"Creative Class" Guru Richard Florida and Writer Mary Catherine Bateson Among Keynotes at Creative Problem Solving Institute 2005
"Creative class" guru Richard Florida and anthropologist and educator Mary Catherine Bateson to keynote the world's longest-running creativity conference - the Creative Education Foundation's 51st Annual "Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI) 2005." Mark your calendar for CPSI 2005 - to be held June 26-July 1, 2005, at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Registration will be available in the next several weeks, with an early-bird deadline of April 30! Plan now to be at the event where "applied imagination" is just the beginning. Learn why creativity matters ... in business, in education, in communities, in aging and retirement, in arts, and in society.
(PRWEB) January 18, 2005 -- Mark your calendar for CPSI 2005 - to be held
June 26-July 1, 2005, at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota,
USA. Registration will be available in the next several weeks, with an
early-bird deadline of April 30!
Plan now to be at the event where
"applied imagination" is just the beginning. Learn why creativity matters ... in
business, in education, in communities, in aging and retirement, in arts, and in
society.
For 51 years, CPSI has helped you learn to intentionally apply
creativity to get results. At CPSI 2005, the world's leading creativity
conference, you'll find abundant opportunities for further professional and
personal development:
Don't miss the keynote and spotlight sessions that
showcase some of the best thinking about "why creativity matters" in the world
right now. Confirmed featured presenters (with more to be added) include:
-
Richard Florida - with Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels - on creative
class and creative communities: Author, The Rise of the Creative Class; and
Hirst Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University
- Mary Catherine
Bateson on being curious, ambiguous, imaginative and willing to learn: Living
Curious, Ambiguous and Imaginative Lives: Anthropologist; and Author, Willing to
Learn; Composing a Life; and With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead
and Gregory Bateson
- Joe Dowling on lessons for creative leadership from
the theater: Artistic Director, Guthrie Theater
- Mike Morrison on playing
the inner game of leadership: Dean, University of Toyota
- Genevieve Bell on
why culture matters in creative problem solving: Senior Researcher, Intel
Research
- Efiong Etuk on the global relevancy of creativity: Author, Great
Insights on Human Creativity
- Richard Leider on creating the second half of
your life on purpose: Author, Claiming Your Place at the Fire and The Power of
Purpose
- Coleen Rowley on always doing right: Agent (Retired), FBI; and Time
Magazine's "Person of the Year 2002"
- Judy Salerno on creative aging and
health: Deputy Director, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of
Health
Plus, check out:
- More than 11 comprehensive programs
providing you with the theories, tools and applications you need to apply
creative thinking and problem solving in your field.
- In-depth core
programs that offer both an introduction to creative problem solving and
advanced programs for facilitating creative leadership.
- Returning popular
"Immersion in Applied Creativity" programs that will help you directly apply
your imagination to diverse topics such as corporate innovation; writing; and
spirituality.
- And new Immersion programs on creative education; creative
aging and retirement; and more.
- Special events where you will be able to
network with your creative colleagues and peers, while enjoying a top-rated
Minnesota museum at CPSI 2005's Arts Night, performing arts events, a Blues Bash
with Big Walter Smith and the Groove Merchants, Speed Painting, and nightly
entertainment.
- More than 150 sessions led by the best gathering of
creativity professionals and practitioners in the world.
You will find a
wide array of creativity topics to meet your specific needs and interests -
allowing you to mould a program that ensures your learning goals are met at CPSI
and beyond.
For more information about CPSI 2005, please visit http://www.cpsiconference.com .
Remember, save $150
when you register by April 30. Registration coming in February!
The
Creative Education Foundation is the centre for Applied Imagination – helping
individuals, organizations and communities transform themselves as they confront
real-world challenges. CEF is an independent, nonprofit organization supported
primarily by grants and contributions from foundations, corporations and
individuals. CEF is strictly nonpartisan and takes no institutional positions on
pending legislation.
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