Virtual Creativity Workshops

Explore creativity all year long with our virtual workshops—designed to spark ideas, deepen your skills, and keep you connected to a community that loves to create.

These interactive sessions take place before and after the Florida Creativity Conference (FLCC) and are included with every in-person registration. You’ll enjoy two virtual workshops in January to jumpstart your creative momentum and two more in March to keep the insights and inspiration flowing long after the conference wraps.

Not attending FLCC in person? No problem. Our virtual workshops are also available for anyone who wants to explore creativity, expand their toolkit, or continue their learning from anywhere in the world.

Your registration for Florida Creativity Conferennce live and in-person from March 11-14 includes these (4) virtual sessions FOR FREE! Or, click to purchase your Virtual Only ticket.

January 13, 2026 | 12:30-2:00 pm EST
Innovate Your Facilitation: From Scratch to Sparks!
Facilitated By: Rachel Taylor

Turn your next session from “meh” to mind-blowing with creative strategies, smart design tips, and energizing activities you can use right away! Designing and leading an engaging workshop, training, or meeting is both an art and a science—and it’s easy to get stuck in the “same old” routine. This fast-paced interactive virtual session will show you how to innovate your approach from the ground up. You’ll learn how to design a workshop from start to finish while weaving in creativity that captures attention, energizes participants, and inspires action. Along the way, we’ll explore (and try out!) ready-to-use tools, activities, and games that work for groups of all sizes and settings—whether you’re teaching students, leading a corporate team, or facilitating a community event. You’ll leave with a toolkit full of fresh ideas, practical facilitation tips, and creative sparks to transform your sessions from predictable to unforgettable.

January 13, 2026 | 7:00-8:30 pm EST
Unleash Your Team’s Creative Potential: The Power of Cohesion
Facilitated By: Kristen Scott

Let’s break down the barriers to fostering environments where creativity thrives! This workshop delves into the intricate relationship between team dynamics, creativity, and success. Participants will gain insights into the power of effective teamwork, the importance of understanding individual work styles, and the impact of these factors on creativity, innovation, and productivity.

The importance of psychological safety in fostering creativity.
The impact of individual work styles on team collaboration.
The importance of strong team dynamics in achieving project goals.

March 25, 2026 | 12:30-2:00 pm EST
Taking what you learn at Innovation Lab and putting it to use post FLCC
Facilitated By: Jen Verbakel

After an enlightening and stimulating conference, participants have the chance to give themselves the gift of time for pausing and reflecting, so they can be more effective at implementing change when they get home? This workshop serves as an opportunity for participants to consider what they’ve learned and how they will implement their new ideas. The session will incorporate collaboration, mindfulness, reflection, and planning.

Participants will experience self-reflection regarding their implementation successes of the past and use that information to support their future endeavors
Participants will engage in a guided visualization
Participants will leave with a plan in place for implementing the new ideas they’ve gleaned from the conference

March 25, 2026 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm EST
The PIPE: Flowing from Issue to Action in 23 Minutes
Facilitated By: Leonardo Muñoz Pereira

The PIPE is a simple, fast structure that helps you move from a challenge or opportunity to a clear plan of action in just 23 minutes. Grounded in Creative Problem Solving (CPS) and Tim Hurson’s Productive Thinking, it guides you through a focused flow: understanding what is happening, imagining what you want instead, generating the questions that unlock new thinking, producing answers to those questions, and shaping concrete next steps.

In this session you will experience the full PIPE process, explore why our thinking sometimes gets stuck, and learn how structure can restore clarity and momentum. You will leave with a practical tool you can use anytime to support insight, movement, and innovation.

Example of Bio #1: Marcia Berkey

Marcia after many years of teaching at traditional universities and corporate training, now teaches full time online in the IT department for South University. She has a wonderful time living and learning and applying the many concepts learned from everywhere. She has presented a variety of e-Creativity sessions for both education and business. Marcia also consults on Word, PowerPoint, Access databases, and Excel spreadsheets.

Example of Bio #2: Jane Goldwasser

Jane Goldwasser is President of New Directions Consulting, Inc. a qualitative research company specializing in new product development. In her spare time, she is on the Board of Directors of a newly re-aligned Girl Scout Council and chairs both their Fund Development and Board Development committees. She is a CPSI alum who, having completed the Integrating Creative Leadership program, has put it to work in leading both PACE sessions and in working with CPSI Youthwise™.

Example of Bio #3: Art Emrich

Art is certified as a Master Practitioner and Trainer of NLP and Hypnosis by the 4 major hypnosis organizations in the US. His practice includes (a) medical referral clients who experience distress not relieved by traditional treatment, (b) the mental game of sports success (such as tennis, golf, and baseball), (c) academic excellence for peak performance in study and testing, and (d) enabling creative solutions for the challenges of life. Art is the HEAD Coach and Founder of U-Solutions LLC in Sarasota (the “U” stands for unconscious, where the most creative solutions reside).

Example of Workshop Description #1: Christine Alexander

Join Chris for a day of exploration through improvisation and theater games…no acting experience required! In this safe, small group setting, you will have opportunities to be both on the stage and in the audience. Through the experiences, discussion, and your reflections, you will find new insights into communication, relationships, and yourself. This is a wonderful opportunity to allow your inner voices to speak to you and to discover the possibilities that come from living in the NOW.

Example of Workshop Description #2: Jane Goldwasser

This is a workshop for people who have dreamed of starting a business, solving one of society’s great problems, or pursuing any dream that has remained elusive for years. Often the biggest challenge to undertaking an audacious, wonderful goal is leaving the security of the known to go out into uncharted territory. If you have such a dream, join Jane Goldwasser for a day-long opportunity to translate this wish into a detailed plan for action. Use Jane’s D.A.R.E. model – D. (Decide), A. (Analyze), R. (Reality Check), E. (Execute).

Example of Workshop Description #3: Ann Bracken

Do you find yourself saying you don’t have enough time? You can’t squeeze in enough space for fun or creativity? What if you could make time expand or contract at will? In this workshop, based on the book Creating Time by Marney Makridakis, you will use journaling to kick-start your ideas and create an art-inspired time-tool to help you flip your day so that you and time can become partners in your creative work.

Virtual Creativity Workshops