Butterfly and Wild Rose (1885) by Shibata Zeshin
Eliciting Creativity: The Art of Gentle Facilitation
A facilitated conversation exploring the intersection of creativity, facilitation, and gentleness.
We are always being exhorted to be more creative, to innovate or die! And yet so many people have been schooled into thinking that they are not creative. Or that imaginative thinking is somehow silly. Or that creativity is the domain of the extroverted and the uninhibited.
How do we, as facilitators or group leaders, coax people into trusting their more intuitive or imaginative sides?
This session is for those who deal with the shy, the uncertain, or the creatively unconfident. It is also for facilitators who, themselves, may be introverted and / or tending towards a quieter style of facilitation.
Join creative facilitator, thinking partner, and introvert Meredith Lewis to discuss how we, as facilitators, can gentle people into tapping into their creativity during group discussions.
We will discuss:
The importance of psychological safety for creative thinking
How to tap into participants’ creative instincts
How to frame imagination-friendly instructions and questions
How to structure workshops and activities to elicit creative responses
How to use tactile or visual activities for online sessions
The power of storytelling.