Beyond AI: Unlocking your Creative Thinking

​165 King King St W, Kitchener.

​​How to get in:

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​Workshop Details:

​Cost: $35 for non-students, $0 for students; Lunch included.

​Saturday, November 2nd. If you're applying for another day on either Sunday or Monday / or after you've applied
text +1 (438) 401-5758 with why you'd like to be selected to be part of this workshop after reviewing the event details and YouTube video. We ask this because we try to keep the limited spots for the right people to come together for the best outcomes.

​Location: TBA (Near Waterloo Campus or in Downtown Kitchener, Refer to Registration link for latest details)

​Please bring specific personal problems or challenges you'd like to work on during the workshop.

​Beyond AI: Unlocking your Creative Thinking​
As AI technologies advance astonishingly, how can we, as humans, stay ahead?

​In this in-person 1 day workshop, we'll explore the distinct abilities of the human brain that AI can’t replicate by leveraging a set of frameworks that brings the mind to flow between scattered yet holistic perspectives (emotional and emergence thinking) and logical clarity and first principles (rational thinking) to draw connections and think in new ways that might not have been possible otherwise. Through this process, improving our creativity and thinking to solve complex problems.

We will be engaging in discussions and practical exercises. You’ll learn how to harness both rational and emergence thinking (corresponding with our emotions) to foster creativity and novel ideas (the 0 to 1 and not just the 1 to 9) and innovate beyond our existing limits in an area of your interest (be it for venture building, your relationships, or career in general).

Facilitator #1: Dr. Ran, Co-Founder of xNova, Assistant Professor of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis, recognized for his work in quantum materials research and recipient of the NSF Early Career Award and Lee Osheroff Richardson Science Prize.

Facilitator #2: Wen L. Zhou, Co-Founder of xNova, Studio Director of SparkCraft, Instructor, Venture Builder and Investor.

Workshop Structure

Before Noon
- The science of creativity
- Principles and tools for innovation
- Case studies from the industries

Afternoon
- Approaching real-world problems
- Applying the tools and principles
- Group exercise and showcase

​Questions?

​Attendees and users from Dr.Ran's Lab and their feedbacks on the thinking tools that we're to introduce in this workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRwRRmABHcs

​ Registration link: https://lu.ma/3mroalhr after applying Text +1 (438) 401-5758 on why you'd like to be selected to come (keeping the spots for the right people)