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How to thrive at creativity at Nottingham Trent University

The How to thrive at creativity (in the age of overwhelm) course at Nottingham Trent University guides students in developing their creative potential while focusing on their wellbeing.


School: School of Art & Design
Course: How to thrive at creativity (in the age of overwhelm)
Location: Nottingham, UK
Course dates: 11 to 12 April 2024
Application deadline: 10 April 2024

The importance of creativity to business success is clear.

But it is important to acknowledge high burn-out rates amongst creative professionals, with 70 per cent of employees in the creative industries saying they have suffered according to Statista 2019.

Many individuals struggle to express their natural creative talents at work due to tight deadlines and limited resources.

That's why it's more crucial than ever for us to learn how to create space for both productive creativity and self-care.

This course will take a holistic approach to developing creative potential whilst taking into account wellbeing.

It will teach people to be creatively brilliant and healthy.

This course is for anyone working in a design, creative or research agency, as well as sole-trading creative entrepreneurs, who are keen to expand their existing skills in creativity and improve their creative resilience.

It will provide space for you to reflect, review, redesign and recalibrate whilst learning new skills to move forward.

You’ll experience a step-by-step process that will blend theory with pragmatic tools to help you create a range of achievable actions.

Find out more about the course and apply ›

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