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spark new thinking - 01/11/12
Sent Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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In this edition: >>Feature Article: Wake Up Your Work This Year.
>>All-Access Passes Now Available
>>Our Next Signature Event: Unlocking The Potential of Perspective
>>Free Coffee Friday this week!
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Feature Article by Mark Henson, chief imagination officer, sparkspace
 Here's one way to wake things up this year: take a breakfast break. I recently heard about a group of co-workers who decided to start their day once in a while with a "breakfast break". They all show up at their office, then head to a diner around the corner and begin their day by building relationships over breakfast burritos. Then they work through lunch instead of taking a lunch break. They don't do it every day, but every few weeks it gives them a creative boost to rearrange their day this way. I know you're saying to yourself the same thing I said when I heard about it: "What an AWESOME idea!" Simple shifts like this will shake you out of your boring, repetitive, mind-numbing routine. It's like taking a different route to work. Your brain sees different sights, your body has a different experience, and new ideas are more easily sparked. Get your creative juices flowing by trying something new on a regular basis.
Doing things the same way over and over may be efficient, but it sure can put your brain to sleep. You'll spend 2000+ hours at work this year. How many of those will you be awake for? See you next week!
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You always have permission to republish our articles. Period. No fine print. Go for it. And thank you. All-Access Passes Now Available!  You want to be amazing at work, yes? And you'd love to come to every public workshop at sparkspace this year...but you just can't afford to come to them all.
Or maybe you'd like to expose your team to all the creativity and fresh thinking that we'll be providing this year...but your budget is still tight.
What if you could get a whole year's worth of our most inspirational and powerful professional workshops for a significant discount?
For a limited time, you can get an All-Access Pass to every signature event* at sparkspace in 2012 for an unbelievably low price.
And you can purchase multiple passes and save even more!
All-Access Passes are available now, giving you full access to our 9 remaining events in 2012. Without the All-Access Pass, purchasing a single seat at all of our events would cost you $800!
Single seat pass = $600 (you save $200)
3 seat pass = $1800 (you save $600)
6 seat pass = $3200 (you save $1600!!!!)
All-access passes include all of our phenomenal programs, materials, and parking. And many of the events include meals as well!
Here's the extra good news: Your All-Access Pass seats are transferable! Some people are planning to come to every single workshop. Some companies are purchasing 3 or 6 seat passes so they can send different people to each workshop -- a great way to develop your whole team throughout the year.
The fine print:
- Offer good for a limited time.
- A limited number of All-Access passes are available.
- Cannot be combined with other discounts or offers.
- All-Access Passes are non-refundable, but they are transferable.
- All-Access Passes are valid for the events currently on our event calendar as of 1/11/12 unless otherwise noted.
- Not valid for events added throughout the year.
*All-access passes are valid only for sparkspace signature events listed on the events page of www.sparkspace.com.
ORDER NOW!
To order your All-Access Pass, call Heather Zeigler at 614-224-7727 or email heather@sparkspace.com.
Our Next Signature Event: Unlocking The Potential of Perspective Date: Thursday, February 16, 2012 Time: 8am-10:30am Cost: $149 pp / $125pp for 3 or more Breakfast, program, and parking included The challenge: Companies always want their people to be more creative, to be able to solve problems more effectively, and to understand the big picture. Well, if Einstein was correct, you'll never solve a problem as long as you're thinking in the same context in which the problem was created. In other words, you need to learn how to gain a new perspective. Actually, it's crucial. Being able to adapt, grow, change, and learn is how the most successful companies survive downturns, handle growth gracefully, and invent world-changing ideas. The solution: We've got a great way for you to learn how to Unlock The Potential of Perspective in your company: using ART to demonstrate how powerful a shift in perspective can be. Through some great hands-on activities and discussion, we'll show you can apply some simple principles from the world of art to your day to day work to maximize this profound power for yourself. >>Full details and registration information FREE COFFEE FRIDAY RETURNS!
Every so often, we find ourselves with a completely empty day at sparkspace. We're thankful it doesn't happen very often, but in a weird way we kinda like it, too. That's because we can open our doors for... FREE COFFEE FRIDAY! Friday, 1/13/12 8am-5pm sparkspace will be open (and free) all day this Friday to anybody who wants to escape the office for an hour or the whole day. We've got great wifi, free Crimson Cup coffee (or soft drinks if you prefer), and loads of comfy furniture. You can even bring other people with you! Keep in mind, though, that the entire space will be open to the public, so private meetings will not be possible. Free Coffee Friday is like working or hanging out at Starbucks...only bigger and with better coffee. >>Directions to sparkspace See you Friday! |