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VALUE OF CREATIVITY CHAMPIONS TO YOU
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Mindmapping Certification Program
July 13, 2009 at 8am to July 16, 2009 at 5pm – Boston hotel to be determined
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Mindmapping Certification Program at Boston hotel to be determined
July 13, 2009 at 8am to July 16, 2009 at 5pm
Boston-Buzan Mindmapping program Monday 13th - Introduction to Mind Mapping (can attend this one day only) Tuesday 14th - Advanced Mind Mapping Techniques (must attend previous day) Wednesday/Thursday 15-16th Train the Trainer (need to attend all ...
- Jimmy Carter Habitat Project in Cambodia on November 6, 2009 at 6pm to November 20, 2009 at 7pm
- Mindmapping Certification Program on July 13, 2009 at 8am to July 16, 2009 at 5pm
- Sid Parnes Tribute May 8th & 9th on May 8, 2009 to May 9, 2009
No problems implied in my message with CC.
Yet I am curious in discovering how CC might be improved for the various members to suit their needs.
Alan
Value for me: having a forum for spreading the word and inviting action for World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 - 21, seeing who else is connected, and having a conversations with some members
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What has been the value of CREATIVITY CHAMPIONS to you so far?
How might we improve it?
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How have you benefitted from using CC so far?
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Alan's Cre8ng Challenges
Each Sunday or Monday depending upon where I am at the time and how close to internet access I am I have been sending our my weekly
Alan's Cre8ng Challenges
Their purpose is to help people further expand, enrich and engage their natural creativeness and creativity.
Please visit the growing collection on my website at...
http://www.cre8ng.com/CC/index.shtml
Please share how you have or currently work / play towards expnding, enriching and engaging your creativeness and creativity.
Alan
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Alan's Cre8ng Challenges
Their purpose is to help people further expand, enrich and engage their natural creativeness and creativity.
Please visit the growing collection on my website at...
http://www.cre8ng.com/CC/index.shtml
Please share how you have or currently work / play towards expnding, enriching and engaging your creativeness and creativity.
Alan
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Posted on August 10, 2008 at 10:17am —
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- At 4:46pm on May 26, 2009, George Torok said…
- Hi Alan,
Thanks for including me. I expect to learn much from this group.
- At 7:53am on April 12, 2009,
Ed Bernacki said… - Hi Alan
I am working on the future of my own business. I am seriously looking to move back down under. I am not enjoying living back in Canada. I am also having issues of working on my own....I would really like to work inside an organization for a while doing this type of work. I'm not sure I am cut out to work on my own. I find it hard to be satisfied with the quality of work that I can sell.
The work that I am most fascinated with is the Kirton work on cognitive diversity. I see this as one of the truly big ideas of this work … if you explore his research beyond the simple assessment tool. I believe that we fundamental manage people in our organizations ‘as if’ everyone thinks alike. If we managed people based on their style of thinking, our tools and recommendations would be so different.
The main project I am promoting is my revised 12 Challenges guide which I call “Yearly Idea Leadership Navigator Guide”. I conceived a new tool for managing ideas over a period of time. I offer a one day program on innovative thinking and planning for 12 months of ideas. http://yearlyidealeadership.dev.bayteksystems.com/
The area of study that interests is the lack of new thinking happening in how to make service organizations more innovative. I use this simple question: If manufactures invest in R&D for their new ideas / process / revenue sources, what do service organizations invest for new ideas / processes / revenue sources? In particular, my interest is developing a capacity to innovate in the public sector.
Something to think about…
- At 3:19am on April 12, 2009, Ed Bernacki said…
- Hi Alan
Good to hear from you. I don't get engaged in many of these sites. Regarding the Sid Parnes tribute, I could make this. This sounds interesting. It is not that far for me to drive. How many people do you expect? I have never attended a CPSI event.
I did learn a big lesson after reading Applied Imagination (1953 version). I heard too many consultants talk about ‘brain storming’ without knowing the original source. I was fascinated to learn that Osborn did not mention ‘harness the brains to storm through a problem’ until page 278 of the 300 page book. The implication to me was clear. You must be trained to apply your imagination in more structured and sophisticated ways to solve problems more effectively. If that does not work, he gives you a few pages of techniques to use in pairs or small groups. I had never heard this from anyone.
However, the big eye opening insight for me was the final paragraph of the book: “We need new ideas to win wars. We need even more and better new ideas to win peace."
- At 4:34am on January 11, 2009,
Annie Coetzee said… - Hi my friend. Thank you so much for all the meaningful suggestions about sites and ways to stay connected with other creative people. You saved me lots of time. I will soon be able to tell you about the Conference in April (CapeTown, South Africa) and if I will be able to showcase. I have lots of hope and faith that we will be seeing each other more than once this year! A.
- At 6:49pm on November 25, 2008,
ChaRene said… - Don't think so?
- At 2:07pm on November 25, 2008,
Dennis Stauffer said… - I thought I'd get current and join some of the social networks I've been invited to be in, but I'm discovering there's no end to it.....
Take care.
- At 3:58pm on September 21, 2008,
colette chambon said… - Hello Alan,it was great sharing the spirit of Mindcamp with you! Thank you for inviting me on this great site, which I will keep visiting for many creative discoveries ! Be well until we meet again at Sestri! Warm wishes Colette
- At 8:40am on September 1, 2008, ChaRene said…
- Alan,
Yes, please add me to your Cre8ng Challenges emailing! I am always looking to further my creativity. I just posted my updated website on Saturday and so I am not sure you viewed it updated? The updated version includes an about me, web site design samples and a new blog! Check out the blog link, when you have a chance and leave a comment. www.ChaRene.net
- At 7:48am on August 21, 2008,
Nancy Barker said… - Good to hear from you! I'm on the run this A.M. so will add more to the profile (photo, etc.) later. Lots of changes here (again). Director resigned; Cheryl Smith is serving as Interim. casmith@northwood.edu. I'm still on MI's ArtServe board,too; goverance chair... what fun! Well, more later. Hope you've had a good summer... can't believe it is almost over! Nancy
- At 5:19pm on August 17, 2008,
Raúl COLLADO said… - Hi, Alan:
Sorry the delay but i´ve been out the city for +a week and couldn´t answer you welcome on time.
Thank you for inviting me join this amazing site i´ll be scanning and discovering little by little.
Congratulations to Tom Tresser too, for such a great idea.
Raúl Collado
Argentina.
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