American Creativity Association International Conference 2007
 

Preliminary List of Conference Presentations and Presenters
2007 ACA International Conference
March 21 - 24, 2007 with pre-Conference Institutes - March 20, 2007
in Austin, Texas

This listing is primarily intended to give you a flavor of the 2007 International Conference of the American Creativity Association. Following is a preliminary list of the presentations (in alphabetical order) and presenters who have been invited to share their innovative ideas and creative thinking with Conference participants. It is subject to change, with a final program outline to to be posted on this site on or before January 15, 2007.

Also check out the Conference's Pre-Conference Institutes, Special Options, and Keynotes (scheduled to date). Then register and join us in being part of CREATIVITY @ WORK.

  • An Introduction to TRIZ: Creativity with the Left Side of the Brain (Jack Hipple, Principal, Innovation-TRIZ) – Pre-Conference Institute
  • Applied Creativity … how to get to the corporate YES (Franz Erhardt, Chief Executive Officer & Principal Consultant, CASCA Consulting L.L.C.) – Keynote
  • Bottom Line Decision Making: Knowing Which Path to Take (Donald  Noone, Professor/Doctor, Caldwell College)
  • Changing the World Is a Team Sport —That Requires Creative Ideas: The Worldchanging Story (Jon Lebkowsky, Activist/Blogger, Worldchanging)
  • Creative Approach to Change: Becoming an Innovation Change Agents inside the Development Process (William Brandmeyer, Director, New Business Development, Enturia - Basically Better Health)
  • Creative Leadership:  Skills that Drive change (Gerard: Puccio, Department  Chair and Professor, International Center for Studies in Creativity, Buffalo State)
  • Creativity Across Cultures: A Research Perspective (Tara  Grey Coste, Associate Professor of Leadership and Organizational Studies, University of Southern Maine)
  • Creativity and Learning (Gail Heidenhain, President, International Alliance for Learning)
  • Creativity Tests – Introduction to Creativity Assessment (Kyung Hee Kim, Assistant Professor, Eastern Michigan University and Hang Eun Lee, International Program Coordinator, The Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development, University of Georgia)
  • Dream Incubation, Guided Active Imagination, and Other Techniques for Increasing Your Creative Potential (George Dillon McKinsey Robinson. Consultrant)
  • Explore Yourself Through ART (Angelina Rodriguez, Psychotherapist and Art Therapist, Therapy by Angelina) 
  • How Your Problem-Solving Style Affects Your Work (Susan Robertson, Innovation Process Consultant, Ideas To Go, Inc.)
  • Innovisation – Advanced tools for Innovation (Gregg Fraley and Doug Stevenson, Partners, The Innovise Guys)
  • Jungian Personal Shadow Work: Art Process to Tap the Power of Your Dark Side (Vicki  Williams-Patterson, LPC-AT, Board Certified Art Therapist, South Texas Art Therapy Association)
  • Kafka Circle - Revealing the Gatekeepers of Mind (Arne Stjernholm:Madsen, Innovation Manager. Novo Nordisk A/S – Denmark)
  • Life Stories of Creative Women (Susan: Keller-Mathers, Assistant Professor, International Center for Studies in Creativity, Buffalo State)
  • Metaphors for Meaning: Artwork for Creative Teaching, Learning and Being a Leader (David Trott, Associate Professor of Human Resource Development, St. Edwards University)
  • Musical Numbers:  Songs About Math Written by Children (Paul Caron, Assistant Professor, University of Southern Maine:  Lewiston-Auburn)
  • New Rules of Engagement: How Web 2.0 Can Help Your Organization Innovate! (Jeff De Cagna, Chief Strategist and Founder, Principled Innovation LLC)
  • Nurturing Creative Teams - Managing for Innovation (Assaf  Avni, Instructor for Advertising Creativity / Doctoral Candidate, College ofr Communication, Advertising Department, University of Texas at Austin)
  • Practical applications of using de Bono Thinking 24x7 in your Organization, Department, or Team (Mary Ellyn Vicksta, Innovation Prioneer, Kimberly-Clark and Natalie Jenkins, Vice President, Innova Training & Consulting, Inc.)
  • Psycholog-ization - The implications of the emergence of practical psychology in mainstream culture, especially regarding work, education, and everyday life. (Adam Blatner (M.D., Certified Trainer of Psychodrama, Senior University Georgetown)
  • S.P.R.E.A.D.ng Creative Thinking from the Front or Back Door to the Executive Floor (Robert Alan Black, Consultant, Cre8ng People, Places & Possiblities)
  • Seeing the gorilla: Developing well defined problems in complex space Russ Ward, Director of Global Consumer Insight Research, IMP, Inc.and Ken: Lauer, Senior Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analyst, IMP, Inc.)
  • Special Gifted & Talented Teacher Track: (1) Talented and the Social & Emotional Needs of the Gifted & Talented; and (2) Nature and Needs of the Gifted (Joyce Juntune and Suzy Carroll) – Friday, March 23, 2007
  • Storytelling in Organizations: Fad or Fundamental to Success? What Narrative Leaders Know that You Might Not (Gerry Lantz, President, STORIES THAT WORK(R),INC.) – Keynote
  • The Hardy Personality: Putting Ideas Into Action (Darlene Boyd, Director UCI Gifted Students Academy, University of California Irvine)
  • The Laughing Muse Goes to Work (Kelly Cresap, Founder, The Laughing Muse)
  • The Story Factor:  The Narrative Way to Create Leaders, Brands, Plans, and Organizational Culture (Gerry Lantz, President, STORIES THAT WORK(R),INC.) – Pre-Conference Institute
  • Thinking Expedition (Rolf Smith, Lead Guide, The School for Innovators) – Pre-Conference Institute
  • Thinking for Dummies (Rolf Smith, Lead Guide, The School for Innovators)
  • Tracing creativity from the emergence of the modern mind (language, foresight, etc.) into the 21st century (Larry Busch, President, American Creativity Association) - Keynote
  • Transformational Thinking in the Workplace: Creative Leadership (Ladi Terry, Consultant, Create Your Legacy Consulting)
  • Understanding Paradigms - Creativity's Worst Enemies and Best Friends (Thomas Kraft, PhD, Manager, Automation Strategies)
  • Unpacking Creativity Research (Tara  Grey Coste, Associate Professor of Leadership and Organizational Studies, University of Southern Maine)
  • Views on Creative Thinking from the College Campus (Joyce Juntune, Executive Director of the Instititue for Applied Creativity, Texas A&M University and A. Baris Gunersel, Ph.D. student, Texas A&M University)
  • Visualizaing Beauty and the Sublime (Yauger Williams, Assistant Professor , Texas A&M University)
  • What Makes For A Creative Organizational Climate? (William Wurtz, Director, Business & Community Services Practice, Institute for Applied Creativity, Texas A&M University)
  • Which Fork is Next?!?  (Cynthia A. Fligel, Owner/Team Leader, "Only The Best!"/Mary Kay Cosmetics)
  • Why I Wrote A Business Fable on Creative Process (Gregg Fraley, Partner, The Innovise Guys)
  • Winning With Innovation: Achieving Environments to Gain the Competitive Edge (Brad Fregger, President/CEO, Groundbreaking Press)
  • Woo Your Muse Multimedia Workshop (Lana Castle, Owner, Castle Communications)
  • Xtreme Thinking (Rolf Smith, Lead Guide, The School for Innovators)