Running the project for some time, in close cooperation with the villagers, has been a source of many teaching and interesting experience. This experience has largely influenced the change of attitude towards the village and its capabilities. At the beginning we assumed that the villagers had a low level of creativity. Following R. Florida we could have noted a low Creativity Index. During our activities we have been convinced, however, that the villagers were creative in their own way. This is largely due to the fact that they have to cope with many things on their own as they have little access to the services offered in towns and no money to pay for them. This makes them good at many crafts and at surviving on very low income.

We have been convinced that many of the characteristics of the traditional society, preserved in the village, may be very useful in introducing the villages to creative economy. Those are: emotionality, living in a multi-generation family, bringing up children together, the tradition of games and other village pastimes, hospitality, processing of fruit and vegetables, gathering supplies for winter.

The villagers recall old games and use them for the activities in the village and when they go to a town. At the same time they discover that they love to play. What’s more they are natural in their games, which is a major advantage over some “entertainment specialists”.