[Baynet] Infopeople's "Building Leadership Skills: Stimulating Creativity" workshop

Tue Feb 24 14:43:44 PST 2009

This workshop continues the series of leadership skills-building workshops
that are part of the Eureka! Leadership Program. This is an open
registration workshop. You may register for this workshop without taking any
other workshops in the series. If you are interested in learning more about
the Eureka! Leadership Program, please go to
http://eurekaleadership.org/index.html  

Since some people who may be interested in participating might not receive
this notice directly, we would appreciate it if you would print and post or
route this announcement to staff and colleagues. Thanks!

Title:  Building Leadership Skills:  Stimulating Creativity

Dates and locations:

Friday, April 10, Arden-Dimick (Sacramento)

Monday, April 13, San Diego County Library Headquarters

Thursday, April 16, Buena Park Library District

Monday, April 20, Fresno Woodward Park Library 

Wednesday, April 22, San Jose, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

Friday, April 24, San Francisco Public Library

To register for this workshop:  Use the online registration form at

http://infopeople.org/workshop/399 

Fee: There is a $75 fee for this workshop.

These are tough times for libraries. Given time and monetary constraints,
you must be very selective about the training events that you attend. So why
should you as a library staff member consider attending a workshop on
"Stimulating Creativity"? Because only through finding creative solutions
will libraries survive and thrive. No matter what your position in the
library organization - but especially if you are a supervisor, manager, or
director - you can help your library (and your career) by learning how to
think and work creatively. Stimulating your own inherent creativity will
help you to: 

. Come up with new solutions to old problems, 

. Challenge assumptions about how things are done, 

. Relieve boredom and burnout, 

. Motivate others to take on and complete new projects, and 

. Avoid wasting time solving the wrong problem. 

During this workshop you will discover that great ideas are all around if
you learn how to see creatively. If you need creative solutions for handling
increasing library workload, attracting new audiences, appealing to new
funding sources, or restructuring existing services, this workshop can give
you the tools you need to get unstuck and move forward. 

Workshop Description: This is a highly interactive all-day workshop. Through
engaging individual and small group exercises you will discover how to bring
out the full creative potential in yourself and others. The instructor will
introduce key topics with short presentations followed by small group
activities. Worksheets and handouts will be provided. This program is fun,
fast paced, and packed with practical tools and techniques such as
appreciative inquiry, for tackling on-the-job problems. By the end of the
day, you will be ready to face future challenges with practical tools plus
creative confidence, an unstoppable combination! 

Pre-workshop assignment (choose one of the following three options): 

1. Bring an inspiring story of how creativity was used to create an
opportunity or solve a difficult problem. This can be from a library
experience or from another field. We can learn from both. Simply think of
something that made you stop and say, "Wow! That's a great idea"! Example:
NetFlix movie rental service through the mail. 

2. Choose a current challenge you face that needs a creative solution. The
more impossible it seems, the better! This can be focused on how to
stimulate creativity in others or another topic related to your work that
needs some fresh thinking. We will select some of these to work on during
the day. 

3. Bring a blank journal or notebook of any size to use as your visual idea
journal during the program and beyond. 

Preliminary Course Outline

. Stimulating Creativity Through C.U.R.I.O.S.I.T.Y. 

How to harness natural curiosity to spark creativity 

A simple three step approach: collect-connect-create 

Benefits include efficiency, engagement and excellence 

. Keeping A Visual Journal 

How visual journals differ from traditional note taking 

How you can use this tool without being able to draw 

Setting up and using your own visual journal right away 

. Learning From Stories (Collect) 

Discover the 8-innovation story plots. 

Sorting your stories using the C.U.R.I.O.S.I.T.Y. frame 

Finding ideas in other fields you can use right away 

. Tools you can use to boost connection making (Connect) 

Crafting questions that stimulate creative thinking 

Making master mind maps to discover opportunities 

Using metaphors to find connections 

. Wow! That's A Great Idea! (Create) 

How to generate great ideas 

How to judge ideas to take forward 

How to refine ideas so they will succeed quickly 

Instructor:  Suzanne Merritt.  Prior to starting her own business,
IdeasWithMerritt, Suzanne served as Senior Creatologist at Polaroid
Corporation. As Founder of the Creativity Laboratory, she designed
innovation programs which generated ideas valued at 60 million dollars. She
has 20 years experience in creativity and innovation, sales, marketing and
strategic planning. She currently works across a wide range of industries
worldwide including: communications, consumer goods, pharma, technology, and
professional service firms.

Who Should Attend: Anyone from the California library community with an
interest in finding new ideas and getting them implemented will benefit from
this course. This course is also appropriate for library business managers,
public information officers, systems staff, facilities managers, and
volunteers. 

Prerequisites: None 

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Other Logistics:

*On-site check-in is from 8:30-9:00 AM;  instruction is from 9:00 AM-4:30
PM.

*Maps, directions, and parking information are available on the Infopeople
Web site at 

http://infopeople.org/workshop/location   Infopeople does not validate or
pay for parking.

*Infopeople does not provide refreshments or lunch.  Since some training
locations do not have in-house or convenient food service.  Infopeople
recommends that participants bring a sack lunch.

To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops and for general information
about Infopeople training opportunities, go to the main Infopeople Workshops
page at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop .

If you have questions about registration or scheduling of workshops, please
contact Linda Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at
assist at infopeople.org or by phone at 650-578-9685.

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