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My ExpertiseMy Expertise
Area(s) of expertise:
creativity, innovation, leadership
Summary of expertise:
Twenty-five years experience in teaching and training students and professionals in creative thinking, creative problem solving and creative leadership. Engaged in research and writing on same topics. Delivered workshops, keynote speeches and consultative services across the United States and in more than 20 countries. Speciality is strategies for promoting creativity in organizations and unpacking skills and practices associated with creative leadership. Recent work has been dedicated to the role creativity skills play in 21st century leadership.
Blog/Web site:
www.buffalostate.edu/creativity
Books/articles published:
Most recent book is titled "Creative Leadership: Skills that Drive Change" (2010). Published by Sage. Numerous articles and chapters on organizational creativity, creative leadership, and creative problem solving.
Awards/associations/memberships:
Buffalo State President's Medal for Scholarship. State University of New York Chancellor's Recognition Award for Excellence in Scholarship. Tudor Rickards' Best Paper Award from the journal of Creativity and Innovation Management.
Educational background:
Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the University of Manchester, England. M.S. in Creativity from Buffalo State - State University of New York.
Interests:
Methods and models for teaching creativity. Understanding the role creative thinking and creative problem solving play in leadership effectiveness. The relationship between creativity and innovation. |
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