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Downloadable Resources from ACRE29
- A Multicolour Dream Coat with Chutzpah – Anna Dos Santos
- Collaborative Creativity – Lee Kitchen, Creativity Cafe 13/10/2025
- Creative Problem Solving & Community Leadership – Tara Gray Coste and Students
- Creativity Collaboration: How to Get the Entire Team Involved to Help Create OUR Future – Lee Kitchen
- Creativity: The Foundation – Tara Gray Coste and Karen Hodges
- Facilitative Leadership for Creative Teams – Susannah and Wayne Childers
- From Me to We to World – Allie Middleton
- From Me to We to World Integration Worksheet & Personal Inquiry Guide – Allie Middleton
- How to Become a Creative Catalyst – The DudeZ
- Inspiring Creativity Using Your Character Strengths – Megan Mitchell
- Inspiring Creativity Using Your Character Strengths: Session Handout – Megan Mitchell
- Inspiring Creativity Using Your Character Strengths: 340 Ways to Use Character Strengths – Megan Mitchell
- Partnering with AI: Building Smarter Humans for a Smarter World – Kobus Neethling and Francois Coetzee
- Restore: Repair an Object, Repair Your Soul: Handout – Leonardo Munoz
- Restore: Repair an Object, Repair Your Soul: Video 1 – Leonardo Munoz
- Restore: Repair an Object, Repair Your Soul: Video 2 – Leonardo Munoz
- Stress: The Salt of Creativity – Paula Amarales
- Stress: The Salt of Creativity: Presentations (Video) – Paula Amarales
- Sustainable Leadership for New Futures – Tara Gray Coste
- The Courage to Ask WHY? The Core of Being a Creative Genius – Karen Hodges and Liesl Schoonwinkel
Sessions
Interviews
Articles
- The Crucial Connection: Why Your Business Will Fail Without Employees Who Possess Creative Thinking and Innovation Skills
- Unlocking Success: The Compelling Case for Investing in Developing Creative Thinking Skills
- Cultivating Success: The Crucial Role of Creativity and Creative Thinking Skills for Entrepreneurs
- Empowering Minds: The Role of Creativity and Creative Thinking Skills for Educators and Trainers
- Embracing Fearless Creative Thinking
- Your Ultimate ACRE Creativity Conference: Come Prepared
Techniques
Skills for the Future Links
- World Economic Forum: Future of Jobs 2025 Overview
- World Economic Forum: The Future of Jobs Report 2025
- Defining the skills citizens will need in the future world of work
- Gartner: 9 Future of Work Trends for 2025
- Horton International – Upskilling in 2025: Identifying Emerging Competencies for a Changing Business Landscape
- Monarch Institute: Top 5 skills in demand in 2025 (and beyond)
- AustCorp – Future Workplace: A Guide for Employers in 2025 and Beyond
Newsletter Archive
Creativity Feed!
13/10/2025
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Imaginification
(opens in a new tab)A collection of the creative and the interesting
Many creative ideas begin with a single conversation, a small experiment, or a single courageous individual willing to try something different. At first, the impact may appear modest. A team works more effectively. Customers respond positively. A process becomes simpler. The problem has been solved, at least for one group. It is tempting to celebrate the success and move on.Yet the greatest value of innovation is rarely found in its first success. It lies in its ability to create positive change far beyond its original setting. A truly powerful innovation does not remain confined to the department that invented it, the organisation that piloted it or the community that first embraced it. It spreads, evolves, and multiplies its impact, improving lives in ways never imagined when the original idea was conceived.Read more: acre701.substack.com/p/a-brilliant-idea-changes-one-team#creativethinking #creativeproblemsolving #acre30 #innovation #personaldevelopmentvelopment #personalgrowthJoin us at ACRE30, Africa’s Premier Creativity and Creative Thinking Conference in 2026 at Klein Kariba, South Africa! acreconference.com/
A Brilliant Idea Changes One Team. A Scaled Idea Changes the World.
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Every meaningful act of creativity begins with a problem that does not yet have an obvious answer.Sometimes the problem is personal. Sometimes it is organisational. Sometimes it is social, educational, technological or strategic. Sometimes it arrives quietly as a persistent irritation. Sometimes it arrives loudly, carrying urgency, uncertainty and consequences. Either way, the creative journey begins at the same point: reality refuses to fit neatly into our existing answers.That is why the movie Project Hail Mary, based on Andy Weir’s remarkable novel, offers such a powerful metaphor for creative thinking. On the surface, it is a science fiction story about survival, space travel, and a desperate mission to save Earth. But beneath the adventure is a deeper lesson about how human beings solve impossible problems. The story is not simply about intelligence. It is about curiosity, courage, experimentation, collaboration, trust, learning and purpose.Read more: nlpwithpurpose.medium.com/phm-part-3-creative-thinking-when-the-stakes-are-high-9350534dc54b#creativethinking #creativeproblemsolving #acre30 #innovation #personaldevelopmentvelopment #personalgrowthJoin us at ACRE30, Africa’s Premier Creativity and Creative Thinking Conference in 2026 at Klein Kariba, South Africa! acreconference.com/
PHM Part 3: Creative Thinking When the Stakes Are High
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This article is an overview article in a multi-part series that will follow. The lessons from Project Hail Mary naturally lend themselves...
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Many organisations say they want innovation. They ask employees to think differently, solve complex problems and generate bold new ideas. Yet, often without realising it, they create environments where people quickly learn that playing safe is the wiser option. Ideas are criticised before they are explored, mistakes are remembered longer than successes, and questioning established thinking is quietly discouraged. Under these conditions, creativity does not disappear because people lack imagination. It disappears because they lack permission.Read more: acre701.substack.com/p/you-cannot-demand-creativity-while#creativethinking #creativeproblemsolving #acre30 #innovation #personaldevelopmentvelopment #personalgrowthJoin us at ACRE30, Africa’s Premier Creativity and Creative Thinking Conference in 2026 at Klein Kariba, South Africa! acreconference.com/
You Cannot Demand Creativity While People Are Afraid to Think
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Nothing kills creativity quite as quietly as yesterday’s success.When an idea works, the natural temptation is to repeat it. Processes become established, routines become familiar, and confidence gradually turns into certainty. What was once an innovative breakthrough slowly becomes the accepted way of working. Ironically, the very success that helped an organisation grow can become the force that prevents it from growing further.Read more: acre701.substack.com/p/success-is-the-most-dangerous-threat#creativethinking #creativeproblemsolving #acre30 #innovation #personaldevelopmentvelopment #personalgrowthJoin us at ACRE30, Africa’s Premier Creativity and Creative Thinking Conference in 2026 at Klein Kariba, South Africa! acreconference.com/