Arts and Business Council - Creativity Connection Events

Creativity Connection Home Who We Are News and Events Creativity Resources Contact Us


Events Upcoming Events November 09, 2007 Keynote at the Innovation & Globalization Conference College Park, Maryland Creativity Connection Director Harvey Seifter will deliver the closing keynote on "Arts-Based Learning: Tapping into the Global Language of Creativity" at the Innovation & Globalization Conference. November 08, 2007 Creativity Connection at the National Science Foundation Washington, DC An interactive exploration of ways in which artistic processes, skills, and experiences can help students and professionals learn, discover, and be innovative critical thinkers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics will be facilitated by Dr. Todd Siler, inventor of the Think Like a Genius Process and Harvey Seifter, founder and director of Creativity Connection at 4:00 p.m. Liz Lerman, founding artistic director of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange will join in a panel discussion. For more information, please contact Harvey Seifter at hseifter@artsusa.org. Past Events October 09, 2007 Liz Lerman Dance Exchange presents Corporate Creativity Workshops Washington, DC Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, in partnership with Creativity Connection, will showcase its new corporate creativity workshops at a special reception for the Washington business community at the University Club, 1135 Sixteenth Street NW, from 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Jane Hirshberg at JaneH@DanceExchange.org. September 19, 2007 Liz Lerman Dance Exchange presents Corporate Creativity Workshops Boston, MA Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, in partnership with Creativity Connection, will showcase its new corporate creativity workshops at a special reception for the Boston business community hosted by the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston on September 19, 2007 at 5:30pm. For more information, please contact Sophie Lacombe at sophie@artsandbusinesscouncil.org or (617) 570-1705. June 12, 2007 Powering Corporate Performance through Arts-Based Learning Philadelphia, PA Join the world famous improvisational theater company, The Second City, to experience an interactive workshop on how arts-based learning can help you think more quickly and under pressure, improve your communication and presentation skills, and surface creativity and innovation in the workplace. May 22, 2007 Creativity Counts! Arts & Business Nurturing Innovation for Today and Tomorrow San Francisco, CA Bay Area arts, business, and civic leaders convened for an afternoon of knowledge-sharing, discussion, and idea development around the subject of how the arts can ready the workforce for the emerging "Creative Economy." Attendees learned best practices and innovative ways to encourage the evolution and implementation of arts-based learning in both schools and the corporate community. May 18, 2007 Houston's Secret: Harnessing Creative Energy for Bottom-Line Results Houston, TX This day-long program provided attendees with background knowledge about the impact creativity can have on the business world, and the practical applications of arts-based learning in the workplace. A panel of experts on arts-based learning, including Creativity Connection director Harvey Seifter, discussed how creativity can be the link to conceptual and critical thinking that helps individuals and businesses become more effective. Then, Creativity Connection's Second City Communications led an interactive workshop to teach the techniques used but The Second City's world-renowned improvisational actors to improve innovation, creativity, and communication in constantly changing environments. May 16, 2007 Collaborative Improvisation: Jazz in the Workplace Hartford, CT Creativity Connection's Jazz Impact showed how arts-based learning can help surface creativity in the workplace. Dr. Michael Gold and his ensemble of world-class jazz musicians demonstrated through their interactive training program how the behaviors of jazz can help corporate innovators to navigate today's rapidly evolving and constantly changing global marketplace. May 15, 2007 And All That Jazz: Arts-Based Solutions for Workforce Development New York, NY Nationally recognized Jazz Impact delivered an interactive corporate training program, which currently serves industries such as consulting, finance, healthcare, insurance, and technology. A quartet of professions musicians demonstrated how a jazz ensemble's approach to autonomy, passion, risk, innovation, and listening can be applied in a corporate setting to advance innovation, drive performance, foster collaboration, and develop an organizer's response to change. May 09, 2007 Closing the Innovation Deficit: Arts-Based Learning and the Creative Workforce Boston, MA While 81 percent of American corporate leaders surveyed by the Conference Board consider "creativity" an essential skill for the 21st century workforce, only 21 percent reported excellence in this area among recent college graduates seeking employment with their companies. This forum featured a special presentation by Mary Wright Benner from the Conference Board on the study's findings, and an in-depth discussion with innovation experts—including visual artist and scientist Todd Siler, Hamsa Thota from the PDMA, and Harvey Seifter from Creativity Connection—on how emphasis on arts-based learning can foster the development of a better American workforce. April 17, 2007 Creativity Connection: Powering Corporate Performance through Arts-Based Learning Chicago, IL In a night of jazz and learning organized by the Arts & Business Council of Chicago, Creativity Connection's Jazz Impact and its ensemble of world-class musicians demonstrated how the same skills that enable jazz musicians to thrive in an environment of collaborative improvisation can also help corporate innovators meet the challenges of today's rapidly evolving global marketplace. With remarks from President of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Paul Boulis and Creativity Connection Director Harvey Seifter, the evening program revealed how the behaviors of jazz can serve as a catalyst for strategic renewal and growth. January 30, 2007 The Conference Board's Growth and Innovation Conference New York, NY Using innovation to grow your business can be a successful strategy, but it is not without challenges. The top innovators in business gathered for this two-day conference to explore the best methods for thriving on these challenges. Creativity Connection Director Harvey Seifter and NASDAQ's Managing Director Julie Muraco led a workshop on using creativity to find innovation, focusing on ways to open up employees' creativity through various arts disciplines. January 17, 2007 Second City Comes To Town!: Launching Creativity Connection in Boston Boston, MA Creativity Connection and the Arts & Business Council of Boston launched their partnership with a special event featuring the internationally acclaimed Second City, providing participants with the chance to engage in interactive improvisational exercises. Participants learned techniques used by the world's most talented improvisational actors to improve their communication skills and think quickly under pressure. The evening concluded with a Q & A session with Second City's CEO Tom Yorton and Creativity Connection's Director Harvey Seifter. November 15, 2006 An Evening of Arts and Business New York, NY Creativity Connection and the Entrepreneurs Organization presented an evening of arts and business to a select group of entrepreneurs and business leaders, showcasing workshops led by Creativity Connection artists and an interactive panel discussion on arts-based learning. See the News page for more information. November 08, 2006 Performing on the Corporate Stage: How Artistic Training Enhances Professional Performance Chicago, IL A Part of the MetLife Foundation National Arts Forum Series Rob Chambers, president of The Second City Training Centers and Education Programs, led an informative workshop on creative training for the business world with a panel of business professionals and corporate trainees. Creativity Connection Director Harvey Seifter spoke on the subject of arts-based learning and introduced the speakers.


Login	12/4/2008