For the last eight years, I've been going to a Creativity and Innovation Conference called Mindcamp.  It's held in Canada at a YMCA camp with a beautiful lake at your doorstep.

This year like previous years I was a presenter and my topic this year was Extreme Exploration.  The overall conference theme was "Postcards from the Edge" and that is what this post is all about.

The idea is to create postcards that reflect what you experience during our morning sessions together prompted by the videos and thinking about the edge, discovery, and exploration.

The idea originated when I was in Death Valley earlier this year and thinking about hiking in extreme conditions.  And being alone or virtually alone in a desert environment as you hike along the shifting sands with the heat of the sun bearing down on you because there is little to no shade.

But this type of extreme situation also allows for plenty of creative thoughts and connections.  This postcard in particular reminded me about the loneliness of exploring even though there are lots of footprints in the sand.

I view making postcards as a way to reflect further about a particular situation.  You think and internalize as you use various filters and adjustments to transform the image from reality to what you see in your mind's eye to reflect your situation.  The AHA moments are not in making the postcard, but also in creating the message that you might send to a muse, confident, or a significant other (not necessarily spouse) about your realizations and discoveries as you explored.

I have to say that the workshop was an overwhelming success for those who were there and for myself as well.  Deep insights spurred by Postcards while thinking about Edges, Discoveries, and Exploration.