Program OverviewThe Creativity Workshop in Florence will help you be more creative in your personal and professional life. To this end, the Workshop uses the tools of creative writing, memoir, art, photography, storytelling, mapmaking, and guided visualization.The Workshop meets for 3 ½ hours per day. You will have the rest of the time to wander around this breathtaking city, home of Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci and Botticelli.The Creativity Workshop is attended by people from many different countries and professions, including business, education, psychology, the sciences and the arts. Experts agree that creativity is key to success in all professions. It also helps individuals feel more fulfilled, relaxed, and happier. Travel outside our own culture is known to be one of the greatest inspirations to creativity and self discovery.Many people who have taken The Creativity Workshop say that it was an essential and transformative experience. It helped them write their books, start new companies, complete long overdue projects, transition to rewarding retirements, and change the way they look at life.The techniques we explore in class will sharpen your appreciation of Florence and the sounds and sights of this inspirational city will surely feed your creative work in class.Florence is the premiere city of Renaissance architecture and art. The Uffizi museum has one of the most spectacular collections of art in the world. Florence is also a place of lush parks, open air concerts, and some of the best gelato in the world.What will you learn?The Creativity Workshop is an experiential workshop of doing and experimenting. You will go straight to the source of your imagination and outrun creative blocks and negative self criticism. The Workshop's exercises, techniques and instructor talks are focused on helping you:Learn practical techniques to stimulate your creativity and imaginationGet in touch with the innate creativity you already haveExplore creativity as a way of life: a process rather than just a productFind inspiration in the world around youGet over creative blocks and the fear of failureLearn how to make time in your life for creative workEngage your curiosity every dayWork with many different mediums to more deeply develop your creativity in your chosen mediumUse your memories to engage your imaginationDiscover how to use your creativity for a lifetime of learningGive yourself the time, permission, and nourishment to do the creative projects you loveEstablish a 15 minute a day creativity practice to accomplish these goals after the workshop ends