I have been pausing to soak up the Spring sunshine, noticing that it’s these small things that bring me most joy.

Come and try out capturing these moments in writing at my *last* Reflective Journal workshops.

Wed 24th April 7pm
Frid 26th April 10am
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We are neurologically programmed to focus on the negative to keep us safe. This inbuilt negative bias means that it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Capturing meaningful moments can remind us of all that is good, helping us feel more grounded.

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“I leave soothed. That is a substantial impact, because I rarely have that experience at this point in my life.”

- participant of Jane Willis Reflective Journal workshop

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Whether you’re a freelance arts practitioner or a senior leader in an arts organisation, reinvigorate your approach to evaluation with my Creative Evaluation course this April and May.

Find out more and book your place here:
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“Jane set a very relaxed pace (whilst still covering a lot) and made it feel very safe and comfortable to contribute, ask questions and admit knowledge gaps.”

Creative & Credible Training: Creative Evaluation
April/May 2024
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Jane Willis We had a festival last year for people with a learning disability or additional needs. My favourite evaluation was the feedback quilt everyone created! Some people couldn’t write, so they used colour and shapes to express how they felt. Beautifully simple. #MusicMakesUsBetter

You build a beautiful workshop or programme.

The participants feel centred. Heard.

And then.

A questionnaire can unravel that profound and creative experience.

Build the skills to transform your evaluation processes on my Creative Evaluation course:
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“​​The training will help me and my team [...] develop and use more creative evaluation tools that feel more relevant, empowering and enjoyable for our participants than perhaps some more traditional evaluation methods.”

Spring course bookings open:
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Why are we measuring creative programmes without creativity?

Even small changes, like using the reflective writing game Evaluation Consequences, can transform giving feedback into something fun and engaging.

Discover more tools like this on my course:
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“I have really enjoyed learning about using different art forms in creative evaluation, and now I feel inspired to dive deeper into the ones we have not touched that much (eg. music, drawing)” course participant, Creative Evaluation training

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Very pleased to be one of the recommended resources of the Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance Quality framework for #Creativehealth and #livedexperience .
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Sad to see the final closure of @ArtsHealthSW mailchi.mp/ahsw/ahsw_fina…

AHSW was a leader in developing the creative health ecosystem for over 18 yrs & supported the incubation of both Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance The National Centre for Creative Health A legacy resource is available ncch.org.uk/ahsw-legacy-re…

Do you feel your evaluation tools don’t reflect the creative nature of your work?

This April, I’ll be running my Creative Evaluation course, where you can develop skills and tools to make sure your evaluation methods are as creative as the work you do:

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“I'm already looking at evaluation differently! It will definitely have an impact in the way I plan and facilitate workshops.” course participant, Creative Evaluation training

April/May 2024 course bookings open:
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#cpd #creative #credible #evaluation

Do you ever find it difficult to get feedback from participants after a workshop?

Over three interactive workshops, we will look at ways in which we can better harness creativity to generate appropriate, relevant, meaningful evaluations.

Course details:
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100% recommend these workshops. So good I’ve done it twice. Invest in yourself and book some time for some beautiful held creative reflection time

“I leave soothed. That is a substantial impact, because I rarely have that experience at this point in my life.”

- participant of Jane Willis Reflective Journal writing workshop

Book for March or April: buff.ly/3wO9gjL

Do you struggle to make time to reflect? Let's write together next Wednesday!

My monthly Reflective Journal workshops introduce you to a range of ways into reflective, expressive and creative writing.

Book for 27th March, 7pm session: janewillis.co.uk/reflective-jou…

Thought-provoking and productive workshop with Jane Willis #CreativeHealth Quality Framework as part of The National Centre for Creative Health Creative Health Associate's team day. Great resource Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance! Thanks Jane! Conni Rosewarne Jane Hearst (She/Her) Penny Calvert culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/resources/crea…

If you are an artist, arts organisation, health&social care org/practitioner involved with arts and children 0-3y in England we'd love to hear about you and your work Arts Council England London Arts and Health Arts Professional @ArtsHealthSW Arts & Health Hub Breathe Arts Health Research