2. PROGRAMME
1. Reference
2. Objective
3. Introduction
4. Creativity: dimensions
5. Myths/lies about creativity
6. Truth about creativity
7. How to stir-up creativity?
8. Maximizing creativity
9. Conclusion

3. CONFERENCE DECLARATION
 I am born to fulfill God’s purpose and not
my private ambition!
 I am designed for global impact, and not to
become a local champion!
 I am packaged for excellence and not
mediocrity!

4. OBJECTIVE
Generation of global

references/pathfinder
s/leaders in business,
career and ministry.

5. REFERENCE: Gen 1:26-28 (KJV)
 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after
our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of
the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle,
and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God created he him; male and
female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and
God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and
replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over
the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over
every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

6. TRUTHS ABOUT CREATIVITY
1. Man was designed with inherent creative powers.
(Gen.1:26).
2. Man’s leadership mandate is only possible on the
platform of creativity. (Gen.2:15).
3. Personal, business, organizational, national and global
transformation is tied to creativity. (Gen.2:20-23).

7. TRUTHS ABOUT CREATIVITY
4. Man’s creative exploration will be limited with his
disconnection from his source. (God called creatures
from their respective sources) Job 32:8.
5. Creativity is a function of the mind. Your spirit only
takes off the human limit. Ps.119:96.
6. Creativity is a lifetime responsibility. No man and not
even God will be creative for you. It is your
responsibility!

8. Modification
Identificati Decision-
on of making/pl
opportuniti anning
es Creativity:
dimensions
Invention Invention

9. CREATIVITY: DIMENSIONS
 Modification: creating a brand out of an existing brand.
Adding-value to pre-existing ideas, brands, products etc.
 Invention: is an upgrade of pre-existing ideas, devices,
products, brands as raw materials to generate a new idea,
device, products, brand that will be more efficient
(upgrade in laws and principles.)
 Decision-making/planning (Lk.14:28-30, Prodigal son).

10. CREATIVITY: DIMENSIONS
 Innovation: Generating ideas to find newer, better, faster
and cheaper or easier ways to accomplish a result, you are
functioning at your highest level of creativity. [Isaac
(irrigation farming), Noah (Boat), Jacob (genetics),
Joseph (economics/administration)].
 Identification of opportunities: the greatest
opportunities are opportunities in disguise. SWOT
ANALYSIS.

11. MOST VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES
1. People (Jesus) Lk.4:24-26.
2. Resources (widow of Zarephath) 2Kg.4:1-10.
3. Natural abilities (David) 1Sam.16.
4. Personality (physique) 1Sam.16.
5. Uncommon experiences (David & Goliath) 1Sam.17.
6. Time.

12. SWOT ANALYSIS
 Strength: means the things you have that can enable you
take advantage/explore the market.
 Weakness: means what you don’t have or have in little
that you can/may improve to explore the market.
 Opportunities: means availability of an existing market.
 Threat: means resistance to your expected result
(internally or externally).

13. MYTHS/LIES ABOUT CREATIVITY
1. Only few are genius: everyone is a potential genius.
You and me are smarter than we can ever can imagine.
You have more raw brain power and creative ability than
you have ever used. (Not even dependent on race, tribe,
religion, location).
 The human brain has100 billion cells, each of which is
connected to as many as 20,000 million cells by a
complex network of neurons and dendrites. In other
words, your ability to develop new ideas to help you
succeed is infinite and unlimited.

14. MYTHS/LIES ABOUT CREATIVITY
2. Failure-experiences does not signify failure as a
personality: failure could either be an ‘event’ or a
‘personality’. It is a choice! God does not use people
without failure experiences. Christians are always to fail
(…righteous man falls 7 times…)
 Fear of failure is failure in disguise.

15. MYTHS/LIES ABOUT CREATIVITY
3. Creative people are lucky; it’s a choice: there is no
‘favorite’ or ‘lucky’ person in existence.

16. MYTHS/LIES ABOUT CREATIVITY
4. Creativity is not race-dependent, location-dependent,
career-dependent, or otherwise: it is a function of our
creation. ‘and God said it was good’. Everything He ever
created was created with creative powers.

17. INTERACTIVE SESSION ONE
 Questions.

18. HOW TO STIR-UP YOUR CREATIVE
POWERS?
1. Supernatural dimension
i. Prayer/fasting (Dan.2:17-19, Gen.41:16, 2Chron.20:20).
ii. Worship (2Kg.3:15-16).
iii. Word encounter (Ps.119:97-100).
iv. Sacrifice (1Kg.3:3).

19. HOW TO STIR-UP YOUR CREATIVE
POWERS?
2. Psychological dimension
i. Let setting SMART goals be your habit: S-specific, M-
measurable, A-attainable, R-realistic, T-timely.
ii. Learn to solve pressing problems: don’t transfer
responsibility to others, give excuses why things can’t be
done, murmur at the showing up of assignments and
procrastinate when things should be done at the right time.
iii. Ask yourself optimal thinking questions: optimal
Thinking is the language of your highest self. It empowers
you to be your best and stops you from settling for second
best. examples are listed below:

20.  What is most important to me?
 What’s my major objective?
 Which resources will be most beneficial in helping me to
achieve it?
 What are my greatest talents and abilities?
 How can I make the best use of them?
 What is the most constructive action I can take right now?
 Who are the right people with whom to share my goals and
dreams?
 How can I optimize my gratitude for life?
 What’s the best way to handle this?
 what’s the best solution?
 What’s your highest priority right now?
 What’s the best opportunity you can act upon right now?

21. HOW TO STIR-UP YOUR CREATIVE
POWERS?
i. Exercise an open-mind: -stimulate your eyes and ears
to learning, -learn about different industries; their
processes, culture and systems of approach,-take
unusual classes and seminars in your field of
profession,- join professional associations.
ii. Access creative atmospheres: such as -research and
study,-observation,-meditation,- brainstorming and
evaluation of your performances.

22. HOW TO STIR-UP YOUR CREATIVE
POWERS?
3. Positional/physical dimension
i. Association through printed & audio-visual materials,
developing sound relationships (it is by choice). Acts
4:13.
ii. Mentorship (Moses & Joshua, Elijah & Elisha etc)
iii. Exposure to current developmental trends in any field,
such as technology, science, politics, economics,
leadership, management etc.

23. MAXIMIZING YOUR CREATIVE
POWERS
1. Develop a positive self-esteem
 Capacity to appreciate your unique gifting, irrespective
of size and level of experience.
 Ability to appreciate your uniqueness

24. MAXIMIZING YOUR CREATIVE
POWERS
2. Stay in His plan.
3. Celebrate your little success and even failures.
4. Do not prioritize money/position/power before
influence.
5. Value excellence.

25. INTERACTIVE SESSION 2
 Questions.

26. CONCLUSION
 Your destiny remains stale without creativity. Thank you
for listening.