Everyday Creativity

Everyday Creativity

Cultivating cohesive, innovative, and productive teams with creativity.

Build an unstoppable force of collaborative teams.
Spark engagement, performance and satisfaction.
Look forward to going to work again.
No arts and crafts required.

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Creativity.
Our Elemental Human Gift

Let me be your guide...

Everyday Creativity has proven to influence:

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  Resilience

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  Innovation

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  Confidence in Uncertainty

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  Job Satisfaction and Performance

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  Agility and Adaptability

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  Complex Problem Solving

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  Critical Thinking

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  Empathy

Videos

Disrupt HR Talk

• Creative Leadership to Seize more Smiles (and profit)

• How to D.A.N.C.E into a bright future with Creativity

• Creative Thinking for useful solutions despite Uncertainty

Most Requested Talks

Since I'm a creativity speaker, I'm extremely flexible.
Amplify team cohesion, collaboration and innovation with custom workshops.
Let's ignite a spark so big that it launches your team into next year. Got kindling?

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  Creative Agility: Flexibility for the Future
  Keynote to Motivate Analytical Teams for Collaboration

  

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  Best Audience

  Sales Conferences, Training Kickoffs, Professional Development, Association Events, Leadership Programs

  All the Feels

  Creativity is not just for artists, kids and grandmas. Everyday creativity will help you to make better decisions in uncertainty, improve your mood, job performance, leadership and more. Respond with more agility, and differentiate yourself and your team by finding new opportunities. Leave your competitors behind in the stale and crowded waters of the status quo. Let's explore how the #1 skill you need this decade will help you to build windmills in the gale of change, instead of getting blown away.

  Learning Objectives

  1. Embrace your unique style of creativity

  2. Understand the two types of creativity and how to use them for maximum effect

  3. Discover 5 easy ways to practice creativity daily (D.A.N.C.E)

  4. Gain clarity on the pitfalls of making decisions in uncertainty - and how creativity helps

  5. Learn how to generate more insights

  6. How everyday creativity builds resilience and well being.

  

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  It was such an inspiration, interactive presentation. Our staff loved it and have mentioned they feel rejuvenated and are looking forward to finding more ways to stay creative through these times.

  — Karen Velthuys, Executive Director, Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba

  
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  Creative Courage: Cold Turkey For Certainty Chasers
  Keynote/Workshop: Bolster Teams and Leaders facing Uncertainty

  

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  Best Audience

  Leaders, Associations, Training Events, Leadership conferences, Personal Development training

  All the Feels

  The problem with having a big human brain, is that we think we have more control over our instincts than other animals. We still crave certainty. These instincts no longer serve us in our rapidly changing environment. The good news is that with self-awareness, we can use our big brains to chart a new course, with better results. Let's explore the discomfort of uncertainty together in this interactive keynote. Discover how to avoid the unconscious self-sabotage that plagues those who simmer in the status quo. You will be astonished to learn that you already possess the secret antidote to this design flaw in our evolution. Leave with the confidence to take bold moves and rebound from failures like a bouncy ball in a squash court.

  Learning Objectives

  1. Understand the proven benefits of Tolerance of Ambiguity at every organizational level.

  2. Recognize the relationship between Tolerance of Ambiguity, Creativity, and Resilience.

  3. Discover your physiological response to ambiguity and uncertainty.

  4. Learn how ambiguity influences creative problem solving, and how you can break free to make disruptive decisions.

  5. Curate techniques to face ambiguity with confidence and gain competitive advantage.

  6. Build an agile mindset to embrace “just in time” skills development.

  

  Thank you for your inspiring workshop on uncertainty. It provoked good thoughts and lasting contemplation. And it was fun!

  — Caitlyn Burda - Montana

  
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  Creative Champions: Rediscover the Spark to Light your Inner Fire
  Keynote to Amplify Everyday Creativity for Unconventional Results.

  

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  Best Audience

  The Reluctant Creative. Anyone who is looking for an antidote to "the way we've always done it", who want to reclaim energy at work, but not sure where to start.

  All the Feels

  The pace of change in the world has accelerated beyond our ability to adapt. Our default tried and true formulas are not working like they used to. Solutions hinge on the individual, everyday creative potential of each team member. Yet, companies are scrambling to attract and retain talent, making it impossible to develop deep and impactful initiatives for lasting prosperity. Is there a buried treasure map to find smiling team members, impressive quarterly returns, and uncommon competitive advantage? Yes. The answer is creativity. But it’s not what you think.
  This is no finger-painting session, and there is no new normal.
  Let’s dig for the creative gold inside each and every person . Dr. Caroline walks on the knife edge between art and science. She has entertained audiences around the world with her funny and interactive approach. Her keynote is not a sugar free bon bon that leaves you feeling unfulfilled, but with a solid foundation of research and evidence to support her claims. If you think you are too analytical or left brained to be creative, Dr. Caroline will reveal the irony that science proves you wrong. Her uncomplicated approach cuts to the instantly actionable steps for every person to develop their individual creativity. No arts and crafts required.

  Learning Objectives

  1. Find your voice and ditch your outdated survival instincts to fit in with everyday creativity.

  2. Accept and amplify your own unique style of creativity - no arts and crafts required.

  3. Smile more at work with a creative mindset.

  4. Boost performance and satisfaction with 5 effortless habits to catalyze creativity (D.A.N.C.E).

  5. Gain competitive advantage and avoid obsolescence through savvy application of Divergent and Convergent Thinking.

  

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  Caroline spoke at a retreat for our Women Presidents’ Organization. She was highly accommodating and willing to create a custom program for our unique needs. It was very interactive and activity oriented, with lots of group work and opportunities to embed the learning in the moment. Caroline is an aspiring comic so I appreciated her sense of humour and ability to keep the day light and fun! She definitely pushed us outside our comfort zone, in a good way. She is very intuitive and sensed the high trust in the group so she challenged us to expand our creative horizons, and it was a successful outcome. Personally I also appreciated learning a bit more about my own creative potential in a professional and comfortable setting. I highly recommend Caroline for any corporate keynote or workshop if you want to boost creativity and innovation in your culture.

  — Dawn O’Connor, Women Presidents Organization

  
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  Creative Leadership: Unlock Team Cohesion for Incomparable Results
  Keynote or Workshop to Leverage Unorthodox Keys to Engagement and Performance

  

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  Best Audience

  Leaders, Managers, Team Leaders, anyone seeking more collaboration and engagement in teams.

  All the Feels

  Stop settling for sub-par, incremental improvements on old solutions. In this interactive experience, we will explore the prerequisites for creative thinking. Creative organizations inspire 70% of employees to contribute to innovation compared to 20%.
  We have a big brain for a reason. Let’s use it to pause, get curious, and adapt. Banish status quo thinking and foster collaboration, engagement, and innovation.
  Only for leaders who are willing to do what it takes to gain competitive advantage, drive innovation, and nurture empowered teams who want to come to work.
  Uplifting and empowering keynote with clear, actionable takeaways. Workshop option for a more customized deep dive.
  For leaders who want to change the world. And, for what it's worth, I'm not prone to hyperbole.

  Learning Objectives

  1. Make better decisions despite outdated reactions to uncertainty.

  2. Amplify curiosity for better business results and collaboration.

  3. Get better ideas from yourself and others by avoiding the biggest pitfall in creative thinking.

  4. Embed 5 foundational personal habits every day to magnify creative thinking.

  5. Multiply profits and innovation by applying proven prerequisites for a creative company.

Connect with Caroline

Searching for an uplifting and inspiring way to build a cohesive, innovative and productive team with more smiles?
Book a call with Caroline to talk about how to inspire your team.

About Me

Testimonial Pond

(where I go fishing for compliments)

• “Our newcomer job seekers who attended your session not only had fun but learned practical and creative ways to approach their job search challenges particularly in these days of uncertainty and crisis. Your session was interactive, and your inputs were practical and relevant.”

  — Marivic Prospero, Director, Career and Employment Services

  

• “Caroline is amazing at helping people to unlock that creativity with practical tips and tools that anyone can use. I had the pleasure to host a few of her sessions she presented with our organization, and had also been an attendee to her talks. I have seen and experienced how Caroline uses her knowledge and positivity to connect with people from all walks of life.”

  — Michael Manzano, BA, MBA, Bow Valley College, Alberta

  

• “Caroline recently supported Elevated with a client in our course called Leadership Essentials. We would highly recommend using Caroline to support you in building a creative and more resilient team!”

  — Michelle Berg, Chief Visionary Officer, Elevated

  

• “Caroline's workshop was fantastic! I had many key takeaways that I was able to utilize with my team and those tools have made us quicker at coming to a solution for a problem, easier to be more creative in our process and overall have a lot more fun working together. I'm so grateful I took the time to attend!”

  — Lisa Genovese, Président, BottomLine

  

• “Caroline was highly accommodating and willing to create a custom program for our unique needs. It was very interactive and activity oriented, with lots of group work and opportunities to embed the learning in the moment. I highly recommend Caroline for any corporate keynote or workshop if you want to boost creativity and innovation in your culture.”

  — Dawn O'Connor, Women's President Organization Chapter Chair

  

• “It was such an inspiration, interactive presentation. Our staff loved it and have mentioned they feel rejuvenated and are looking forward to finding more ways to stay creative through these times.”

  — Karen Velthuys, Executive Director, Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba

  

• “Caroline was a pleasure to work with! She was respectful of deadlines and very attentive and responsive to the needs of our organization. Caroline delivered an engaging presentation with both humour and professionalism.”

  — Susan Iannuzzi, PTSA 2020 Virtual Conference Planning Committee

  

• “Caroline is a confident, engaging, and charismatic presenter. Her enthusiasm for talking about creativity is contagious.”

  — Hasmik Asmaryan, Project Manager, CCIS

  

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  “...her presentation was engaging, informative and well received by our members and additional community stakeholders. I would recommend her as a speaker, workshop facilitator and consultant.”

  — Carrie Axten, PCDC Provincial Chair

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  “Caroline is an engaging, practical, and relatable speaker, and her experience with stand-up comedy adds hilarious commentary that keeps the audience laughing”

  — Marie Holowaychuk, DVM, DACVECC

• “Everyone we received feedback from stated that they really liked how interactive your talk was and that you were able to provide many tangible ways that they can inject creative problem solving into their job search”

  — Nicole Dodd, Coordinator, Career Connection, LINC Career Services, School of Global Access

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  “Caroline came to my emerging leader virtual group... We had some great exercises in breakout rooms and one of the participants said: "Your speaker today was amazing and I need to connect with her for sure. " It was so much fun but the group learned how to tap into their creativity in such an engaging way. I highly recommend Caroline!”

  — David McGlennen, High Performance Culture Coach

• “I've developed this daily anxiety threshold, and it can wear on you. Having this "conversation" with you about creativity, and going back and listening to some of music, has lifted a heavy weight off me.”

  — Jeff King, Developer

• “It was fabulous to see the mix and dynamic she brought forward to connect the business side of things along with the creative side of things. She made us dive into our inner comedian – scary, right?! But certainly true to her letting me know prior to the presentation that she would open our creative side, add to the presentation all the laughs we had – and data/stats she referenced (because I love data!), it was awesome!”

  — Jaclyn Reid, VP & CEO, CSS Office Solutions Inc.

• “I attended and loved your ATB presentation yesterday. It truly has inspired me, and has contributed in a positive way to my fragile state of happiness.”

  — John C.

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  “Our newcomer job seekers who attended your session not only had fun but learned practical and creative ways to approach their job search challenges particularly in these days of uncertainty and crisis. Your session was interactive, and your inputs were practical and relevant.”

  — Marivic Prospero, Director, Career and Employment Services
• 

  “Caroline is amazing at helping people to unlock that creativity with practical tips and tools that anyone can use. I had the pleasure to host a few of her sessions she presented with our organization, and had also been an attendee to her talks. I have seen and experienced how Caroline uses her knowledge and positivity to connect with people from all walks of life.”

  — Michael Manzano, BA, MBA, Bow Valley College, Alberta
• 

  “Caroline recently supported Elevated with a client in our course called Leadership Essentials. We would highly recommend using Caroline to support you in building a creative and more resilient team!”

  — Michelle Berg, Chief Visionary Officer, Elevated
• 

  “Caroline's workshop was fantastic! I had many key takeaways that I was able to utilize with my team and those tools have made us quicker at coming to a solution for a problem, easier to be more creative in our process and overall have a lot more fun working together. I'm so grateful I took the time to attend!”

  — Lisa Genovese, Président, BottomLine
• 

  “Caroline was highly accommodating and willing to create a custom program for our unique needs. It was very interactive and activity oriented, with lots of group work and opportunities to embed the learning in the moment. I highly recommend Caroline for any corporate keynote or workshop if you want to boost creativity and innovation in your culture.”

  — Dawn O'Connor, Women's President Organization Chapter Chair
• 

  “It was such an inspiration, interactive presentation. Our staff loved it and have mentioned they feel rejuvenated and are looking forward to finding more ways to stay creative through these times.”

  — Karen Velthuys, Executive Director, Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba
• 

  “Caroline was a pleasure to work with! She was respectful of deadlines and very attentive and responsive to the needs of our organization. Caroline delivered an engaging presentation with both humour and professionalism.”

  — Susan Iannuzzi, PTSA 2020 Virtual Conference Planning Committee
• 

  “Caroline is a confident, engaging, and charismatic presenter. Her enthusiasm for talking about creativity is contagious.”

  — Hasmik Asmaryan, Project Manager, CCIS
• 

  “...her presentation was engaging, informative and well received by our members and additional community stakeholders. I would recommend her as a speaker, workshop facilitator and consultant.”

  — Carrie Axten, PCDC Provincial Chair
• 

  “Caroline is an engaging, practical, and relatable speaker, and her experience with stand-up comedy adds hilarious commentary that keeps the audience laughing”

  — Marie Holowaychuk, DVM, DACVECC

• “Everyone we received feedback from stated that they really liked how interactive your talk was and that you were able to provide many tangible ways that they can inject creative problem solving into their job search”

  — Nicole Dodd, Coordinator, Career Connection, LINC Career Services, School of Global Access
• 

  “Caroline came to my emerging leader virtual group... We had some great exercises in breakout rooms and one of the participants said: "Your speaker today was amazing and I need to connect with her for sure. " It was so much fun but the group learned how to tap into their creativity in such an engaging way. I highly recommend Caroline!”

  — David McGlennen, High Performance Culture Coach

• “I've developed this daily anxiety threshold, and it can wear on you. Having this "conversation" with you about creativity, and going back and listening to some of music, has lifted a heavy weight off me.”

  — Jeff King, Developer

• “It was fabulous to see the mix and dynamic she brought forward to connect the business side of things along with the creative side of things. She made us dive into our inner comedian – scary, right?! But certainly true to her letting me know prior to the presentation that she would open our creative side, add to the presentation all the laughs we had – and data/stats she referenced (because I love data!), it was awesome!”

  — Jaclyn Reid, VP & CEO, CSS Office Solutions Inc.

• “I attended and loved your ATB presentation yesterday. It truly has inspired me, and has contributed in a positive way to my fragile state of happiness.”

  — John C.

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