How to Support World Creativity and Innovation Week

There are many ways to get involved with WCIW. Creating activities for staff and customers is one, showing your commitment to creativity and innovation by sponsoring WCIW is another. We rely on the generosity of WCIW community members for support.

Many of our supporters get involved for a variety of reasons. They believe that creativity and innovation are key leadership competencies in today’s economy. They also believe that business and government cannot continue to do what they have always done. They conclude, therefore, that leaders can no longer afford not to use new thinking to achieve profitable and sustainable results.

Supporters leverage WCIW for their competitive advantage. It positions them within a growing movement that specifically uses this one week, worldwide, to inspire new thought and action. 

We invite you to show your support by becoming a member of the WCIW community. WCIW is entirely volunteer-run. Your sponsorship and donations help to

• Maintain and improve this website
• Provide event signage
• Access talent to attract people to and capture the Toronto GTA WCIW events
• Distribute branded innovation and creativity kits for to businesses, schools and associations
• Make available creativity and innovation speakers and facilitators for non-profit and education audiences
• Reawaken the Toronto GTA Leonardo da Vinci Awards for Creativity and Innovation

Contact us to for further information and to suggest who we might approach for support. We also appreciate your donation.  Make a donation .

Our 2010 Sponsors and Supporters

Numerous public and private organizations have been sponsors and supporters over the years, including: Baythorn Public School, Dofasco, Dunbarton High School, Markham Board of Trade, Mentoric, OPS Ideas & Innovation, Pfizer Consumer Health, PHD Canada, the CN Tower, the Ontario College of Art & Design, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Toronto Science Centre, thinkx, Toronto Public Library, Toronto Zoo, Varley Art Gallery of Markham, and Verity.

Thanks for the help

Centennial College – Centre for Creative Communication deserves special mention for hosting our signature event this year . "Admit it. You’re Creative" is bigger and better in 2010 due to their generous support. Register now

Create a WCIW event

Leverage WCIW in your organization to showcase and enhance your capacity for innovation. Engage your colleagues, teams and customers with inspiring activities and other reminders. Visit an art gallery (the AGO is free Wednesday nights) , take a time-out to brush up on creativity skills and innovation methods. Attend our "Admit it. You're Creative." workshops on April 17th to learn more about creativity and innovation (suggested donation $20.00). Register now

Here's what some have done for their organizations: Pfizer Consumer Healthcare celebrated in 21 countries worldwide with team  innovation challenges. PHD Canada built awareness throughout the marketing community by stretching their teams' imagination for media innovation ideas. OPS Ideas and Innovation held innovation seminars for management staff. Johnson and Johnson Medical Products held lunchroom brainstorming sessions, set up an innovation intranet, and celebrated game changers - people who made significant innovations for their business.

For other ideas, simple low and no-cost, check out our At Work suggestions.

Inspire the world

However you decide to celebrate World Creativity and Innovation Week make sure to showcase your participation.

Send us your participant numbers and brief event descriptions.

Post your WCIW celebration examples, stories and pictures to our Creativiki.

Upload your videos to YouTube using the tag "worldcreativity".

Tweet your WCIW messages and updates using #wciw.