovator's Guide to Productive Thinkinghas consistently been one of McGraw Hill’s top tenbusiness books, and is now in its fifth printing.www.thinkxic.com

Marc Hurwitz, Ph.D. • Waterloo ONFinding Your G-SpotBeing Mindful of Your BrainMarc is an insightful and engaging polymath with a PhDin neuroscience and an MBA. He has many years expe-rience as a facilitator, coach, and trainer and co-runs areally cool, leading-edge HR consulting firm: FliPskills.

Marc is an Assistant Professor of OrganizationalBehaviour/Human Resource Management (OB/HRM)at Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. Hehas attended every Mindcamp since its inception.flipskills.com

Samantha Hurwitz • Waterloo ONFinding Your G-SpotSamantha is both a professional HR leader and profes-sional accountant. She is a passionate and highlyregarded workplace coach, mentor, talent developerand business leader. She is adept at developing peopleand building teams that are enthused, collaborative andhigh-achieving.

She has a wealth of experience leading M&A’s, multi-million dollar projects, operational units, and strategicHR initiatives. Sam co-runs a really cool leading-edgeHR company that happens to be the same one as Marcco-runs (or at least thinks he co-runs).

Sam has attended every Mind Camp since coming toher first one with Marc a few years ago.flipskills.com

Anthony Hyatt • Washington, DCThe Call of BeautyAnthony Hyatt is a violinist and multimedia perform-ance artist from the Washington DC area whose inter-est is in the role and use of improvisation techniques inthe creative process. He is a teaching-artist workingwith many human service organizations including thenonprofit Arts for the Aging, under whose auspices heleads creative engagement programs at senior centersand for whom he co-directs the senior citizen improvdance company known as Quicksilver. He is a colleagueof the Creative Education Foundation and a leader forother international organizations. He does additionalcreativity consulting and facilitation work through hisown organization which is called Moving Beauty.

Sheri Kennedy • Watertown, MAPainting Positive ChangeSheri Kennedy is a professionally trained artist, graphicdesigner and educator turned Creativity Consultant.Sheri’s Art-Think creativity workshops offer employeesa unique combination of relaxation and energizingexperiences designed to increase brain function, reducestress, and connect mind and body. Art-Think work-shops integrate mind-body techniques, visual art, andproblem-solving techniques. Sheri is President andFounder of Art-Think.www.art-think.com

Clara Kluk • Mexico City, MexicoCollective GeniusClara is a partner of PIENSA, a consulting firm inMéxico City and in Costa Rica, specializing in organiza-tional development and creativity training and facilita-tion. She works with organizations across Mexico, andLatin America to facilitate creativity and innovation, tohelp manage change and transition, and enhance team-work and leadership.

An artist, and expert in social sciences, Clara has morethan 20 years of experience. Clara holds a Master ofScience degree in Creativity and Innovation from theInternational Center for Studies in Creativity at BuffaloState College.grupo-piensa.com

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Yoel Kluk • Houston, TXCollective GeniusA partner and the USA leader of Grupo-Piensa aninternational consulting firm specializing in corporatestrategy, creativity training, innovation and personaldevelopment. Yoel is an experienced facilitator special-ized in creativity and innovation models. He specializesin developing niche and or new markets, showcasingconsistent achievement in driving business growth.

Born and raised in Mexico, Yoel has extensive interna-tional working experience in USA and Mexico.www.grupo-piensa.com

Maxx Kochar • Toronto, ONThe Outside-In RevolutionA business professional with 25 years of diverse man-agement experience, Maxx is committed to assistingthe next generation of business leaders to improvetheir organizations and themselves through mentoring,coaching, and consulting. Maxx’s purpose is to improvehis client’s performance, productivity, processes, andprofitability. He has delivered presentations andkeynote speeches at institutions of higher learning andnational conferences.

His specialties include leadership and managementdevelopment, management culture issues, behavioral orperceptual issues, improving communication, teammotivation and execution.InnovatebyDesign.ca

Franca Leeson • Toronto, ONQi Gong EspressoYouth, Adult, ElderFranca is a Colleague with ThinkX Intellectual Capital,where she uses a wide range of skills — design, writing,web mastery, and meditation mastery. Franca has beenstudying meditation since 1981 and teaching it since2000. She has presented facilitation, meditation andcreativity sessions at Mindcamp in Toronto, Canadasince its inception, at CREA in Italy since 2005, and atCPSI in Atlanta in 2007. Franca’s particular interest andgift is in helping people enrich their personal and cre-ative lives by developing a meditation practice thatextends into all areas of their experience: work, chil-dren, and family responsibilities. lookagain.ca

Ismet Mamnoon • Buffalo, NYPick a CardIzzy Mamnoon is a graduate from the InternationalCenter for Studies in Creativity at Buffalo State College.

As a facilitator, Izzy believes in empowering individualswith the ability to use creative thinking in order to helpthem use their own expertise to address challengeswithin their field of work, and their personal lives. www.cre8tvtconsulting.com

James McAnanama • Burlington ONUnleash Your GeekJames is an embedded software designer at L-3Wescam where he gets paid to play every day. He isamazed by how much has changed in the area of elec-tronics and software — once only accessible to thosewho were afraid to talk to girls, electronics is nowopen to all who wish to dream, design, and createthings that blink, beep, move, and entertain.

As a father, James likes to create blinky, beepy, boppingthings for his kids to enjoy (his kids would rather playwith Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys...).www.linkedin.com/pub/james-mcananama/30/a88/a53

Tom McMillian • Montville, NJHum Strum UkuleleSince 2008, Tom McMillian has been the President ofTechtao, a marketing consultancy. Tom not only bringsinnovative thinking to companies, but also works as thechief marketing officer for selective companies.Previously, Tom worked for Pfizer and Johnson &Johnson in the role of Director of Relationship &Interactive Marketing.

In addition to working for his clients, Tom brings hismarking expertise, creativity, and passion for the arts tothe Morris Arts as a board member. Plus, he lovesplaying his ukulele. Tom believes that a key ingredientto each day’s success is playing his beloved uke.Recently, he’s been nourishing his soul, playing musicoriginally written for the lute on his ukulele.techtao.com




Allie Middleton • Albany, NYYoga & Meditation • SOARAllie Middleton is a transformational coach and consult-ant who integrates physical, emotional, mental and spir-itual practices in a way that yield sustainable individual,team and organizational results. Her deep wisdom, pas-sionate energy and loving attention make her an excep-tionally gifted resource for individuals and teams willingto engage in the deep dive of profound change.

With over 35 years of leadership experience, Allie haschampioned many programs to enhance team and indi-vidual performance that produced significant positiveclient outcomes. In her consulting life she has receivedrave reviews as a facilitative coach and thought partnerto many leaders and teams dealing with complexchange.www.alliemiddleton.com

Joe Miguez • Cliffside Park, NJWhere Two Worlds Collide • Mindcamp LabyrinthJoe has built an international consulting practice basedon stimulating creativity in individuals and groups toachieve personal and organizational innovation.Facilitator, change agent and labyrinth builder, Joe hasworked with clients from major corporations, media,college and religious retreat centers. He has conductedworkshops in Canada, Mexico, Europe, Turkey,Singapore, Chile, and the United States. His profes-sional commitment focuses on inspiring reflection inaction, step by step. Joe has been the prime driver inbringing the concept of the LAByrinth into the practiceof creativity and innovation.

Megan Mitchell • Toronto, ONTurning of the Wheel • Hum Strum UkuleleMegan is consultant, speaker, author and educator. Sheis an Innovation Catalyst and Leadership Consultant forMegan Mitchell Consulting. She is also the ProgramDirector for Schulich’s Centre of Excellence inInnovation. Megan believes we are all creative; her pas-sion is to help people discover their unique gifts andways of contributing for greater business success andpersonal fulfillment. When not traveling, Megan loveshosting salons, walking around her neighbourhood, get-ting her hands dirty in the garden or creating in stainedglass.

Michel Neray • Toronto, ONCreative Sales TelepathyAs a professional speaker, consultant and facilitator,Michel empowers his clients to dig deeper than theusual marketing messages to access a well of meaningand purpose that drive sales as much as they drive pro-ductivity, engagement, resilience and collaboration.Michel’s latest brilliant idea is MoMondays — a crossbetween open mic comedy and expert talks, but withprofessional speakers and other great people with astory to share. MoMondays started in Toronto and hasspread to 12 cities in Canada and the U.S., with anaverage audience of 100 people per event. www.essentialmessage.comwww.MoMondays.com

Marguerite Orane • Toronto, ONFun In SuitsMarguerite Orane is a quirky mix of brilliance, passionand purpose. A dynamic and motivating managementconsultant, facilitator, executive coach and professionalspeaker, she is known for her insights on leadership,entrepreneurship and personal growth. She is recog-nized for her joy-filled approach to facilitating positivegrowth and transformation. She is the author of Freeand Laughing: Spiritual Insights in Everyday Moments.Originally from Jamaica, she relocated to Toronto in2009 with two teenagers and three dogs. And she isvery serious about joy — wherever you are, work, play,or home, Marguerite believes that joy should be!www.margueriteorane.com

Gina Paigen • Buffalo, NYLetting Go/Letting ComeGina Paigen, CPCC, is a professional coach and leader-ship consultant; passionate about guiding individuals andorganizations to higher levels of creativity and a deepersense of purpose. She brings over 25 years of diverseexperience as a coach, consultant, facilitator, entrepre-neur, writer, musician and artist.

In December of 2012 she presented at theTEDxBuffaloWomen event in Buffalo, NY. Her articleon Women in Leadership was recently published byThe Huffington Post.www.infinityimpact.com

Jon Pearson • Santa Monica, CADrawing Breakthrough InsightsJon Pearson is an internationally known speaker andcreative thinking consultant. As a keynote speaker forbusiness and schools, he has addressed many state,national, and international conferences. He has been aspeaker for the National Inventive Thinking Association,the Creative Problems Solving Institute, theInternational Alliance for learning, the InnovationConvergence, and many others. Jon lives in SantaMonica, California and believes now as he did as a childthat courage, caring, and creativity can save the world.

Kristen Peterson • Buffalo, NYRapid ProtoceptKristen is a creativity and innovation facilitator, trainer,coach and catalyst. She works with organizations inNorth America, providing innovation workshops, train-ing and facilitation to help companies create anddevelop new products, new processes and new strate-gies and helps corporations, not-for-profits, academiaand professional associations to untie old knots andreplace unproductive habits with exceptional solutions.

She is a founder of Mindcamp, a faculty member of theCreative Problem Solving Institute, and is currentlystudying toward a Master of Science in Creativity fromthe State University of New York at Buffalo. A CampDirector by nature and nurture, at Mindcamp you’lloften see her with clipboard in hand walking veryquickly organizing logistics or singing at the campfire.kpcatalyst.com

Steve Ralph • Orange County, CACreativity in the CrossfireSteve’s passion is to help others unlock their creativepotential. His professional background includes roles inhigher education, entertainment and non-profit indus-tries where he developed a track record of innovativestrategies to further organizational advancement. Hisexperience includes facilitating and coaching others toenhance their creative abilities and developing pathwaysto pursue their passions.

Steve is currently pursuing a Doctorate inOrganizational Leadership at Pepperdine University,located in Southern California. His research interestsare centered in creativity and innovation.

Cynthia Reyes • Toronto, ONWriting FreelyCynthia Reyes is a writer with a background in journal-ism, training and organizational change. She’s the authorof A Good Home, a book about the remarkablehomes she has loved, and the life-changing experiencesand relationships that took place in each setting.Cynthia is also a consultant with DiversiPro Inc., a full-service management consulting practice with a specialinterest in diversity, and co-founder of Innoversity, anot-for-profit organization working to increase the par-ticipation and representation of cultural minority,Aboriginal and disabled Canadians in the media indus-try and public sector.www.diversipro.comcsreyes.wordpress.com

Jim Ridge • Ancaster ONTell-A-Vision • Everyday CuriosityWith over 30 years of Manufacturing Engineering prob-lem solving experience and strong artistic visioning skillsJim helps teams solve problems through their eyes withGraphic Facilitation. Jim regularly facilitates businessactivities, problem solving and ideation sessions usinginteractive visual maps. He is currently leveraging theextensive use of visual communication as part of a roll-out team responsible for the deployment ‘LeanManufacturing’ across an organization of over 5,000employees.govisionmap.com

Ian Rosenfeldt • Toronto, ONRev Your BrainIan is the perfect catalyst to kickstart your creativity andinnovation. He is an energizing facilitator of deliberatecreativity, team training and Creative Problem Solving.A specialist in coaching for success, Ian provides thetools to optimize your creative thinking skills and facili-tates diverse groups through their unique challenges.

World traveller, accomplished Toastmaster, vinylrecord manipulator, rock climber, bicycle afficionado,ambassador, volunteer, social advocate, outdoor enthu-siast and dog lover - Ian accelerates individual and teamperformance by bringing a flexible and well-roundedapproach to deliberate creativity.cognitivemixtape.com



Sylvain Rouillard • Montréal, QCWater Journey • Is Deferring Judgment Enough?Sylvain Rouillard is a psychologist, specialized in creativ-ity and creative problem solving. He has been designingand facilitating workshops and delivers conferences onthese themes for 25 years.

He has been teaching the Psychology of Creativity andCreativity Methods in various universities for over 15years. His knowledge of creativity combines with anexperience in real innovation. He helps individuals andteams from public and private organizations in variousfields gain innovative results. whosetimehascome.comcrea-quebec.com

Karen Rudolf • Sorrento, FLLife Is But a GameThrough TranquilSOULutions, Karen provides top-notch integrated wellness, life and businessmentoring/consulting, with the use of visuals, horses,and nature! She is passionate about taking clientsthrough a personal journey finding balance, power andjoy in all areas of life with fun & ease. Karen is a teammanagement and leadership graduate, certified spiritualmentor, team bonding course leader, as well as lifecoaching course leader. She is passionate about facilitat-ing others through those personal transitional life expe-riences as well as from a holistic approach of living. Shealso owns two "miracle horses", one of whom surviveda lightning strike against all odds.www.TranquilSOULutions.com

Jan Sanders • Orillia, ONThe Art of Social ChangeJan Sanders is a facilitator, program designer, projectmanager and trainer with 20 years international experi-ence with the Institute of Cultural Affairs, where shehelped pioneer methods of wholistic community devel-opment. Jan Sanders helped develop Social Artistrypractice and training, and has taught Social Artistry formany years through the United Nations DevelopmentProgram, Institute of Cultural Affairs, and Jean HoustonFoundation. She combines Social Artistry leadershipcurriculum with development themes, includingHIV/AIDS, governance, community development andindigenous wisdom.

Ginny Santos • Toronto, ONPlaying for High StakesGinny Santos is a creativist, a trainer and facilitator atNeOlé. Ginny has over 15 years of experience workingwith a large variety of organizations and individuals andis a member of the Faculty at George Brown College.She has a strong and proven commitment to diversity,consensus, and authentic leadership and believes inpeople’s abilities to bring about change. Originally fromSpain, Ginny has been based in Canada since 1995. Sheis a creativity enthusiast, an occasional dance performer,a cyclist, a mother, an ongoing learner, an engagingtrainer, effective facilitator and a creative planner.www.neole.ca

Russ Schoen, M.S. • Chicago, ILIMPROVation™Russ Schoen works as a facilitator, speaker and trainerin the areas of deliberate creativity, innovation, highperformance and change leadership. He has facilitatedprograms worldwide. Russ is a contributing author to anumber of creative leadership related materials. In addi-tion, he is adjunct faculty at the Center for Studies inCreativity where he teaches graduate courses in facili-tating creative process. Russ holds an M.Sc. in Creativityfrom the State University of New York at Buffalo and isa graduate of the Second City Conservatory specializingin improvisation.www.linkedin.com/in/russschoenwww.foursightonline.com

John Sedgwick, MSc (Ed) • St Catharines ON%&#$* It's BROKEN!John is a Consulting Partner with ThinkX IntellectualCapital. For the past decade John has designed anddelivered training programs for corporate clients. Formore than 20 years before that he was Professor ofBusiness Administration at Mohawk College, designingand developing training programs tailored for corporateand government clients.

John conducts seminars and workshops through NorthAmerica and Europe in the field of management devel-opment. He is adjunct professor at the InternationalCenter for Studies in Creativity, and has presented atcreativity conferences throughout the world.www.thinkxic.com

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Steven Shama • Boston, MAWhat Real World?Steve Shama is a recently retired physician. He is also aprofessional speaker who has for the last 17 years beengiving keynotes and facilitating workshops nationally andinternationally on rediscovering the joys of life. Whilehis primary audiences have been in the medical field,his talks have universal applications, and are filled withhumor, spirited feelings and creative moments. Theyare guaranteed to leave participants in a wonder-filledplace.

Tzabia Siegel • Toronto, ONOptimal Nutrition for the Creative MindMoving SpaceTzabia Siegel is a clinical nutritionist and life coach, edu-cating and coaching clients to transform their relation-ship with food. She has a fascination with and isfocused on research in the field of the brain and itsrelationship to food, addiction, behavioural change andpleasure. In her spare time, she eats gloriously, danceswildly and plays a mean game of competitive scrabble.

She has a nutrition/food blog at www.foodcoach.ca andhas just released her first book combining physiologyand behaviour called Jump Off the Diet Treadmill - 12Weeks on Your Way to Lifetime Weight Loss. Whenshe has more spare time (retirement is looking good),she will return to her visual art of collage and herdreams of mosaic tiling.www.foodcoach.ca

William Sturner. Ph.D. • East Aurora, NYMystic in the MarketplaceWilliam Sturner, Ph.D., loves nature walks, the colorand geometry of flowers, classical music, constructingsculptures of PVC, dunking bread in robust coffee, theinsights of C.G. Jung, the counsel of Angels, and creat-ing an aura of playful healing at the Open HeartSanctuary in East Aurora, NY.

He is a former full Prof and VP, always a psychothera-pist, the author of 13 books, and an avid creator ofpsycho-spiritual workshops featuring art, music, craftsand movement.www.KindredSpirits.Us

Vikram Swaminadhan • Montréal, QCSquare WatermelonsA multi-disciplinary inventor with a cross-functionalbusiness background, Vikram is motivated by his pas-sion for innovation. His aim is to propagate a systemicapproach to creativity in product and process innova-tion. He believes that everything is inter-related and wehave the rather fun job of finding the connections.

Vikram currently works with a range of industries,ideating innovative products and helping them find newmeanings for existing ones. An active proponent of cre-ative thinking in schools, he contributes a regular col-umn aimed at young minds for India’s NationalNewspaper, The Hindu.www.creatinc.com

Erica Swiatek • Niagara Falls, NYPick a CardErica Swiatek is a graduate of the Creative Studies pro-gram and a Learning & Development Consultant. Shecreates and facilitates corporate-wide training initiativesand assists teams with team building and change man-agement plans for new projects. Erica also holds certifi-cations in DiSC and FourSight. Her passion resides inencouraging and teaching playfulness and creativity aslife skills.

Laura Switalski • Buffalo, NYValues @ WorkLaura is a partner of Darwin Associates, a consultingfirm specializing in organizational development and cre-ativity training and facilitation. She works with organiza-tions across North America and Europe to facilitatecreativity and innovation, help manage change and tran-sition, and enhance teamwork and leadership.

A social psychologist and expert in consumer commu-nication research, Laura has more than 18 years ofqualitative market research experience. Laura holds aMaster of Science degree in Creativity and Innovationfrom the International Center for Studies in Creativityat Buffalo State College and she is now an adjunct fac-ulty member of the International Center for Studies inCreativity. darwinassociates.net



Tim Switalski • Buffalo, NYValues @ WorkTim is founder and president of Darwin Associates,specializing in helping organizations to grow and evolveand to learn and develop their creative potential. He isa master facilitator, executive coach and learning con-sultant specialized in leadership development, teamcohesiveness, emotional intelligence, change manage-ment, and organizational growth, with a specific focus inthe area of creativity and innovation. Tim holds anM.Sc. in Creativity and Innovation from theInternational Center for Studies in Creativity at BuffaloState College, where he is also an adjunct faculty mem-ber and guest lecturer.darwinassociates.net

Russell Thomas • Fort McMurray, ABSocial Media MattersRussell Thomas dived into the social media world in hisrole as a professional communicator at Keyano Collegein Fort McMurray, Alberta. He has recently been sec-onded by the College to be Executive Director of ArtsCouncil Wood Buffalo. By integrating the personal, pro-fessional, community and political aspects of his life inhis active profiles on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,LinkedIn and Blogger, he has grown his influence, effec-tiveness and reach in the social media universe. www.middleagebulge.com

Zachary Towne-Smith • GuatemalaYouth, Adult, ElderAfter graduating from Harvard, Zachary has lived for 12years in Guatemala, where he’s learned about his owncreativity and how to access and maintain his creativestate. For the past 6 years he’s been working to helpothers do the same. His work has been applying hispedagogical and community organizing experience toworking with groups in many different contexts —from dirt-floored mayan schools to modern corporateboardrooms. His passion is generating social changethrough an individual and collective awakening of cre-ativity. In Guatemala he’s co-founded a non-profit, afor-profit, a capoeira group, numerous bands, and afreelance documentary photography office.www.imagitlan.comwww.elrecreo.com.gt

Mary Ellyn Vicksta • Appleton, WIPhotoautobiographyMary Ellyn Vicksta specializes in creativity training, cre-ativity workshops, team building, and team develop-ment. She is a seasoned facilitator that is trained in cre-ative problem solving and certified in Edward deBono'sthinking tools, and produces solutions that matters. Sheis both a practitioner and a trainer, with many practicalexamples of utilizing creativity in a corporate environ-ment. Her favorite types of facilitated sessions involvedeveloping a vision, very early product development,strategic planning, change management, and challengingthe status quo. Her other passion is photography, andshe looks for every possible opportunity to combineddigital media with creative problem solving.vickstainnovativepractices.com

Susan Wenger • Montgomery Village, MDHappiness!Susan Wenger has taught Philosophy and English. Sheenjoys humor, puzzles, and wordplay. Susan is a mem-ber of Mensa and Intertel, and is the local coordinatorfor Mensa Gifted Kids. She is the author of The Port-W ine Sea, co-author of Your Limitless InventingMachine, and author of The Better Baby, a new bookabout raising happy geniuses. She has taught workshopsat the Creative Problem-Solving Institute and at othercreativity venues in the U.S. and abroad. Susan and herhusband Win live in Montgomery Village, MD.

Win Wenger, Ph.D. • Gaithersburg, MDWin U • ImagestreamingWin has authored or co-authored, and published morethan 50 books. Researcher, inventor, trainer and educa-tor, he founded and heads the non-profit educationand research firm Project Renaissance. He has createdand developed more than a hundred specific methodsand techniques for CPS and for accelerated/enhancedlearning some of which are now in wide practice.

One such technique, ImageStreaming, has nowappeared in several of the great books of Dr. Sidney J.Parnes, co-creator of the main, Osborn-Parnes systemof CPS, as well as in the books and provisions of agood many other programs and method systems whichhave found it too useful not to pursue.www.winwenger.com

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Cecilia Yau • Toronto, ONCreative GeniusesCecilia had been a gifted co-ordinator for the NiagaraSouth Board of Education in Canada for 20 years andwas appointed Chair of the Ontario Consultants forthe Gifted. She is now an independent education con-sultant and an instructor at Niagara College and BrockUniversity, Canada. For more than 20 years, she haspresented numerous workshops at international confer-ences throughout Canada and the U.S. She had servedon the CEF Board for 6 years. She is the author ofQ ualitative Research in C reativity and Breakthroughand Beyond: 20th Century Scientific Revo lutions andA rtistic Innovations.

Koen Zonneveld • Noordwijkerhout,NetherlandsDiversity CompetencyKoen Zonneveld is the founder of BreinvoorkeurenNBI, the only Dutch agent of Neethling BrainInstruments NBI. Koen is a seasoned facilitator andapart from running Breinvoorkeuren NBIÆ he hasapplied the instruments in a variety of workshops withgreat success. This includes fields such as Works coun-cils and Occupational health and safety. He says thatunderstanding brain preferences was the missing link inhis MSc in Occupational health and safety and in every-thing else he has ever done on behavioural competen-cies. www.breinvoorkeuren.nl

Makheni Zonneveld • Noordwijkerhout,NetherlandsDiversity CompetencyMakheni Zonneveld has extensive experience in speak-ing on and presenting workshops on management andas well as diversity competency. She runsBreinvoorkeuren NBI with founder and co-presenter,Koen. She also says that understanding brain prefer-ences was the missing link that took her offerings tothe next level after being a successful managementconsultant and speaker for 13 years. www.makheni.com



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