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Buff Up Your Creativity: Ten Creative Capabilities Enhanced by Travel

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Florence from the top of the Duomo inspires creativity

I gave this article to my Curious Boulder participants to remind them that travel itself is a creativity workshop. Formerly published in 2009 here, I offer these perspectives to you again, so your summer travel may incite your creative juju.
Creativity is a combination of skills, qualities and perspectives that allows someone to bring ideas into form. Identifying and cultivating those capabilities allows you to be more effective in life and work.

It’sno surprise that the rigors of travel build our creative capacity. Both
endeavors push us to our physical, mental and sometimes emotional limits.

Travel and creativity aren’t for pansies.

After a year as a creative nomad in Europe, and from observing the changes I see in my Curious Excursions participants. I have charted ten ways that travel sparks our creativity. Check out the following ten creative capabilities to see how travel has contributed to yours. 

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Juju Infusion 2: Dealing with Difficult

Creativity in unexpected places…join me for this week’s infusion of creativity – Juju Infusion!

Quick links for things mentioned in the show:

AWP Association of Writers and Writing Programs

Vital Yoga

Baer Ridgway Exhibitions

Curious Amsterdam: June 13th – 19th – last chance to register this week.

Kathy Loh

Demetri Martin

Tartine Bakery

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Hello!

Welcome to episode two of Juju Infusion.Take a break to inject an infusion of Juju –
good, zesty creative energy – into your life.

In this episode:

  • Falling in love at the AWP conference.
  • Yoga Juju: Utkatasana! (Say it with me.)
  • Journal Juju: Join me on my jaunt to Northern California
  • Journal Juju – Last week’s winner of the journal juju giveaway was Janet Keen. Who is it this week? Watch to find out!

Plus more surprising juju in action.

Thanks for watching and please do let me know what you’d like to see in future episodes!

If you watch my show, please let me know by rating it or by leaving
a comment below. (You’ll want to leave a comment anyway, to be entered
in the Journal Juju giveaway next week!)

To your juju infusion,
 

Cynthia

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Travel Like An Artist and Enhance Your Trips

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Elizabeth Briel making paper

This week I featured Elizabeth Briel , an artist who also travels a lot. I asked her how travel affects her art, and after she answered, I thought about how traveling as an artist is different than traveling for work or tourism.
Whatever your purpose for travel, you can borrow from artists to enhance your experience.
Artists will often take time while traveling to reflect on their experiences, rather than rushing from one thing to another. Take time after a museum visit or a shopping or exploring spree to reflect on your experience.
What did you notice or see that surprised you? What do you want to remember? Sketch or take notes of the inspiration you’ve gathered.
This is where your travel journal is your great companion. Bring an easy-to-carry journal with you and spend time with it. I’ve shared ideas on how to make time for your journal while traveling elsewhere.
Here are ten additional ways to tap into a place and experience it as a traveling artist does.
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