From the co-creator of the seminal craftivism book Yarn Bombing: a guide for creatives to make impactful, socially engaged art projects.

Flash mobs come and go, but purposeful creativity can change communities. Are you a creative (aspiring or otherwise) who is curious about how you can apply your skills to activist, socially engaged art projects? Whether you paint, sew, sing, build, weld, or rhyme, Make It Meaningful explores how to take that big project you’ve been dreaming about and actually make it a happen. In response to the challenging times that we live in, Make It Meaningful will inspire readers to use their creativity to spur change in the world around them. Guiding readers through the various aspects of a project from ideation to final documentation, the book examines the relationship between creative leadership, community art projects, and social justice, and includes the perspectives of 23 creative instigators who have stretched the boundaries of what “art” should or shouldn’t do. Bold and imaginative, Make It Meaningful will appeal to creatives willing to expand their comfort zone by jumping into the fray and doing some outrageous, inspired rabble-rousing of their very own. Full-color throughout.

The Idea Agent is a practical idea management handbook, aimed at people who want to take an active role in creative processes across all areas. It combines the creatively wild with the rationally structured techniques for innovation to provide readers with a varied toolbox of proven idea management methodology. From discussing how to identify a problem or opportunity, to describing techniques for idea creation, it offers a step-by-step guide to building creative concepts for the marketplace. With built-in exercises and applications, this book is an ideal working companion for any innovator.

A Creativity & Camaraderie Club will give you permission to quench your thirst for creative expression and play. It will feed your hunger for meaningful community as you pursue old passions or explore new ones. You will expand your understanding of ? creativity? into many arenas of wholehearted living, You are a great candidate for a Creativity & Camaraderie Club if you: ? want to have more fun?just because you feel like it! ? want to re-new your wholehearted engagement in life ? desire to open your heart to new community connections ? are an ?already creative? ? a writer, painter, dancer, knitter, potter, entrepreneur, etc. who wants more structured accountability to keep creating ? are one of the ?creatively wounded? who thinks ?I?m not creative?, ?I have no imagination? (just glance at Appendix B to see what ?non-artists? have done as a result of monthly meetings!) This ?how ?to? manual covers everything you need to know to successfully create your own Creativity & Camaraderie Club. The clear, detailed structure was created by two psychotherapists with decades of experience knowing ?what works? to help your group thrive and survive. There is no other book on the market that offers the detailed structure that creates and maintains a successful creativity club. You will learn: ? that everyone is creative ? how community supports more creative living ? seven guiding qualities of a successful group ? twelve ?kisses of death? that sabotage any group ? who to invite, who to avoid ? why a Creativity & Camaraderie Club is better than a book club ? an expanded definition of creativity that includes all arenas of wholehearted living ? how to honor all aspects of the creative cycle ? checklists for hostess responsibilities ? group ground rules ? sample invitation ? the developmental phases of a group ? how to protect group boundaries ? many resources to jumpstart your own creative experiments Will you enliven yourself with the gift of creative community? Have More Fun, Live More Wholeheartedly, Encourage Each Other