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Creativity & Innovation Week April 15th - 21st, 2005
Creativity & Innovation Day April 21st, 2005

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Friday April 15th - Living Like Leonardo
Saturday April 16th - Creativity Saturday
Sunday April 17th - Unlocking Your Creativity
Monday April 18th - Creativity at School
Tuesday April 19th - Creativity at Work
Wednesday April 20th - Creativity & Community
Thursday April 21st - Creativity & Innovation Day
Creativity at Home

Living Like Leonardo Venetian Festival at the ROM
Featuring the Leonardo da Vinci Awards
Friday April 15, 2005

Named after Leonardo da Vinci - an icon of creative thinking through diverse disciplines such as art, engineering, conservation and philosophy - the Awards recognize and celebrate those that have created new, useful and positive inventions, developments or improvements in any of the following categories:

• Arts
• Business
• Entrepreneurship
• Education.

This Festival celebrates Leonardo's 553rd birthday in his workshop and featured Leonardo himself, TafelMusik, an Opera Singer, dancing from the period and live art.   A big hit with the kids was creating massive puzzles of Leonardo’s masterpieces. All in all young and old alike reveled in honouring the Award winners and performers as those that are “Living Like Leonardo”.

ROM Currelly Gallery, Level 1
- Festival 7:00 PM
- Festival & Awards Presentation 7:30 – 8:45 PM

I attended your fabulous festival this evening with my 4 year old son.  It is Friday evening and although I know you will not get this email until Monday, I am so wired that I just have to write to you.

I was so inspired by this evening’s events. It made me feel so alive and excited for the future and all its possibilities.  I feel so motivated to get out there and experiment, take risks and aim to fulfill all my wishes and dreams.  There was so much positive energy in the room that I am sure other were inspired as well.
Nadine Judah, 2005 Living Like Leonardo Festival

2005 Award Finalists & Winners

Arts

• Artscape
  
• Toronto Music Garden, City of Toronto, Parks, Forestry,& Recreation
  
• 2004 First Night Malvern Community Project, Inner City Angels, Prologue to he Performing  Arts and Mariposa in the Schools
  
• South Asian Visual Arts Collective (SAVAC)
  
• Metamorphosis Festival, TafelMusick Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir

Business

• Arius 3D, Royal Ontatio Museum’s Digital Learning Gallery
  
• Bell University Labs
  
• Corporate Knights Inc.
  
• The Campaign to Drive a Culture of Innovation, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, Canada
  
• New Omega Suspension Technology, Platinum Naturals

Education

• Greenwood College School
  
• Environmental Solutions Program, Ontario Science Centre
  
• Roots of Empathy
  
• Centre for Innovation Law & Policy, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
  
• YMCA Academy, YMCA of Greater Toronto

Entrepreneurship

• Beyond he Box Inc.
  
• DailyGloss, CARGO Cosmetics Company
  
• Hostopia
• Imagenius.com Inc.Papal Visit Digital Pre-Event Concept and Logistics Planner, City of Toronto, Parc Downsview and World Youth Day
• PlantBest, Inc.

2005 Award Selection Panel

The 2005 Creativity & Innovation Day Committee and the Leonardo da Vinci Awards Committee of the Greater Toronto Area gratefully acknowledge the 2005 Selection Panel for volunteering their time and energy to the 2005 Awards. 

The Selection Panel was made up of creativity & innovation professionals, community leaders and past winners of the Award in the Greater Toronto Area. As leaders and volunteers they are helping to grow the belief that creativity drives positive change and ultimately the economic and social vitality and prosperity of the greater Toronto community and its people.

Leonardo da Vinci Award for Creativity & Innovation in Business:

Dr. Min Basadur, Professor of Innovation, Michael G. DeGroote School of Business , McMaster University 
Mr. Fred Auchterlonie , Vice-President, PHD Canada.
Ms. Theresa O’Halleran, Dofasco , (2004 Leo Award winner)  
    
Leonardo da Vinci Award for Creativity & Innovation in Entrepreneurship:

Mr. David Corner, President, Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization Toronto
Mr. Brian Hansell, President, World Entrepreneurs’ Organization International
Mr. Warren Coughlin, Business Coach, Action International

Leonardo da Vinci Award for Creativity & Innovation in the Arts:

Mr. Albert Shultz, Artist Director, soulpepper theatre with a kick  (2004 Leo Award Winner)
Mr. John Ryerson, Director, Varley Art Gallery of Markham  
Markham
Mr. John Nettleton, Faculty, Graphic Design, Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD)

Leonardo da Vinci Award for Creativity & Innovation in  Education:

Dr. Stan M. Shapson, Vice-President Research & Innovation, York  University
Mr. Calvin White, President, Toronto Zoo, “Operation Conservation” (2004 Leo Award winner)
Ms. Karen Hume, System-wide Education Officer, Durham District School Board

6:00 PM The Ornithopter Project
Da Vinci’s dream 500 years later.   Theatre ROM

In 1490, Leonardo da Vinci dreamt of a human powered ornithopter. Today, his dream is becoming a reality.

Professor James Delaurier of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace and Project Ornithopter Inc. spoke about the full-scale ornithopter design and plans for bringing da Vinci's dream back to Italy after 500 years. He also shared the development of this truly creative and scientific exploration, the challenges in the ground take-off of a flapping-wing aircraft, the design and construction and the successes of their runway tests.

An eight foot long model of the Ornithopter "Flapper" was on display outside the theatre. It was a true celebration of creativity and the human spirit with a deep sense of history, wonder and inspiration.

8:00 PM Film: A Dream of Flight       Theatre ROM

1998 Dir: Allan King, Starring: Brent Carver, 60 mins

In 1499 eleven year old Roberto encounters Leonardo Da Vinci on the streets of Milan. Together Roberto and Leonardo study winged creatures and turn their dreams to the conquest of the skies. Inspired by Da Vinci, Roberto allows his imagination to soar. If other of the earth's creatures can fly, why not man?

5:30 – 8:30 PM Foods of the Renaissance    glass lounge, 4th Floor ROM

We celebrated Leonardo Da Vinci’s Birthday with an evening of food and drink devoted to Italy in glass lounge
International cuisine, signature cocktails and DJ entertainment.

Saturday April 16th ~ Creative Saturday

Creativity Week at the Toronto Zoo
Location: Toronto Zoo
 
With the Group Events Tent as the focus, the Toronto Zoo offered special keeper talks, touch tables and interactive displays for the whole family to enjoy.  Playing “Zooopoly was a huge hit last year.

• Stories of Remaking the World: An Evening of Playback Theatre
  Time: 8:00 pm
  Location: The Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen Street East

Sunday April 17th ~ Unlocking your Creativity

Admit it. You're creative! Workshops. April 18  OCAD
Unlock your creativity.

Unlock your creative potential!

Part of Creativity & Innovation Day celebrations in the Toronto GTA, Admit it! You're creative. Workshops. was an afternoon of multiple tracks of workshops for those seeking insights into creativity. Think of it as an "espresso dose" university for personal, professional, and organizational creativity offering 90-minute concurrent sessions, presented by the best creativity leaders in the Toronto Area.

Here is a sample of our ‘espresso dose” workshops:
Creativity & Business Panel  Lon Coleman, President Pfizer Consumer Heathcare Canada, David Hardy, BMO, Marci Segal, CreativityLand and more…
Brain Gymã Jill Hewlett, Jill Hewlett Inc. & Christopher Evans, Communications Samurai
Creative Lessons from An Egg Jim Richardson, Idein Rise Incorporation
LEGOÔ Serious Playâ Patricia Ryan, Marketing Toolbox & Elizabeth Huggins, Creativity Innovation Change Unlimited
Words@Work Catherine Graham, U of Toronto
The Power of the Mind Deborah Ann Filler
Think Faster on Your Feet Mary Harvey
Creativity & Wellness Dr. Lesley Soden, Fire It Up!
The Voice: Your Creative Sound of Success Bob Cook, CityTV
Danskinetics: Creativity through Movement Susan Allan
Unlock the Hidden Problem or Opportunity: Web of Abstraction Technique David Hardy, BMO & Elizabeth Huggins, Creativity Innovation Change Unlimited

Monday April 18th ~ Creativity at School

 
Classrooms across the GTA, celebrated with creativity projects and activities which stimulated ideas in answer to the question:  “How might you creativey make a difference to the world?”

One classroom in east York made :How might you creatively make a difference to the world” as part of their lesson plan with each student making a presentation to the class and invited guest, Marci Segal, founder of Creativity & Innovation Worldwide, April 21.

Other classes got many ideas from our website: Your Classroom. 10 Ways to Celebrate creativity at school

Tuesday April 19th ~ Creativity at Work

Your Work. 10 Ways to Celebrate creativity at work
Businesses across the GTA held celebrations to raise their creativity awareness and to create a climate for creativity within their workplace.  Pfizer Consumer Healthcare celebrated with a week of activities and creativity speakers in Toronto.  Excitement about Toronto’s celebrations spread and ultimately Pfizer International caught the spirit and celebrations were held across North America on Creativity & Innovation Day. Dofasco, long time Creativity & Innovation Day celebrants, expanded their program to celebrate every quarter last year.  What they have discovered is that by involving students in their creativity program helps stimulate new and practical ideas within the company. These are just a few of the many examples of organizations that celebrated in 2005.

Wednesday April 20th ~ Creativity & Community

• AGO OCAD "Cultural Corridor - Art, Design & Creativity in Toronto" Show
  Location: AGO
  OCAD students were asked to come up with a design celebrating McCaul Street as Toronto’s cultural corridor.  Work by the winners of the competition were on display during the Massive Change Exhibit and winners themselves on hand to answer questions about their concepts and inspirations.
  

Thursday April 21st ~Creativity & Innovation Day, Creativity at Home

Families everywhere caught the spirit of Creativity & Innovation Day by celebrating at at home.  Some created special dinners, ate their dinner backwards and some even let their kids create new concoctions in the kitchen with abandon.  Many parents reported that by encouraging creativity, their kids had a lot of fun while expanding their creative problem solving skills.

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