CREATIVITY ADVOCATE
Cultivating the art of movement
M103
Microcredit – 1
The International Mentoring Network
SYLLABUS
Course Description
Focus’ on developing the art and skill of igniting social movement. The Creativity Advocate immersion begins with a “deep shift” in thinking about mission. The aspiring creativity advocate then takes a step-by-step process developed through 10 years of field testing to create a “common platform” for catalyzing local engagement with crucial local issues. The Creativity Advocate module takes a field-based approach to learning through initiating a local creativity micro-movement designed to foster community, conversation, and compassion.
Objectives (Upon completion, students will be able to:)
- Discuss Creativity meaningfully
- Understand the step-by-step process of engaging a local community
- Understand the step-by-step process of creating a series of (5) linked local events
- Explain the “deep shift” in mission thinking that undergirds this process
- Explain how the “triad” of compassion, community, and conversation work together
- Understand and explain the paradigm-shift of cultural engagement
Course Format and Schedule
Onsite Sessions: 3 days onsite for an immersive exposure to major concepts
Online Sessions: 6 online sessions scheduled before and/or after the onsite immersion
Required FieldWork
Audit – N/A
Certificate – Create a series of 5 linked local events that raise awareness
or funds for a local cause and offer exposure to local artists who create
original material.
Microcredit – 1
Required Documentation
Social Media Presence
Print and/or video Media (for events)
Recommended Reading
Art and Fear, David Bayles
the Artisan Soul
Makers of Fire, Alex McManus
