Break, Burn or Ban the Professional Meeting Box Session Type: “I” interactive Audience level: “I” intermediate During this presentation, the audience will be inspired by the possibilities of creativity and break your own fixed thinking patterns. It will be a very interactive presentation where the participants will experience the power of creativity and several examples will be given how creativity can break some fixed Professional Meetings thinking patterns. Patterns, patterns and the curse of knowledge Recognizing & breaking patterns Creative principles - the Yes and - attitude + Yes and ... Postponing judgement – ideakillers + Explore the world from a different perspective + Suppose that ... use your imagination + Assocations - make new flexible connections + Next Idea - don't stop after your second idea - diverge + Do it now - have guts and go for it During the presentation, there will be a lot of interaction via exercises, movies, examples, ... speakers bio: Cyriel Kortleven is a crewmember and co-founder of new shoes today - a growing number of soulmates in business who give support to people and organisations on their road to creation, innovation and change. Cyriel makes people more conscious of the opportunities in life. Cyriel is a popular speaker in the domain of creativity and innovation. He gives workshops and presentations in creative skills and attitude and the breaking of fixed thinking patterns. Cyriel moves people in a literally and figurative way by means of a combination of creativity and improvisation - also brought together in the succesful dutch book 'And ... Action!'. Next to the process of generating ideas, he is fascinated by making an idea or message contagious and sticky. Cyriel is also on an eternal expedition to discover new ways to integrate experience time in our clocktime-society. His playful and enthusiastic attitude creates an open and informal atmosphere; ideal for the combination master of ceremony/speaker for bigger events and conferences. To stimulate the consciousness of experience time and the power of creativity, Cyriel is a co-founder of two troups 'The Knights of NOW' and 'Operation Brainstorm'. Do you get the image ... interaction, inspiration, passion and creative, that's Cyriel Kortleven. Now. (Javascript is required to view Mediasite content)