Why join this workshop
Expert tuition
In the author's former home
Apply the methods to your creative practice
Time and space to think and create
Small-group setting
Residential and non residential
Schedule
Arrive from 4 pm Wednesday 20th May
Workshop 10am - 1pm, then lunch
Afternoon, apply the methods
Thursday 21st - Sunday 24th
Depart 11am Monday 25th May
Location
The workshop will be hosted at Cranmer Studio, where Dr Edward de Bono wrote many of his books on Lateral Thinking. Our location is far enough away to break with the familiarity of the status quo. North Norfolk, on the east coast of England, is famous for its expansive skyline. Cranmer is a three-hour drive from London, or a 90-minute train journey and 40 minutes by car from the station.
The course
Your tutor - Caspar de Bono
Cranmer Studio was the former home of the author Edward de Bono, he originated the phrase "Lateral Thinking" and wrote over 60 books on thinking as a skill. Caspar is his eldest son and learned about Lateral Thinking across the breakfast, lunch and dinner table. Caspar also studied psychology at Oxford University and fine art at Heatherleys. He teaches Lateral Thinking and applies the methods in his own work. Thinking and creativity are skills that we can practice and improve. Lateral Thinking is a deliberate and structured creative process designed to help us out of thinking ruts.
Learn about the skill of Lateral Thinking and apply it to your practice.
Lateral Thinking is for getting unstuck. The workshop is open to any creative discipline - anyone who is seeking a new perspective. The mornings will be spent learning about Edward de Bono's ideas and methods. In the afternoons you will have the time and space to apply the methods to your practice in a large shared studio or quiet space. Individual guidance will be available.
You will learn;
How our minds reuse patterns
Lateral Thinking techniques to change patterns
The role of concepts
Provocation and movement
How to apply the methods
Open to anyone seeking to get unstuck
Self portrait - translucent pigment on acetate
Booking
Workshop at Cranmer Studio
Please use this form to register your interest. We will confirm if we have availability and ask you to pay a 20% deposit by bank transfer to secure your booking.
Non Residential
four day workshop
light lunch
£560 per person
Residential
four day workshop
breakfast, light lunch and supper. Starting with supper on the 20th and ending with breakfast on the 25th
five nights accommodation
£1,135 per person for two creatives sharing a room
£1,435 per person for sole occupancy of a room
Booking conditions
There are 12 places on the workshop and less accommodation on site - we will inform you when you register if onsite rooms are available
Bookings are provisional until confirmed by email
A 20% non-refundable deposit is required to secure your place
The balance is due 30 days before the workshop start date
Payment must be made by bank transfer. Instructions will be provided upon confirmation
Non residents are welcome to pay a £35 supplement to join for supper
We do not charge VAT
Cancellations and Refunds
Cancel more than 30 days before the workshop: refund of payments (we retain the deposit).
Cancel 30 days or fewer before the workshop: no refunds.
You may request to transfer your booking to another person or a future workshop up to 7 days before the start date (subject to availability and approval).
No-shows: the full fee is retained.
If we cancel the workshop: you will receive a full refund including the deposit, but we are not liable for your travel or third party accommodation costs.
Your Responsibilities
Inform us of dietary, access, or medical needs when booking
Ensure you are physically able to participate
Travel insurance is recommended
Please ask permission from other participants before you include them in your photographs or videos.
Other points
Parking is available
This is an 18 century property so please be aware of uneven surfaces
No dogs please
Thank you - we will confirm availability in the next 24 hours.
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Who this workshop is for
This workshop is for anyone working in a creative field. Artist, composer, author, film director, architect, fashion designer, choreographer, photographer, game maker, playwright, screenwriter, interior or industrial designer, illustrator, curator, animator...
We encourage a mix of different disciplines as one of the Lateral Thinking techniques that we will use is seeking new concepts in seemingly unrelated fields and then using that as a stepping stone to new possibilities.
Accommodation
We have limited onsite accommodation so please book early to secure your place. We offer sole occupancy and rooms for two creatives to share.
