The Power of Stupid Ideas - How to Unlock Creative Brilliance

Name: The Power of Stupid Ideas - How to Unlock Creative Brilliance
Start: 2025-05-08T08:00:00+1000
End: 2025-05-08T09:30:00+1000
Location: The Commons Chippendale

Thu, 8 May, 8am - 9:30am AEST

The Commons Chippendale

chippendale, australia

Nicole Velik

18 followers · Contact host

Event description

"The Power of Stupid Ideas" is Back By Popular Demand!

After a sold-out session at SXSW Sydney, "The Power of Stupid Ideas" returns by overwhelming demand. Join Creativity Speaker and Founder of The Ideas Bodega, Nicole Velik, at The Commons Chippendale for an interactive breakfast event that will ignite your creativity and push your creative bravery to heights you never thought possible.

A unique opportunity to expand your creative horizons and connect with like-minded individuals. This session is jam packed with value and you'll walk away with a new tool-kit to solve any business or innovation challenge. Don't miss out on this chance to elevate your creative thinking to the next level!

AGENDA

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM: Arrival, Registration, Breakfast & Coffee
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM: The Power of Stupid Ideas
9:30 AM - Close (Option to leave)
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Q&A and Networking

The Power of Stupid Ideas - How to Unlock Creative Brilliance

I know this might sound stupid but…” This is how so many brilliant ideas throughout history have begun. From groundbreaking inventions to award-winning ad campaigns, the genesis of these innovations often came from someone saying a stupid idea, an off-the-cuff remark or even a joke. The problem is, many potentially brilliant ideas are shut down before they can blossom because of our fear of judgment or a workplace culture that quickly dismisses anything unconventional as foolish.

In this interactive session, you will learn practical tools and techniques to generate the kind of ‘stupid’ ideas that lead to brilliant ideas.

Through eye-opening stories and insights, we'll reveal how the world's most creative companies build cultures that nurture and embrace creative bravery.

Facilitated by Leading Creativity Expert Nicole Velik from The Ideas Bodega, you'll learn powerful innovation and creative thinking techniques applicable to any business challenge. Nicole will share the methods she's used with her clients - The United Nations, Canva, Apple, Google, Nike, TikTok, and LEGO. This session is stimulating, fun, and highly interactive with plenty of audience participation. Prepare to stretch your creative muscle like never before!

IN THIS INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP YOU'LL LEARN:

Practical techniques to spark game-changing creative ideas for any business or innovation challenge
How to confidently share your boldest ideas
How to run a successful brainstorm
How to lead teams that feel safe to think big - generating extraordinary ideas that go far beyond business-as-usual
Tools to break free from old thinking patterns and uncover exciting new opportunities

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Professionals from ANY industry
Leaders of creative teams wanting to build creativity-driven cultures
Anyone needing to generate big ideas internally or for clients
Anyone looking to supercharge their creative thinking skills!

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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Nicole Velik

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NICOLE VELIK – LEADING INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY SPEAKER

Nicole Velik is a globally recognised creativity and innovation speaker, facilitator, and trainer. As the founder of The Ideas Bodega, host of Creativity Unpacked: The Podcast, and the force behind CreativeMornings Sydney, she’s on a mission to make creativity exciting, accessible, and essential for everyone.

For 17 years, Nicole has helped organisations around the world—from the U.S. to Australia, Asia, Europe and Africa—supercharge their creative potential through workshops, talks and training. Her clients include The United Nations, Nike, Apple, Canva, LEGO, Spotify, Coca-Cola, TikTok, and Google.

Nicole believes creativity isn’t a gift for the lucky few—it’s a skill we all have. Her high-energy sessions leave audiences buzzing with confidence and ready to generate game-changing ideas.

Her podcast, Creativity Unpacked, debuted at No. 1 in the Apple Marketing charts and stayed there for six weeks. Through in-depth conversations with brilliant creatives, Nicole demystifies the creative process, proving that innovation isn’t magic—it’s something we can all tap into.

With a background in advertising as a brand strategist, Nicole worked at Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney and KBP New York City before returning home in 2008 to pursue her passion for building creative workplace cultures. In 2009, she founded The Ideas Bodega, blending her love for ideas, innovation, and empowering people to think differently.

Nicole is a sought-after speaker at global conferences, including SXSW Sydney, Vivid Ideas, Ad:Tech, Promax BDA, CreativeMornings, Creative Innovation, CREA, and Emergence Creative. Nicole’s insights on creativity and innovation have been featured in The Australian Financial Review, ABC, CMO Magazine, Media Week, and The Collective Magazine.

For 8 years Nicole has hosted CreativeMornings Sydney - A monthly, global lecture series for the creative industry. Sydney is one of 240 cities around the world to take part.

When she’s not igniting creativity in others, she fuels her own by playing percussion in a 50-person samba band, writing songs, playing guitar, and learning Portuguese.

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Thu, 8 May, 8am - 9:30am AEST

The Commons Chippendale

chippendale, australia

Hosted by Nicole Velik