Creating with Others: The Practice of Imagination in Life, Art, and the Workplace Hardcover - 2003 - 1st Edition

"A passport into creating with others. . . . McNiff is not only a master of theory but a gifted practitioner filled with exercises to help launch your creative activities with others."—Spirituality & Health

"In this book a master teacher provides important lessons for enhancing individual and group creativity."—Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Management, University of Southern California, author of Geeks and Geezers and On Becoming a Leader



"Expert advice, both in theory and practice, on creating settings that nurture creative thinking, sincere expression of ideas and feelings, and an individual and communal sense of enthusiasm and purpose. This is a book that could transform the workplace into the effective, creative, even joyful place we all would love to work—and live—in."—Peter London, author of No More Secondhand Art and Drawing Closer to Nature



"Shaun McNiff's innovative methods unleash the powerful potential inherent in teamwork—in sports, just as in any situation where people strive together to achieve a common goal. The wisdom in this book will be as useful to any coach in any sport as it will be to anyone in any kind of business or organization."—Ben Smith, Head Coach, U.S. Women's Olympic and National Ice Hockey Teams



"Shaun McNiff envisions an inspiring community of possibility where creativity is the key to discovering that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Keep this book on your desk, by your computer, in your briefcase, or at your easel whenever you need a source of inspiration and challenge to create outside the box, in both the workplace and in life."—Cathy A. Malchiodi, author of The Soul's Palette: Drawing on Art's Transformative Powers for Heath and Well-Being

Shaun McNiff is internationally recognized as a founder and leading figure in the arts and healing field. University Professor at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he is past president of the American Art Therapy Association and the author of several other books including Art As Medicine, Trust the Process, and Creating with Others .