World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 - 21

World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 - 21 began in May 2001 when Canada's National Post newspaper ran this banner headline: "Canada in Creativity Crisis: Study." It shook Marci to the bone. Together with other Canadian creativity professionals, she launched the world-wide celebration of creativity and innovation. The purpose: to raise awareness that all people by nature are creative and can choose to use their creativity to improve their lives, their work, their community. Now, 9 years after its inception, the event is celebrated in over 105 communities across 46 countries. World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 - 21 begins on April 15th (Leonardo da Vinci's birthday) every year.

Most everyone can participate. It is not restricted by age, gender, race, religion, sex, nationality, eye colour, or height.  Everyone can choose make a difference, to build exciting new futures by making new decisions and using new ideas, and in doing no harm.

There are as many ways to celebrate as there are stars in the skies. 
  • Businesses use the week to promote innovation in their environment
  • Families use it to revitalize and have quality time together
  • Schools engage students and teachers in activities that spark expand their imagination and open new pathways of thinking
  • Friends get together to do a new activity
  • People individually choose to do something a little different that week on their own as well, like brushing their teeth with their other hand. 
  • Street festivals take place
  • Potluck dinners are arranged where each brings a dish one hasn't prepared before
  • Speakers are invited to lead creativity-enhancing workshops
  • Innovation challenges are pursued. 
Imagine. It's a week when everyone on the planet celebrates contributing to a vital future by cracking open old ways of thinking to allow fresh exciting ideas and equally sparkling new decisions. There is only one restriction: do no harm.

World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 - 21 is a time to remind people to access  their creativity to make the world a better place and to make their place in the world better too. It's a celebration of the unlimited creative potential in all of us.

You are invited to join our growing community.