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Upcoming Events

THE INNOVATOR’S BOOKSHELF:

April 25, 2008
1:00-2:30pm

DePaul University, DePaul Center
Room 8005
No cost, but please RSVP by clicking here

Book Talk and Signing

Daniel H. Pink, Author

A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future

In the tradition of Emotional Intelligence and Now, Discover Your Strengths, Daniel H. Pink offers a fresh look at what it takes to excel. A Whole New Mind reveals the six essential aptitudes on which professional success and personal fulfillment now depend, and includes a series of hands-on exercises culled from experts around the world to help readers sharpen the necessary abilities. This book will change not only how we see the world but how we experience it as well.

Daniel Pink is a contributing editor at Wired, where he has written about topics ranging from grassroots solar power to the rise of Wikipedia to the economics of creativity. His articles on business, technology, and economic transformation have also appeared in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and other publications.


Past Events

The Center for Creativity and Innovation presents:

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS

October 26, 2007
12:00-5:00pm

DePaul Center, Room 8005 (8th Floor)
1 East Jackson Blvd., Chicago

Creativity and innovation are necessary processes that help organizations grow and prosper. Businesses are facing problems and opportunities that are complex and unprecedented: the emergence of new global competitors across industries, the demand for new products, services, processes, and technologies, increased competition for the pool of talented employees, and the need for breakthrough solutions to persisting business and societal problems. The Conference brings together business and academic leaders in innovation to present and discuss approaches to breakthrough thinking and strategic options to facilitate creativity and manage innovation in companies across industries. Speakers include:

  • Matthew Wise, CEO, Q Interactive, a Chicago Innovation Award winner.
  • Dr. Min Basadur, Professor of Innovation, McMaster University and Founder, Basadur Applied Creativity.
  • Experts from innovation leaders such as IDEO and Kraft.
  • Innovation specialists sharing cases and best practices, helping you to bring new innovation processes into your organization or team.
Sampling of Breakout Sessions:
  • Idea Management Systems
  • You Never Learn Anything by Getting It Right
  • The Innovation Mindset
  • Learn Your Creative Problem Solving Profile
  • Creative Problem Solving Applications for Business
  • Innovation in Health Care: Making a Difference in Quality of Life
  • Building and Sustaining Innovative Work Cultures
  • Deliberate Creativity
  • Managing Innovation



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