Creativity Australia believes that the current global climate is demanding that human beings connect to their innate creativity, and with one another. Creativity Australia has established a series of programs to help unlock creative potential, build connections and advocate and celebrate creative thinking and leadership. Here is a brief overview of the programs:

• Mind over Music
  Music and other creative programs for wellbeing/positive mental health in partnership with mental health institutes and researchers.
  
  
• With One Voice
  Corporate Choirs will rehearse weekly over 12 months and perform for their company events, local hospitals, aged care centres etc.
  
  
• Battle of the Corporate Choirs
  A major annual corporate challenge event celebrating the diversity of Australia’s organizations through the power of song.
  
  
• Brainstorm Series
  One-off ‘creative booster’ sessions for conferences, retreats, board meetings, break-outs etc.
  
  
• Australia Cares
  Business/community creative partnership programs with employees of various organizations, migrant and regionally disadvantaged communities.
  
  
• Creative Leadership and Mentoring Program
  Mentoring young leaders of the future in creative thinking/leadership skills.
  
  
• I Am Australian
  National Creativity Awards Program and Creativity Summit recognising creativity in health, education, banking and finance, manufacturing, government, industry etc.
  
  
• The Creativity Lobby
  Advocating and providing expert advice to government on creativity and creative thinking.
  
  
• Evaluating Creativity
  Longitudinal research with leading research institutes and universities to measure the effects of the programs on wellbeing, employee retention, productivity, reduction in mental health issues.
  
  
• Creativity Australia Fund
  The fund will enable disadvantaged people and communities to participate in selected programs and will fund innovative creative projects and partnerships.

"For a business person, the numbers are the measure of success. If we don’t have the numbers, that’s the end of the conversation. But if we don’t have the conversations that’s the end of the numbers. It’s a paradox."

Yves Bastien, President Sanofi Synthelabo, Canada