Drawing on Potential is a course
designed to develop creative thinking in business. It uses drawing as a tool to
open up the process of discovery and through guided experimentation; learn the
art of innovation.
This course is a day of confidence building and explores different ways of thinking that illuminate problem-solving possibilities. We all make marks and as children there is no inhibition. It is only as adults that we construct pre-conceptions of what drawing should be and that makes us think we can’t draw, when in fact everyone can draw. On this course you will re-discover the pleasure and excitement of drawing and how it is a crucial means to self-development.
The programme embraces all abilities and you will be encouraged, step by step, to expand your horizons. It will ignite the imagination by changing your perception in surprising and unexpected ways. The training is also an excellent team building opportunity as members of a group discover together a new awareness that will stimulate pioneering ideas. This experience will give the group a common set of references that can be used time and time again in the work place.
Drawing nurtures insight and this is a course that will motivate and inspire a fresh working dynamic whilst being enjoyable and rewarding. It is guaranteed to deliver one of the most effective investments for developing the creative talent and resources of an organisation.
Individual creative resource and drawing the ‘universe’
“when we draw a circle we make mistakes but it is these mistakes that reveal our creative uniqueness “
Picasso
This project takes the most fundamental of all shapes – the circle - on a creative journey to illuminate our perception of space and form. Everyone will learn how to make bold confident drawings that can suggest a vast range of scale from molecules to the universe. Through the drawing process each participant realises their own human scale and this experience creates unexpected insights that open up a dialogue of ideas with surprising connections.
Mapping Ourselves
From imagining and occupying infinity the group come back to a ‘real’ space and transform the circle into a three-dimensional paper sphere that is subject to the earth’s gravity. The next project unravels this sphere and out of random fragments of paper the group discover how to establish systems of order from making topological drawings. We devise maps to make sense of and position ourselves within an environment that otherwise would be incomprehensible. However maps are also used to define territory and this exercise explores how we negotiate ‘ownership’ and develop trust. This is crucial to the ‘culture’ of a company and it is key to structuring effective communication. The more we value each other’s role in an organisation the better the team.
A problem is our potential
Drawing is the most visible mark of our individual physical process and it reveals a truth about the nature of our unique inherent qualities. This takes us back to Picasso’s quote and the first circle we drew that went on to generate a whole body of work that will shift our mindsets and open up new possibilities. In recognising our personal creative resource we can build meaningful collaborative practice and realise that the problems we encounter are our potential for future innovation.
Mapping Ourselves
From imagining and occupying infinity the group come back to a ‘real’ space and transform the circle into a three-dimensional paper sphere that is subject to the earth’s gravity. The next project unravels this sphere and out of random fragments of paper the group discover how to establish systems of order from making topological drawings. We devise maps to make sense of and position ourselves within an environment that otherwise would be incomprehensible. However maps are also used to define territory and this exercise explores how we negotiate ‘ownership’ and develop trust. This is crucial to the ‘culture’ of a company and it is key to structuring effective communication. The more we value each other’s role in an organisation the better the team.
A problem is our potential
Drawing is the most visible mark of our individual physical process and it reveals a truth about the nature of our unique inherent qualities. This takes us back to Picasso’s quote and the first circle we drew that went on to generate a whole body of work that will shift our mindsets and open up new possibilities. In recognising our personal creative resource we can build meaningful collaborative practice and realise that the problems we encounter are our potential for future innovation.
General Drawing
Courses that offer the basic skills of drawing using line, tone, scale, composition and measurement to construct a drawing from observation. The program provides a step by step guide to the critical rigour of objective looking and the discipline of getting it right. It instills skills of concentration and a perceptual understanding of the 'eye to brain' relationship ie. what we see is very different to what we know thereby opening up lateral thinking and its problem solving potential.
