Turn Your Heart-Led Vision into Reality
Creative Powerup is where your bold ideas come to life. It’s your soul-aligned, AI-assisted, community-powered creative launchpad.
With the Powerup OS, the Human x AI Studio, and skillful human support, you’ll build with more purpose, precision, and power than ever before.
Without Heart, speed and scale miss the mark.
With our heart-led practice, OS, and community, we aim true. 🎯
Take a quick peek inside.
I’ll walk you through what makes our community so special…
Tired of hitting these creative blockers when you use AI?
AI Is Moving Fast, But What Actually Matters for You?
Every day, there’s a new tool, a new update, a new breakthrough. You want to stay ahead, but who can keep track of it all? How can you tune into what actually matters for your work?
You Want AI's Power, But Where's the Integrity?
AI maximizes the speed of productions, but it also raises ethical questions. How can you use AI in a way that respects human authorship, aligns with your values, and enhances, rather than dilutes, your creativity?
You've Got the AI Tools and Now You're Overwhelmed.
You’ve tried different AI tools, watched countless tutorials, read the guides. But instead of clarity, you feel scattered, still unsure how to effectively integrate AI into your creative flow.
Help! I'm Drowning in AI Slop!
The internet is being flooded with generic AI content—insipid writing, soulless images, and uninspired, algorithmic output. Your creative integrity says “No! There’s got to be a better way to create with AI…”
AI Outputs Are Flashy, But Where's My Creative Vision?
You’ve experimented with AI, but the results feel generic. The words, images, videos, and other AI outputs can be impressive, but where’s your unique vision?
I'm Tired of Hypey AI Spaces.
Most AI spaces are all about speed, automation, and profit. But where are the deep conversations? Where’s the artistry? The human connection? You deserve to feel not only smartly challenged but also deeply supported in a creative community.
Does AI seem like a global creativity-killer—spitting out generic, uninspired content, flooding the world with sameness, quickly stripping out the human originality and meaning from creative work?
What if AI worked with your creativity, Not against it?
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AI That Feels Like a Creative Collaborator, Not a Threat. You won’t be fighting AI—you will create with AI. AI won’t be taking over. It’s not here to take over. It’s here to challenge assumptions, surface new ideas, and amplify your unique creative flow.
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Move Faster on Big, Bold Ideas, Without Losing Creative Control. Use AI to accelerate research, draft content, spark new directions, and improve your work — while staying rooted in your vision.
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Create with AI Ethically and Help Shape its Future. Create with AI in ways that honor human authorship, minimize bias, and mirror what matters most to you. Your work helps shape how AI is used — and what it serves.
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You Don’t Have to Do This Alone. Join a Creative Community That Shares Your Values. Connect with creators who care about depth, ethics, and impact. Together, we’re building a culture of meaningful creativity — powered by AI, grounded in humanity.
YOU’RE NOT HERE JUST TO KEEP UP WITH AI.
YOU’RE HERE TO USE IT to Support your vision.
Most creators feel overwhelmed trying to create with AI and stay current with the rapidly-evolving tools. At Creative Powerup, we use AI to support creativity (not hijack or deflate it). That’s why our community exists — to learn, build, & create with AI in ways that are purposeful, collaborative, and unmistakably human.
Don’t just adapt to the future. Create it.
Create with AI — Without Losing Your Creative Identity
We don’t treat AI like a high-output content factory. We infuse it with our unique perspectives on the world and we work with it to amplify, not erase, our originality.
Ride the Exponential AI Curve–Together
Is it possible for any individual to keep up with the pace of innovation happening in AI these days? CP members receive regular weekly updates about the latest releases and developments. We also share real-time updates to help everyone stay current.
Experiment Freely. Evolve Together.
We test and improve the ways we use AI together— so you can build confidence using AI in a way that feels most aligned with your creative process and needs. You’ll build confidence, find your rhythm, and stay grounded in your human clarity — no matter how big you go.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE.
Our Community Supports the Skillful Use of AI for Creators Like you.
No more struggling in isolation. In Creative Powerup, you’ll be surrounded by purpose-driven creators and builders who create with AI to bring big ideas to life — and growing together, faster than they ever could alone.
Here’s what you can be part of:
Live Events & Learning
⚡️ Live workshops with AI domain experts
⚡️ Tool demos & skill-building sessions
⚡️ Powerup Monday calls
⚡️ Monthly learning themes
Collaboration & Sharing
⚡️ Member forum & creative showcase
⚡️ Hackathons, challenges, & co-working jams
⚡️ Peer feedback & reflection sessions
⚡️ Accountability pods
Stay Current
⚡️ Weekly roundup of AI tools, releases & updates
About Your Host
Hi! I’m Shalom. 👋
I’ve always been passionate about using creativity as a force for good.
I first started experimenting with AI for creators back in 2015, when Google DeepDream released its artificial neural network image generator. As I started creating my first “puppy slug” images (like this and this), the massive creative possibilities of GenAI started to dawn on me.
For the past decade, I served as a human-centered product designer in Silicon Valley, working the spectrum from giant enterprises like Autodesk and Arm to small startups you’ve never heard of.
The decade prior, I cofounded a creative collective of 23 professional photographers (including myself) called Blend Images, and served on its board of directors.
Before that, together with 11 colleagues at Haverford College who shared a love of environmentalism and creative community, we co-created a cooperative called The Environmental House.
Now, as new AI-powered tools are rapidly emerging, evolving, and changing our creative landscape, I’m working to make the biggest positive impact I can possibly offer––helping you and other creators rapidly power up your creative work. My focus is helping you do this not just to maximize the speed and efficiency of your creations, but also to support you in expressing your own unique creative vision, as only you can express it!
Are you ready to power up your creativity?
Choose your plan
Monthly Plan
- Get full access to our community and see if it feels like a fit for you
Quarterly Plan
- You’re stoked to commit for a quarter and assess the results
Annual Plan
- You’re ready to invest in powering up your creativity for the long haul
Lifetime Membership
- For benefactors who want to offer a deeper level of support for our vision
READY TO CREATE WITH AI, TOGETHER?
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