On May 16 and 17, 2008 called Design a Life: A Community of Ideas occurred. Designed to kick-off a variety of community activities promoting the importance of creativity in the lives of our citizens.

The conference was a great success. More than 150 attendees had an opportunity to experience creative occupations, and to hear from prominent theorists, professionals, and from consumers of care about the meaning of creativity. You can see some of the activities that were part of the event on the “photos” page of this site. Participants wanted to continue to explore creativity, and this website is one outgrowth of that wish.

This site includes videos of two excellent keynote addressed. The first is by

Mihaly Csiksentmihalyi, Ph.D.
Professor, The Drucker School, California
World’s leading expert on positive psychology,
Author of Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

The second is by

Elizabeth Yerxa, Ph.D., OTR
Professor Emeritus, University of Southern California
Well-known occupational therapy theoretician.
Author of

In addition, you can find videos of the various panels, including one focused on creativity in community health settings, another on inpatient settings, and another on strategies for artists to incorporate wellness into their community programs. Finally, a panel of consumers describe the meanings of creativity in their efforts to improve their health.