Creativity is for everyone.

Anna Consie

Creativity facilitator | speaker | creative director

Free your creativity.

Creativity isn’t just for designers, artists or writers. We all have it within us. Creativity comes in all forms and we use it everyday. Creative thinking is one of the most sought-after skills companies and CEOs look for and yet 75% of people think they're not living up to their creative potential.

The good news? Creativity is within us all and creative thinking is like a muscle. It can be strengthened.

Anna Consie is a creativity facilitator, speaker, researcher and creator of Creative Fridays, an outrageous day of silliness used to increase creative thinking. She has spent the last decade figuring out how to nurture, inspire and cultivate creativity in others as a creative director for Arizona State University. Her approach to creativity uses play, design thinking and problem solving and, most importantly, is open to all, whether they believe they are creative or not.

About.

Workshops to bring out your creativity.

Presentations that inspire (and entertain)

Creativity unleashed.

Offering Creative Friday workshops (any day of the week) proven to inspire creativity through team-based exercises, Anna leverages design thinking, the science of play and problem solving to increase idea generation, creative confidence and innovative thinking.

Sessions can be:

Customized.
As short as an hour or as long as a full day.
Online or in-person.
For the full team or for leaders to implement with their teams.

Whether at a conference or event, Anna not only delivers research-based talks on creativity but she brings in hands-on activities that spark creative play right in the room. Talks are fully customized and intended for all levels of professional. She can give a keynote session or lead breakouts or workshops.

Talks feature:

Data and science on creativity
Easy steps to increase creative thinking
Hands-on activities
Take-home exercises that can be repeated anytime, anywhere and with anyone

"This was my favorite session. It was fun and really engaging. I learned thinking creatively doesn't have to be that serious. Anna was fun, light-hearted, helpful, and an expert at what it takes to be creative!"

CASE District VII session attendee

"10/10 day. Hands down."

Carrie H.

Leader who hosted a Creative Friday session for her team at ASU

"Such a fun session. I love the concept of “Creative Friday“ and was impressed to hear the measurable positive results of this kind of team building was backed up by data (I’ve always suspected this, so it was gratifying to hear the numbers)."

CASE District VII session attendee

What, exactly, happens during a Creative Friday?

Teamwork. Collaboration. Problem solving. Laughter. Usually something ridiculous.

Creative Fridays are full days of activities proven to increase creative thinking. They most often include creative warm-ups and a longer problem to solve, either as a team or individually. Based in the principles of design thinking and backed by the science of play, Creative Fridays are guided by philosophies out of improv, hackathons, art school and, honestly just goofiness. The most important rule? You have to have something to show at the end of the day, not just a lot of brainstorms. Oh, and having fun. That's a rule too.

Past activities have included baking cakes blindfolded guided by a partner over Zoom, creating parody music videos, building a Rube Goldberg device, designing permanent installations of kindness, writing books and recreating famous art.

All Creative Fridays are tailored to whatever objective your team is working on, whether that's trust, communication, conflict-resolution, new idea generation, decision making or something else. Increased creativity is guaranteed (and by the way, productivity goes up too).