(UN)COMMON
THREADS

CREATIVITY &
INNOVATION
SUMMIT

Thursday, November 7, 2024
8:30 am – 5:00 pm (NDT)
Sheraton Hotel, St. John’s
115 Cavendish Square

THE SUMMIT

(Un)Common approaches to teamwork, leadership, and individual growth

As the world and workplaces evolve, calls for team members who are lateral thinkers, problem solvers, and collaborators abound. Creativity is a free, unlimited, future-oriented resource that we all already possess.

This one-day event inspired individuals and teams across the business and arts sectors, and highlighted the many ways in which we value and apply creativity and imagination on a regular basis. Attendees walked away with new approaches, tools, and inspiration to share with their communities.

Event Highlights:

Inspirational presentations from creative leaders
Tangible tools, approaches, and takeaways
Opportunities to witness first-hand creation in process through artists-in-residence
Renewed inspiration and sense of community through networking

THE POWER OF CREATIVITY

Creativity seems like an aspiration; something that artists and the occasional tech superstar are able to harness, when, in fact, imagination is a human trait we all possess and apply daily.

As the world and workplaces evolve, calls for team members who are lateral thinkers, problem solvers, and collaborators abound. (Un)common Threads Creativity & Innovation Summit 2024 seeks to inspire individuals and teams across the business and arts sectors, and highlight the many ways in which we value and apply creativity and imagination on a regular basis.

Discussions included:

What creativity is, and why it’s valuable.
How to create a culture of creativity within a team or community.
What we can learn from artists and creatives, and other habitually creative people and organizations, about their processes and values.

This event created strong, diverse relationships and networks that fuel growth and innovation in Newfoundland and Labrador.

FEATURED SPEAKERS
& ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

DUNCAN WARDLE

Founder of ID8 and former Head of Innovation and Creativity at The Walt Disney Company.
BALLAST COLLECTIVE

multidisciplinary musical trio
JILLIAN KEILEY

Founding Artistic Director of Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland, former Artistic Director for English Theatre at Canada's National Arts Centre
JL GONZÁLEZ

visual artist, illustrator and author
JOHN DEVEREAUX

Creative Director, Perfect Day Canada
AMBER-LYNN THORNE & DANIEL RUMBOLT

visual artists, educators, and advocates

POP-UP ARTISTS
& PERFORMANCES

ELIJAH JANKA MARTEL

comics artist and storyteller
CHRISTINE HENNEBURY

storyteller, writer, and creativity coach
BENI MALONE

Artistic and Executive Director of Wonderbolt Productions Inc. and clown
NL LATIN BAND

Latin music ensemble