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Michelle
Charlottesville, VA
Creativity & Emergence Catalyst, Consultant and Coach
Interests: I use whole brain approaches and the Creative Emergence Process© to support my clients - pioneering entrepreneurs and organizations - in consciously creating what's next.
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New Ways of Being for Creative New Results
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In the quest for new results, I think we have to go directly inward into new ways of being. My take - although not necessarily linear - I see it more as interdependent and interactive: Not to mention being more... Continue reading
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Emergence Focus
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Emergence is a process found throughout the natural world where the new whole emerges as greater than the sum of its parts. In improv theory, there is the concept of "Yes And" which accepts and includes that which already is,... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at The Fertile Unknown
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Presence for Creativity
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Applied Improvisation and Power Dynamics
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Creativity's Dynamic Balance
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10 Core Assumptions for a Creative Workplace
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Posted Jul 31, 2019 at The Fertile Unknown
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From Conventional to Creative Leadership
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Henri Fayol was a French management theorist whose theories in management and organization of labor were widely influential in the beginning of 20th century. He was known for his 14 Principles of Management and 5 Elements of Action (referenced in... Continue reading
Posted Jul 29, 2019 at The Fertile Unknown
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Information - Knoweldge - Wisdom - Creativity
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Posted Jul 28, 2019 at The Fertile Unknown
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Creative Thinking: From OR to AND
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Creativity is both a Means and an End
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Choosing Aliveness Over Habit
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If Work was Only More Whole Brain (song)
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Characteristics of Creative Organizations
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Creative Mindsets at Work
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Posted Jul 2, 2019 at The Fertile Unknown
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Facilitating Creative Process: Being with the Awkward Silence
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Inevitably, when facilitating creative process; introducing participants to a new activity, process or framework; or asking them a question they don't readily know the answer you get a deer-in-the-headlights look, often accompanied by a palpable silence. This silence can feel... Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2019 at The Fertile Unknown
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Whole-Brain Creative Facilitation Workshop - June 1 in DC
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Whole-Brain Creativity Practices and Principles for Vibrant, Agile, Innovative Learning Environments This workshop is for professional facilitators, trainers, OD practitioners, coaches, consultants, educators, leaders and anyone else who wants to facilitate creativity, dynamic learning and positive culture change for their... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2019 at The Fertile Unknown
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10 Creative Emergence Reminders for Volatile Times
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Many people are going through what feels like accelerating challenging times now. There is much happening in our world beyond our control…and…much more that we can control than we think. This post is a reminder of that…that it is not... Continue reading
Posted Aug 6, 2018 at The Fertile Unknown
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The Energized Facilitator: Getting the Most out of Creative Process Facilitation
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image from fitnessandwellnessnews.com As a facilitator of creative process, your energy has an impact of those in the room. It’s an often overlooked part of facilitating creativity, yet it's the most immediate, primal, and direct way of connecting in ways... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2018 at The Fertile Unknown
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When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Creating
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When the going gets tough, the tough get resilient, empowered, creative, and improvisational. History shows us that. Times of great challenge, flux, and uncertainty can lead to into new, healthier ways of thinking, being, interacting, and creating. That’s where I... Continue reading
Posted Jan 30, 2018 at The Fertile Unknown
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The Good Employee
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Sadly, there are still too many organizations where some or all of these are true: The Good Employee If you are into playing, laughing and having fun at work, you are not serious enough. If you care about people's feeling... Continue reading
Posted Oct 10, 2017 at The Fertile Unknown
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Arts-based Engagement for More Creative Ideas and Solutions
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Love this quote. It's one of the reasons I use arts/movement based appraiches in my work - it helps us bypass the habitual-linear-sequential, left-brain dominant conscious thinking to access more our ourselves, and our creativity, insight, and intuition. By going... Continue reading
Posted Jun 26, 2017 at The Fertile Unknown
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The Creative Yes
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Posted Jun 13, 2017 at The Fertile Unknown
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5 Lessons on Being a Creative Leader
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I'm honored to be mentioned in the following article, written by Halelly Azulay. Halelly interviewed me for her Talent Grow podcast show a few months back, then she attended my recent Creative Facilitator workshop in DC. She wrote the following... Continue reading
Posted Nov 1, 2016 at The Fertile Unknown
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Emergence and the creative space in between here and there
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Image from protocolsolutionsgroup.com As the new within us is emerging, the old sometimes fights back with a vengeance to maintain its status quo. It can become an epic battle between the habituated, outdated familiar and the emergent, life-giving unfamiliar. During... Continue reading
Posted Oct 17, 2016 at The Fertile Unknown
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Creativity Transcends Its Models
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There is no chart or graph on creative process, types, states, approaches, mindsets, steps, stages, etc. that that encompasses all of the complexities, nuances, multi-dimensionality and paradoxes of creativity. I post things here not because I agree with them in... Continue reading
Posted Mar 18, 2016 at The Fertile Unknown
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