Day of Arrival:

If you are traveling from out of state or out of country, please plan to arrive the day prior to the workshop start date. This will give you the opportunity to check in, relax, and start to enjoy the beauty of Rhode Island.

Day 1:

Introduction to the workshop and to each other.
What does it mean to be creative?
Defining your creative self and goals.
Your creative blocks.
Exercises in finding inspiration, active listening, storytelling, norm destruction, and stream of consciousness writing.
Possible evening activities - massage or lobster bake.

Day 2:

Optional morning hike on beach or through the woods.
Redefining your creative self.
The importance of play and play around the world.
Exploration of creative possibilities.
Developing a consistent practice for your creative development.
Exercises in photography, toy making, commitments to self, map making, and collaborative creativity.
Possible evening activities - yoga or bee keeping lesson.

Day of Departure:

Please plan to depart either very late in the day on the last day of the workshop end date or the following day. This will allow you plenty of time to check out and to travel to the airport after the end of the workshop.

Note: The order and nature of the exercises used in each workshop may vary.

Materials to Bring

Journal
Camera
Old outfit to give away
Picture of self as a child
Play clothes (hiking shoes, etc.)
Optional swim wear
Warm jacket and sweater for chilly nights
Closed-top container for any beverages you may want to bring with you for outdoor activities

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Workshop Co-Leader
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Georgina Melone,
Lead Futurist,
Hasbro

Georgina Melone grew up in a Portuguese-Italian-American home playing with cardboard boxes, steak knives, bungee cords, and siblings. As Georgina grew up, she could not abandon play. So, she attended the Rhode Island School of Design and became a puppeteer and, later, a toy designer.

She is currently the Lead Futurist for Hasbro, where her quest to create has permitted her, over the past 25 years, to play with many innovative ideas, throughout many lands, with very interesting peoples.