Here are the details for an event sponsored by the Advanced Toastmaster Clubs in Chicago area (Windy City Professional Speakers, Toastmasters on Purpose, Next Step Toastmasters)
Special Event - Willowbrook (SW Division)
When: Saturday, Oct 29, 2011
Where: Holiday Inn - Willowbrook
7800 SOUTH KINGERY HWY
WILLOWBROOK, ILLINOIS 60521
(Hotel Front Desk: 001-630-325-6400)
http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/willowbrook/chiwb/hoteldetail
Agenda: (Times approximate)
8:00 AM - Registration Opens
9:00 AM - Event Begins /- New Member Orientation
9:30 AM - Toastmasters Program Overview
10:00 AM - Keynote - Crafting Your Speech & Finding Your Voice - Johnny Campbell
10:45 AM - Evaluate to Motivate - Stan Piskorski
11:30 AM - Accent on Success Kay Meyer,(Speech Pathologist giving tips on Foreign accents)
12:00 PM - Lunch
1:00 PM - Speak-a-Thon
Register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5JLW6Y9
The next two Windy City Meetings are October 30th and November 13th.
No meeting in December.
Our first meeting in 2012 will be January 8th, 2012
Our new Website is www.windycityspeakers.com
As always, our meetings are held Sunday Evening from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Brook. 1909 Spring Road
Hope you will attend an upcoming meeting.
Stan Piskorski
President
Windy City Professional Speakers
Off to a 9,000 mile journey, from Chicago to Johannesburg and beyond.
With a day long layover in Paris. Will be zipping through Le Laboratoire, puff Le Whif and of course, the speed tour !!!
Look forward to mastermind round tables in the jungle, break through ideas in Safari and zipping S. African wine. These are a few of my favorite things to share and care. Purple Rice, Tiger Lily and Painting On Water™.
Oct 9 - 11, 2011 The 6th Annual International Creativity Conference for Educators 2011
Presentation Title: Painting on Water™ - The Art and Science of Creativity in Education.
Oct 11 - 14, 2011 ACRE 17: The 17th Annual International Creativity Conference in South Africa
Presentation Title: Painting on Water™ - The Probability and Certainty of Creativity.
Could you be a Tiger and a Lily at the same time?
Could you be strong, get what you want and still be beautiful and elegant?
Could you balance the art and science of life and career?
• Come and join hands with women who have experienced being the Tiger Lily and those who would like to become one
• Share stories and resources or simply listen to other's stories and learn their resources
• Women who wants to discover their inner strength, uncover their talents and recover their confidence
You are invited to attend the inaugural Tiger Lily Circle - Chicago
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Members, please register with Member Services.
Building Tenants and guests, please contact Stephani Thompson at 312-876-3200 or
stephani.thompson@ourclub.com to register.
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Metropolitan Club, 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
ZIP-See is how you pronounce the acronym CPSI, stands for Creative Problem Solving Institute. The parent organization is CEF,
CreativeEducationFoundation.org
If you are curious about Creativity, here is your opportunity to see the players in action and you could be one of them.
If you are curious to find out what is the world's longest running Creativity Conference, 57 years and counting? Come and see it for yourself in Atlanta, June 20-24, 2011 Below is a media release from CPSI for the 2011 confernece. Creative Problem Solving Institute Opens Early Registration Now Through May 15 Largest and Longest-Running Creativity and Innovation “How-To” Conference to Be Held June 20-24 in Atlanta BOSTON, April 20, 2011 – The 57th annual Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI), thelargest and longest-running creativity and innovation “how-to” conference in the country, announced the opening of early registration now through May 15. The in-demand event, which draws people from around the world to develop creative and innovative skills, will be held June 20-24, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. Early registration, with a discounted conference rate, is available online atwww.cpsiconference.com. “This is a conference of deep, hands-on learning on how to be creative and apply research-based creativity to approach and solve everyday challenges,” shared Kate Busch Gervais, director of programs at Creative Education Foundation. “With our current business and economic challenges, many experts agree that infusing creativity into many levels in our organizations can create powerful solutions.” The 5-day conference is similar to an immersive college-style short course allowing for a truly tailored conference experience. With three main tracks focused on basic, advanced, and in-depth creative skills development, attendees then have an option of additional shorter programs to enhance their experience. Last year, more than 400 people from more than 150 companies, nonprofits and government agencies attended the annual event. In addition to the early registration discount offered now through May 15, government, nonprofit, group, business, and student conference rates are available as well. More than 80 speakers, trainers and keynote speakers, each with established expertise and credentials, will be teaching at CPSI this year. Leading a Pre-Conference workshop on June 19 is Amy Basic, presenting a unique program, Painting on Water TM. An engineer and an artist by training, Ms. Basic engages participants’ creativity in new ways. Also presenting is Dave Gray, the author of the best-seller “Gamestorming” – presenting one of his few public workshops in the U.S. this year. In addition, David Magellan Horth and Dan Buckner will present “Innovation Leadership,” a program to help leaders foster a creative culture and build upon their human capital. Artist and engineer Amy Basic will present “Painting on Water” a new method of creative processing . A full list of speakers and trainers is available at www.cpsiconference.com/presenters.cfm." target="_blank">http:// www.cpsiconference.com/presenters.cfm. The city of Atlanta will serve as the host for the 2011 and 2012 CPSI conferences. “We chose Atlanta [as our host city] because it’s a hotbed of creativity and innovation – from the academic, entertainment, business and social spheres,” added Gervais. Previously, the conference has been hosted in Chicago, Boston, and St. Paul, MN among other cities. About CPSI CPSI is an annual conference focused on three main areas - Creativity, Innovation and Change Leadership - hosted by the Creative Education Foundation. Founded in 1954, the conference is the single largest creative immersive learning experience focused on individual skills and abilities. In its first 56 years, more than 30,000 people have learned how to become more creative through research-based training and applied skills development. CPSI was the brain child of Alex Osborn, the inventor of brainstorming and Creative Problem Solving, the founder of Creative Education Foundation, and more commonly known as the cofounder of advertising firm BBDO. More information, including registration, can be found online at www.cpsiconference.com. Editors’ Notes: Kate Busch Gervais, Director of Programs, Creative Education Foundation is available for interview, as are creativity experts who will be presenting at CPSI. High-resolution images from previous conferences are available upon request. Media Contact: Jenny Schmitt (404) 421-8323 jschmitt@cloudspark.com @cloudspark ###
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Creative Emergence Newsletter May 2011
In This Issue Creativity Conference Creativity Books New World of Work Liberating Creativity CreativiTweet Links CreativiTweet Musings Our Services
Hi everyone!
Really excited that our Creativity in Business Conference is coming together with some really awesomely diverse and amazing presenters and panelists! And lots more to come - over the next few weeks we will be adding more and more to the site
Other news: really enjoyed co-facilitating the Revolutionizing the World of Work event in DC May 12-13. Along similar "new paradigm" theme, I am excited to be co-facilitating an event called The Gathering To Build a Better Future in Melbourne, Australia in June. Love the mission! This past weekend, I had fun presenting Nonverbal Creativity for Sensing and Sense-Making session at Win Wenger's Learning and Creativity DoubleFest in Pasadena, MD. Also honored to be on this list of "Inspiring Change Agents I met on Twitter" on the Emergent By Design blog: http://bit.ly/iWBvBX.
Just FYI, from June 4 - June 21, I will be in Australia - for some work and some play - and rarely checking emails. Unless it's an emergency, I plan to return emails and calls upon my return into the office on June 22.
Have a happy, lively and safe holiday weekend!
Warmly,
Michelle
Creativity in Business Conference Dive-In Special
Pre-earlybird Dive-in Discount! A chance to save $100 off the regular rate ($50 off earlybird rate) through midnight June 5 for pioneers and brave souls who enter into the unknown and dive in while the program is still being created. You can see the emerging cast of characters here and emerging schedule at here. More to come!
Our sincere hope is that you learn a lot, think new ideas, see with new eyes, have relevant and worthwhile take-aways, meet kindred spirits, make plentiful and generative connections and collaborations, feel safe enough to creatively open up...and challenged enough to move out of your comfort zone, leave with practical ideas and applications, solve problems, create visions, tap into your creative uniqueness and aliveness, are inspired toward positive change in your work and life, are more confident as a creator who has the capacity to influence your business or work environment, cultivate your own a-has, are more in touch with your passion, calling or creative spark, and have FUN doing it!...any or all of the above...and then some... :-) Feeling adventurous? Dive in at http://creativity-conf-2011.eventbrite.com
77 Awesome Creativity Books 
Apparently people really like lists. My most re-posted blog post is just a list - albeit one with links to each book. It's a list of books - some classics and some newer ones - that either informed my journey or otherwise resonated with me over the past 2 decades. My only criteria was that I had read it, liked it, and could feel good about recommending it. Feel free to add other suggestions.
Revolutionizing the World of Work
We had a great 2-day event (organized by Steve Denning and Seth Kahan) with more to come! It really seemed to hit a generative place in participants. You can read Seth's article about the event on Fast Company online and Rod Collins' post on his blog.
Short blog post in going underneath business buzz words (which someone had accurately pointed out that 'buzz word' is a buzz word in itself) to liberate creativity...going beyond the habitual into deeper meaning and context.
CreativiTweet Links
Every issue I include some of my recently tweeted links - articles, videos, and other creativity-related links of interest. I hope you find something of value within them. Come join me on Twitter anytime at @CreatvEmergence
1. The Hidden Art of Achieving Creative Flow by Everett Bogue http://bit.ly/kOJx082. The Pull of Narrative - In Search of Persistent Context http://bit.ly/ifeO7F
3. Conan O'Brien's Guide to Creativity - Fast Company - http://bit.ly/kuKQdT
4. Great list of Collaborative methods and tools - http://bit.ly/9sJFsO
5. How to Increase Your Odds of Getting a Big AHA - http://bit.ly/iNUmyB
6. Music, Improvisation & Creativity: http://t.co/NfKd1nd
7. 12 Sparks for Heads-Up Creativity l Forbes: http://t.co/qaMFogr
8. Why culture matters - Berkana Collaborative - http://ow.ly/4XRB39. TED talk: The Hidden Super Power of Smiling: http://on.ted.com/9EQ1
10. An Emergent Manifesto of Emergent Design by Pravin Pallay: http://t.co/scmex91
11. How To Make Your Ideas Actually Happen - Innovation Management http://bit.ly/lekgIx
12. Creativity - Generating new ideas and more - Success Mag: http://bit.ly/lfbXAI
13. Collaborative Emergence & Creativity in Improv by Keith Sawyer: http://bit.ly/jAoya0
14. Collective intelligence and the "genetic" structure of groups - http://t.co/lBRq96P
15. Play Power: How to Turn Around Our Creativity Crisis http://t.co/RUwHNvl
16. The Neurobiology of "We" - Parabola magazine - http://bit.ly/jjJKED
17. See Possibilities - Turn upheaval into opportunity - http://j.mp/kAvA2M
18. Innovation: How the Creative Stay Creative | Inc. - http://bit.ly/lVb68a
19. The Biology of Great Organizations - http://t.co/ADtZFRu
20. 12 Ways to Tap Into an Endless Well of Creativity - http://t.co/KNz9Qir
21. The Builders' Manifesto by Umair Haque - HBR - http://t.co/jEOwDmf
CreativiTweet Musings
Every issue I also include some of my musings in 140 characters or less. These are some of my recently tweeted thoughts about creativity and emergence.
1. When inspired, passionate people meet, they share their stories - not their job description - as a way of contextualizing their work
2. Designing for and facilitating creativity means designing for surprise...theirs and yours
3. I think Creativity Manifestos come to life with accompanying experiential practices, in order to become ingrained and embodied
4. The difference between 'woo-woo' and creativity practices that transform is in the foundations: principles, meaning, intention
5. Conventional: think and talk about it. New paradigm: that...plus experience, embodiment and engaging the whole brain
6. Creativity tapped in a system, by its nature, creates structure change - we can't "get creative" and expect same type of containment in the system
7. Systems are not meant to stay static...they are meant to be engaged in dynamic co-creation 8. Ask, "What do you do?" and the energy is flat. Ask, "What is your story?" and the energy becomes alive
9. I believe at the core every soul wants to create, contribute, love and be loved
10. Creativity can transform disjointed chaos into purposeful aliveness
11. In a static world, conflicting truths fight. In a creative world, conflicting truths dance
12. The initial novel thoughts out of the gate are mostly messy and unpolished. Don't judge them...engage them into being first
Our Services
The Center for Creative Emergence is a creativity consulting, facilitating and coaching company dedicated to integrating inspired creativity, meaning, organizational culture and business for a happier and more productive work life and a richer bottom line. We cultivate breakthroughs and emergence with entrepreneurs, teams, and organizations. CEO Michelle James has a mission to engage people into their full humanness via whole-brain (and body) creative process for innovative work, positive social change and consciously creating a generative, life-giving future. Our Services include creativity and emergence coaching and facilitating, whole-brain corporate and public workshops, conference presentations, creativity events and Quantum Leap Business Improv. Coaching Clients include Entrepreneurs who want to discover their calling, develop their signature approach, products and services, or create their new future story; Leaders who want to draw out and focus the creativity of their work force; Pioneers who are forging new territory or creating new models; Facilitators who want to create new programs or workshops; Partners and Teams who want to co-create or establish a creative work culture. Organizational Clients have included Deloitte, Microsoft, GEICO, RAPP, Kaiser Permanente, Inova Health System, Teach for America, Cable & Wireless, National Institutes of Health, The World Bank, Invest Northern Ireland, Service Employee International Union, American University, Search for Common Ground, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, Teach for America and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration among others. Blog: is The Fertile Unknown at www.creativeemergence.typepad.com.
Web: www.creativeemergence.com
Conference: www.creativity-conference.com
Twitter: CreatvEmergence
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Email: michelle@creativeemergence.com
Phone:703-760-9009
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