2 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Creativity isn’t chaotic—it’s a craft with a rhythm. Design a system for peak flow, breakthrough ideas, and world-class execution.
2 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Creativity isn’t chaotic—it’s a craft with a rhythm. Design a system for peak flow, breakthrough ideas, and world-class execution.
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Course overview
The thought of sharing myself with the world used to paralyze me—nothing terrified me more than public speaking.
But one stumbling speaking engagement after another, I kept going—shaking, anxious, yet relentless. Every repetition was a battle. Until one day, it wasn’t.
Over time, something changed. It wasn't just easier—it was exhilarating. And most shocking of all, I loved it.
Years later, I published a book and keynoted at Harvard. A random stroke of luck—or so I thought.
Then, I spoke at the World Economic Forum.
Eventually, I realized that “luck” was occurring far too often for that to be the culprit.
I discovered there was a system—a rhythm beneath the surface—that made the impossible feel inevitable. There was a pattern, and it was repeatable.
We often see creativity and high performance as unpredictable sparks—random, fleeting, and impossible to control. But history proves otherwise.
Creativity isn’t chaotic—it’s a craft. Flow isn’t luck—it’s rhythmic. And genius doesn’t emerge fully formed—it’s raw, unshaped. It’s something you refine into a living masterpiece.
This course is for those who have glimpsed their own innate genius in moments of inspiration but are ready for something more—a system for sustained creativity, peak flow, and world-class execution.
Together, we’ll break down the principles of history’s greatest minds, from visualization and mental models to science-based physiological tools to induce flow state.
We’ll explore the underpinnings of creativity, the architecture of genius, and how to construct a framework that makes high-performance flow states accessible on demand.
Because the truth is, everything around us—everything that we call life—was once just an idea. A thought brought to life. And those who learn to master their own creative rhythm don’t just follow the future—they create it.
“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark” - Michelangelo
That leaves us with one question: Who will you become in your pursuit of the extraordinary? What will you create?
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Aspiring polymaths ready to transform sporadic moments of inspiration into sustainable systems for flow state
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Visionary leaders seeking to cultivate transformative self-awareness and create at the highest level.
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The intellectually curious investor, entrepreneur, or leader cultivating their innate genius to craft a legacy of impact.
PILLAR 1) A Reconstructed Perception of Reality
Learn to retrain your mind to see opportunities, insights, and solutions that most people overlook. You’ll rewire your cognitive filters to think beyond conventional limits.
PILLAR 2) How to design an environment that fuels your genius
Genius isn’t just what happens in your mind—it’s what surrounds you. Learn to engineer your space, routines, and habits so creativity and innovation become automatic.
PILLAR 3) Linear vs. Exponential Growth—How to Scale Your Genius
Most people grow in predictable, incremental ways—but genius follows a different path. You’ll train yourself to leverage nonlinear thinking to unlock exponential results.
PILLAR 4) A Repeatable System for Peak Creativity & Flow
Stop waiting for inspiration to strike. Learn how to trigger high-performance flow states on demand using a neuroscience-backed physiological toolkit.
PILLAR 5) The Science of Failure & Creativity
History’s greatest minds didn’t fear failure—they built systems where failure fueled genius. You’ll learn how to reframe mistakes into breakthroughs.
PILLAR 6) A Playbook for Turning Ideas into Impact
Creativity means nothing without execution. You’ll develop a structured process for transforming bold ideas into tangible results.
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✅ 🌊 The Flow State Activation Toolkit
→ A quick-reference guide with physiological, psychological, and environmental triggers for inducing flow on demand. Includes breathwork, visualization, dopamine detoxing, and movement protocols.
✅ 🧠 The Mental Model Vault
→ A one-page reference sheet of the most powerful mental models used by Einstein, Da Vinci, Tesla, and other greats—distilled into actionable insights students can apply to problem-solving and innovation.
✅ ⚡ The 3-Minute Genius Reset Guide
→ A concise, high-impact reset routine that students can use whenever they feel stuck, creatively blocked, or out of flow—designed to quickly shift them back into high-performance mode.
Interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
In-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
Projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
The Art of Genius: Achieving High Performance & Designing For Impact
Select Speaking Engagements:
⚫ Private Family Office & Investors Summit @ World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland ("DNA of Family Capital Success")
⚫ Harvard University ("How Women Can Create World-Changing Companies")
⚫ Startup World Cup ("Global Startup Ecosystems"), Women's Venture Summit, Texas Venture Gala ("Global Family Office Trends") and several others
Arooj’s background is marked by her hands-on experience in venture building, having worked with over 25 ventures, including a handful that she founded. She designed a boutique venture studio in San Francisco and engaged in a number of ecosystem builder roles, which helped her develop her creative problem solving abilities and design thinking capacity.
Driven by her conviction in the transformative power of finance and entrepreneurship to create positive change, Arooj's journey naturally evolved into an exploration of an inter-asset class approach to designing for impact.
She now serves as the Founder and Executive Director of The Nature Inspired Finance Initiative (NIFI), an organization committed to promoting an interdisciplinary approach to impact — for example, drawing on the principles of nature to design financing mechanisms for climate (biomimicry in finance — bringing nature to finance, as we bring finance to nature). NIFI supports impact-oriented family offices globally, engages in project advisory for designing blended finance funds for impact, and advocates for sustainable finance on a global stage.
An adventurer at heart, Arooj embraces slow travel and living abroad seasonally, having immersed herself in diverse cultures across Istanbul, Buenos Aires, Sarajevo, Australia, San Francisco, Austin, and Singapore. Her deep curiosity about humanity has led her to form meaningful connections with individuals from every corner of society—from those facing extreme poverty, to key figures in international finance and governance, indigenous communities, and everything in between. This journey has shaped her profound understanding of the human experience.
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Saturday, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT
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2 hour workshop + optional group discussion
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12:30 PM - 3:30 PM New York
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM London
8:30 PM - 11:30 PM Dubai
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