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A Special Thanksgiving Episode: Creativity, Community, and Gratitude In this special Thanksgiving episode of the Fueling Creativity in Education Podcast, hosts Cyndi Burnett and Matthew Worwood visit Dedham, Massachusetts, just outside Boston, to record live from the newly opened TLC Studios. TLC, short for Teaching, Learning, and Creativity, is the inspired creation of authors and educators Peter and Paul Reynolds, along with their sister Jane. This episode is a celebration of creative learning, featuring guest Donna Luther, a Montessori school principal, and highlighting the exciting Big Noise Summit. Together, the group reflects on the importance of gathering in person to discuss how creative learning spaces can transform education. They emphasize the power of community and the innovative approaches that reimagine what classrooms can be. Peter and Paul Reynolds share the vision behind TLC Studios: a vibrant, flexible space designed to spark collaboration and creativity. Unlike traditional classrooms, TLC Studios features modular, interactive areas filled with color and possibility. The conversation also highlights the crucial role parents play in fostering creativity and encourages educators to build strong connections with their communities. The episode ends on a high note—literally—with a symbolic “big noise,” representing the collective energy and commitment to spreading creativity in education. Full of heartfelt gratitude, this episode invites listeners to embrace creativity in their teaching and to cherish the community bonds that make education thrive. Tune in to be inspired to transform your own learning spaces! TLC- Teaching, Learning and Creativity Studios Our Guests: Donna Luther: An arts and creativity educator, Donna Luther is currently Head of Inly School, an all-gender independent, Montessori based day school in Massachusetts for students ages 2 – 14. She is a member of the Leadership Development faculty for the Creative Education Foundation, where she teaches Creativity in the 21st Century Classroom, Advanced Strategies for Educators, Facilitation through the Arts, and Integrating Creativity and Leadership to educators and business professionals worldwide. As an adjunct faculty member at Lesley University, she has taught in the national and international M.Ed. program for Creative Arts in Learning. She has presented at conferences throughout the United States and in Brazil, China, South Africa and Israel. Donna is founding director of Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts. Peter H. Reynolds Peter H. Reynolds is a renowned author, illustrator, and creativity advocate, celebrated for beloved books such as The Dot, Ish, Happy Dreamer, and The Word Collector. His collaborations include Someday with Alisan McGhee, the Judy Moody series with Megan McDonald, Going Places with his twin brother Paul, and the I AM series with Susan Verde. As the founder of FableVision, a Boston-based children's media company, Peter is dedicated to crafting "stories that matter, stories that move." Through FableVision Learning, he develops creativity tools that inspire educators and students to embrace imagination and innovation in the classroom. Deeply committed to fostering community and creativity, Peter co-founded The Blue Bunny, an independent bookshop in Dedham Square, MA, alongside his twin brother, Paul. Through his work, Peter continues to empower people of all ages to find their voice, make their mark, and share their unique stories with the world. Learn more at www.bluebunnybooks.com. Paul Reynolds: Paul is the CEO and Co-Founder of Boston-based FableVision, which creates and distributes educational media, mobile games, and apps aimed at improving the world. Under his leadership, FableVision has become a multimillion-dollar, internationally recognized multimedia developer and publisher with partnerships across various industries, including broadcast, museums, education, and technology. Paul also oversees FableVision Learning, the company's K12 edtech publishing group, and The Reynolds Center for Teaching, Learning & Creativity. He has collaborated with numerous organizations such as PBS KIDS, National Academy of Sciences, The Jim Henson Company, MIT Education Arcade, CDC, New York Hall of Science, and Carnegie Hall to inspire lifelong learning. In addition to his role at FableVision, Paul teaches digital media production at Boston College, where he has been adjunct faculty for over two decades. He is also a children's book author, collaborating with his twin brother, Peter H. Reynolds, on books such as "Going Places" and the "Sydney & Simon: Full STEAM Ahead!" series. Eager to bring more creativity into your school district? Check out our sponsor Curiosity2Create.org  What to learn more about Design Thinking in Education?  Do you want to build a sustained culture of innovation and creativity at your school? Visit WorwoodClassroom.com to understand how Design Thinking can promote teacher creativity and support professional growth in the classroom.  Subscribe to our monthly newsletter!

A lot changes when you retire. That can be daunting, but it also presents valuable opportunities. It gives you a window to recreate a new approach to life now that you'll have the time and freedom to pursue what you'd like to do. Teresa Amabile, co-author of the new book Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You, joins us to discuss the key lessons from over 200 interviews with 120 people and their experiences in retiring. Teresa Amabile joins us from Massachusetts. _____________________ Bio Teresa Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Emerita and a Director of Research at Harvard Business School. Originally educated as a chemist, Teresa received her doctorate in psychology from Stanford University. She studies how everyday life inside organizations can influence people and their performance. Teresa's research encompasses creativity, productivity, innovation, and inner work life - the confluence of emotions, perceptions, and motivation that people experience as they react to events at work. Teresa's work has earned several awards: the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Management's OB Division (2018); the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2017); the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israel Organizational Behavior Conference (2018); the Center for Creative Leadership Best Paper Award (in Leadership Quarterly) (2005); and the Torrance Award from the National Association for Gifted Children (1998). In 2020, she was named one of the top 50 scholars, by citation count, in business/management (PLOS Biology). She has presented her theories, research results, and practical implications to various groups in business, government, and education, including Apple, IDEO, Procter & Gamble, Roche Pharma, Genentech, TEDx Atlanta, the Society for Human Resource Management, Pfizer, and the World Economic Forum. In addition to participating in various executive programs at Harvard Business School, she created the MBA course Managing for Creativity, and has taught several courses to first-year MBA students. Teresa was the host/instructor of Against All Odds: Inside Statistics, a 26-part instructional series originally produced for broadcast on PBS. She was a director of Seaman Corporation for 25 years, and has served on the boards of other organizations. Teresa's discoveries appear in her book, The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work. The book, based on research into nearly 12,000 daily diary entries from over 200 professionals inside organizations, illuminates how everyday events at work can impact employee engagement and creative productivity. Published in August 2011 by Harvard Business Review Press, the book is co-authored with Teresa's husband and collaborator, Steven Kramer, Ph.D. Her other books include Creativity in Context and Growing Up Creative. Teresa has published over 100 scholarly articles and chapters, in outlets including top journals in psychology (such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and American Psychologist) and in management (Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal). She is also the author of The Work Preference Inventory and KEYS to Creativity and Innovation. Teresa has used insights from her research in working with various groups in business, government, and education, including Procter & Gamble, Novartis International AG, Motorola, IDEO, and the Creative Education Foundation. ___________________ For More on Teresa Amabile Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You  by Teresa M. Amabile , Lotte Bailyn, Marcy Crary , Douglas T. Hall  and Kathy E. Kram ___________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Edit Your Life – Elisabeth Sharp McKetta The Balancing Act in Retirement – Stew Friedman Retirement Rookies – Stephen & Karen Kreider Yoder

In this episode Matt and Kirsten talk with Michelle Korenfeld. Michelle Korenfeld, a visionary in creative education. With a lifelong passion for nurturing creativity in children and adults alike, Michelle has transformed her experiences as a painter, author, and educator into powerful tools for fostering innovative thinking. From her early days creating nature-inspired stories at the Museum of Man and Animals to leading workshops at the Creative Education Foundation, Michelle's journey has been nothing short of inspiring. Her work, including her latest book Michelangelo in the 21st Century, offers practical strategies to empower the next generation with creative problem-solving skills, especially in an age dominated by AI. Michelle's dedication to integrating art, science, and empathy into education is a beacon of hope for those who believe in the power of creativity to change the world. (Link to her website- https://www.korenfeld-creativity.com/) Contact Michelle through- LinkedIN- Michelle Korenfeld https://www.korenfeld-creativity.com/ Email: korenfeld.creativity@gmail.com Teachers Pay Teachers site: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/raising-creative-thinkers UNESCO Competency Frameworks for Students and Teachers Listeners please share your thoughts and ideas with us on our social media accounts on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @thebulldogedu  You can also follow Matt on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CastIron⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewCaston⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Kirsten on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or X @teachkiwi, or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIN ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠as Kirsten Wilson. Please subscribe to The Bulldog Educator to continue listening on your favorite podcast platform.

Our 36th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Jane Fischer, a Creative Change Facilitator for individuals and groups who focuses on the tools of applied improvisation and Creativity. Jane is a creative trainer at the Creative Education Foundation with over 25 years of experience developing and delivering educational sessions and 20 years of experience as a professional improv comedy performer.  Jane was involved in the Applied Improvisation community for many years in her hometown of Jamestown and was introduced to the Center for Applied Imagination by a graduate in this group. The program was so transformative that she described her life “BC – Before Creativity” and “AC – After Creativity.” One surprising benefit of the Graduate Certificate in Creativity from the Center for Applied Imagination, SUNY Buffalo State, was the inclusion of Creative Leadership in the curriculum. She credits this degree with helping her to empower her workplace and make everything “exponentially better” for the people who worked for her.  Jane discusses how she uses the improvisational mindset to help teams and organizations experience Creativity. She incorporates exercises and activities from the world of improv, and participants learn how to balance divergent and convergent thinking while finding new and exciting possibilities. One of her favorite success stories involved a person who considered improv fluff until she could practice it and experience the impact it can have on collaboration and communication skills.  Don't miss this chance to laugh while you also hear insights from a respected leader who  has a vision for the future of the creativity community, where we will continue to convert people and help them make their “own meaning with creativity.” Find our podcast today on all of your favorite platforms.  

Our 33rd episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Liz Monroe-Cook, Ph.D., a consulting psychologist in organizational applications who is one of the foremost authorities on leveraging polarities. She earned an MA in counseling, and Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Michigan State University, and a Graduate Certificate in Creativity from the Center for Applied Imagination. Liz leverages polarity and combines it with Creative Problem Solving in her work with individuals, teams, and organizations and is a frequent presenter at conferences worldwide. The creator of Polarity Thinking was Barry Johnson, and he has been a great source of inspiration in her life. She shares how polarity thinking helps her clients address both sides of an organizational issue and move from "one-sided creativity" to "whole-picture creativity." She made it her mission "to introduce polarity thinking to the creativity community and bring deliberate creativity, approaches, and tools to the polarity thinking community. " A book recommendation to extend the learning on this topic is Liz's chapter (Ch 9) entitled  "Polarity Thinking and Creative Problem Solving" in Polarity Practitioners. And: Making a Difference by Leveraging Polarity, Paradox or Dilemma; Volume Two: Applications. Amherst: HRD Press, 2021. Volume 1 is Foundations by Barry Johnson. Liz's first exposure to deliberate creativity was attending the Creative Problem Solving Institute  (CPSI) while working in Qualitative Research. She will attend this conference for the 33rd year and describes its benefits for new attendees and those who have participated for many years. She is on the Board of Directors of the Creative Education Foundation and has received their Distinguished Leader and Leadership Service & Commitment Awards. Learn about Liz's views on the importance of helping teams and organizations embrace discomfort and bring emotions into the process in a productive way to the outcome. The discussion of the future of creativity provides an optimistic view on bringing in ideas from different cultures and using  technology "as a tool rather than a barrier." Don't miss this discussion of finding creative flow in incubation and leveraging polarities as analogous to a grandfather clock. Find our podcast today on all of your favorite platforms.

Today we return to Old Masters Series with a guy I'm going to call The Godfather of Creativity, Alex Osborn. He's best known for inventing brainstorming, which was first used at his advertising agency BBDO (the O was for Osborn). But he has done a lot more than that. For example, in 1954 he co-founded the Creative Education Foundation. And he's written a number of books. The best-known one was the bestseller Your Creative Power. However, a lesser-known book, Wake Up Your Mind: 101 Ways To Develop Your Creativeness, is what we're going to use today to get into some really interesting, practical ideas about creativity and writing copy. First, we went over over a few things about creativity as we define it. First of all, creativity is not coming up with harebrained ideas like lizards that play golf to sell life insurance. Not in the way we're talking about today. Creativity is finding better ways to get a prospect excited about and committed to buying what you are selling. No lizards required or desired. Second, in his book, Osborn says something dear to my heart: Schools teach the wrong things for creativity. This was back in the day; this book was published in 1952. I don't know what schools teach these days, but, if the main purpose of school is to teach kids to score high on standardized tests so they can get into a platinum-level college, that works against developing creative abilities. Someone named Burdette Ross Buckingham wrote a book in 1926 called “Research for Teachers,” and Osborn says ever since that book came out “educators have increasingly leaned on statistics. This has led to accumulation of facts, and deprecation of the generation of ideas.” He goes on, “Creativity necessarily lacks exactness.” One of the guiding questions of schools is, “Can it be tested?”, and Osborn says this question gets in the way of schools developing creativity skills. That is, since creativity is not exact, so you can't test or measure it. Now science, technology, engineering and math are survival skills in the jobs economy these days, but remember that the people who built the companies that hire all those people, had far greater imaginations than most of their employees. That is, they have much better practical creativity skills, among other things, than your average bear. Something to think about. The third thing that's really important before we got into these seven steps of creativity: In real life creativity may not work this way exactly, and Osborn says so in his book. Sometimes you take these steps out of order. Sometimes you don't take all of them. He writes: “The more I study and practice creativity, the surer I feel that its process is necessarily a stop-and-go, a catch-as-catch can, a ring-around-the-rosie; and the more I doubt whether it can ever be ‘exact' enough to rate as scientific.” Osborn says, “The most we can honestly say is that it usually includes some or all of these phases.” I would have to agree. There's no set formula for creativity, but knowing these seven steps will put you in a better place to come up with profitable creative ideas than not knowing them will. Osborn had an unusual comment about the importances of mental and emotional effort in creativity. He says “Writers recognize as ‘rhythms of creativity,' the ups and downs of their power to produce. Since each person's talent is the same from day to day, those cycles must be solely cycles of energy—a fact which helps prove how dependent upon our drive creativity can be.” We then proceeded to go through Osborn's Seven Steps, and added a tip about reading books a special way to increase your creativity. A good show, well worth taking in. Link to the out-of-print 1952 book this podcast is based on: Wake Up Your Mind-100 Ways To Develop Creativeness, by Alex Osborn https://www.amazon.com/Wake-Your-Mind-Develop-Creativeness/dp/B0000CI7JO Download.

In this weeks small business interview, your boys are joined over Zoom by Beth Slazak, director of programs and education at the Creative Education Foundation. The interesting thing about a foundation such as this, is everyone could benefit from learning more tactics related to creative problem solving. If you say you do not have any problems that need more creative solutions, you're just lying to yourself.  This organization does so much for the local community, so if you want to help out and volunteer or attend, head follow the organization on all social media and be in the know when the next event happens! As always, please subscribe to our YouTube Channel, it really helps us grow as a podcast which in turn helps the businesses we promote! Leave a like comment, and subscribe. New videos every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week,  Seth & J.P.  explore the idea of creative framework and "adding a step" from our conversation with Olympian Sarah Wells. Sarah talked about the process she and her coaches used to find creative solutions to find that peak performance every athlete looks for. What can you do to help your own process? Well, maybe it's as simple as checking out the framework we discuss from the Creative Education Foundation. Go take a look, and see how this free framework might help you in your creative problem solving. Check out our episode with Sarah Wells here - > https://link.chtbl.com/tbd_SarahWells Who knows - maybe you'll also find a way to add a step... to save some time. You can also join the conversation on these ideas and more on our social channels:Website      |      Facebook      |      Instagram      |      LinkedIn      |      TwitterSupport the show

Our twenty-second episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Beth Slazak, MBA, MS, a certified humor professional, the Education and Events Manager at the Creative Education Foundation, and the conference manager of the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI). She has an MBA and a Master's in Creativity and Change Leadership from the Center for Applied Imagination, SUNY Buffalo State. Beth shares her work with teachers sharing tools such as empathy maps to make learning more engaging, and describes the experience of CPSI as so much more than a conference. This year is again in person, and there are opportunities to learn foundations in Creative Problem Solving or take advanced immersion classes that are deep dives into topics. One of the highlights will be Massimo Agostinelli from Cirque du Soleil, who explores the concept of bouffon characters with a sense of humor. Some people have attended 40 CPSIs, and they keep coming back for the campfires, networking, labyrinth as well as the learning. Beth describes her journey as self-actualization, where deliberate Creativity has given her more awareness and a deeper understanding. She studied improv at Second City and the Comedy Sport and a three-year program offered by the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor. She uses improv in every training at CEF and regularly experiences how games can help warm up the brain and help participants practice in a lower-risk way. Don't miss this lively discussion of what it is like to work in the field of creativity and be in the forefront of teaching at the highest level. We hope to see newbies and old friends in June at the CPSI Conference, where the community gathers to learn and laugh.

In this episode of Fueling Creativity, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood interview arts and creativity educator, Donna Luther, about how she nurtures a culture of creativity and problem solving as Head of Inly School, an all-gender PreK-8 Montessori day school in Massachusetts. Donna highlights how her students are inspired to act on their ideas, why it's so impactful to think about a school as a start-up, and how she encourages teachers and students to take risks and be okay with experiencing failure. She also speaks on the characteristics she looks for in teachers that she hires and what really makes a creative educator, including openness and willingness to evolve and innovate. Plus, Donna tells the incredible story of why she started Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts (spoiler: it was inspired by Britney Spears!).  “It's our responsibility, not only to stay current, but actually to stay future focused. Not only what do we need for today, but what do we need for the unknown of tomorrow for our students.” - Donna Luther Donna's Tips for Teachers – Montessori Philosophies That Can Be Applied to Any School: Go beyond the four walls of the classroom. What can you do in your hallways, playground, and your community to explore and help your students discover something new or discover a passion? Practice saying YES to ideas. Remember, be open! Always ask yourself: How might we prepare our students for a world that we can't predict? Learn how to question, problem solve, and to take two very disconnected ideas and find ways they can connect.   Resources Mentioned: Learn more about Inly School: www.inlyschool.org    About Donna Luther: An arts and creativity educator, Donna Luther is currently Head of Inly School, an all-gender independent, Montessori based day school in Massachusetts for students ages 2 – 14. She is a member of the Leadership Development faculty for the Creative Education Foundation, where she teaches Creativity in the 21st Century Classroom, Advanced Strategies for Educators, Facilitation through the Arts, and Integrating Creativity and Leadership to educators and business professionals worldwide. As an adjunct faculty member at Lesley University, she has taught in the national and international M.Ed. program for Creative Arts in Learning. She has presented at conferences throughout the United States and in Brazil, China, South Africa and Israel. Donna is founding director of Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts. Eager to bring more creativity into your home or classroom?  Access a variety of creativity resources and tools & listen to more episodes of The Fueling Creativity Podcast by visiting our website: www.CreativityandEducation.com    You can also find The Fueling Creativity Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, and PodBean!  

Everyone is creative. Not everyone gets to be creative every day. However, Beth Slazak gets to be creative any time she wants. In fact, finding a creative approach to everything she does is not only encouraged but it's also a necessity. Beth and the team at the Creative Education Foundation help others in the community excel at Creative Problem Solving. They teach you how to use the Creative Problem Solving Method or CPS method to approach your problems or challenges in imaginative and innovative ways. Together they help you to redefine the problems and opportunities you face, in order to come up with new, innovative responses and solutions, in order to take action. It's time to be creative, does That Sound Terrific? More About the Creative Education Foundation www.creativeeducationfoundation.org If you search the Internet for “Creative Problem Solving,” you'll find many variations, all of which may be traced back to the work started by Alex Osborn in the 1940s and nurtured at Buffalo State College and the Creative Education Foundation. The diversity of approaches to the Creative Problem Solving process that have developed since is a testimony to the power of the idea. More About Beth Slazak Connect on LinkedIn Beth holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Buffalo in History with a minor in Dance, a Social Studies Certification in Education from Buffalo State, and a Masters of Science in Creative Studies from Buffalo State, has completed a three-year Certified Humor Professional program from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor and is in the middle of her Masters of Business Administration degree from D'Youville College. Beth has a passion for improv and enjoys studying it at Buffalo ComedySportz and Toronto's Second City. From teaching at a middle school to adjuncting at a few of the local colleges, her long career in the education world has taught her the value of what dedicated faculty and staff bring to a student's life. She combines this knowledge with excitement for deliberative problem solving to train people worldwide through the Creative Education Foundation. That Sounds Terrific - With Host Nick Koziol For more information on our Podcast, That Sounds Terrific visit our website at www.thatsoundsterrific.com and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you or someone you know are doing some terrific things that should be featured by our show then be sure to reach out by emailing us at thatsoundsterrfic@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thatsoundsterrific/support

Beth Miller, Executive Director, Creative Education Foundation is a 20+ year nonprofit leader who is passionate about history, education, leadership, and creativity.  As the Executive Director of the Creative Education Foundation (CEF), she has grown and professionalized all contributed and earned revenue streams including the development Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Professional Development training for public school educators and administrators.  Beth and the CEF team are successfully navigating the Covid-19 pandemic and have developed new virtual programs, which have expanded the CEF audience.  Currently, Beth is exploring collaborative partnerships with The Illumination Project, the Center for Policing Equity, and various national Invention Conventions.   Beth taught writing at Trinity College for 10 years, and who served as Writing Fellow at Quinnipiac University where she taught and assisted with writing program curriculum design. Beth earned her B.A. in Women's Studies (2000) and her M.A. in American Studies (2003) at Trinity College, graduating with distinction for both degrees; she was also inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.  For her scholarship and community service, Beth received the Ann Petry Book Prize in American Studies, the D.G. Brinton Thompson Prize in United States History, the Samuel S. Fishzohn Award for Civil Rights and Community Service, the Elma H. Martin Book Prize for Student Leadership, and the Tyler Award for Interdisciplinary Studies.   Beth currently serves as a Trustee of the Ahearn Family Foundation, and recently completed her tenure as a member of the Trinity College National Alumni Association Executive Committee. In 2005, Beth was hired to write “A Life-Giving Spirit:” 75 Years at the Bushnell, which was a history of The Bushnell Memorial Theater in Hartford, Connecticut. In 2017, Beth received an honorary PhD in Arts and Humane Letters from Southern New Hampshire University for her academic and professional achievements.  Her award-winning Senior Seminar Thesis, “Challenging Race and Gender Boundaries in Antebellum America,” about Prudence Crandall was adapted as the play, “An Education in Prudence,” produced by the Open Theater Project in Boston, MA in February 2018.    And, in 2019, Beth was recognized by her alma mater as one of the “50 for the next 50 Years,” which celebrated Trinity's 50th anniversary of co-education by honoring 50 professors, alumni, and students as Trinity's current and future women leaders. For more on the Creative Education Foundation or CPSE, head to https://www.creativeeducationfoundation.org/ For more from Marilyn Barefoot or to get in touch with her directly, please connect via: Marilyn's website: https://marilynbarefoot.com/ (https://marilynbarefoot.com/ ) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilynbarefootbigideas/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilynbarefootbigideas/ ) Twitter: @MarilynBarefoot Instagram: @marilynbarefoot ABOUT Marilyn Barefoot, the Host of Breaking Brave: https://breaking-brave-with-mar.captivate.fm/listen (Breaking Brave) is Hosted byhttps://marilynbarefoot.com/ ( Marilyn Barefoot), one of the foremost business coaches & creative ideators in North America - Marilyn gets hired by several of the world's biggest brands, companies, and organizations (the NHL, McDonald's, Deloitte, Coca-Cola, MTV, Viacom, The CFL, Forbes Magazine; to name just a few) to help them get unstuck and generate big, creative ideas.

03- Beth Slazak MANAGER OF EDUCATION AND EVENTS Beth holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Buffalo in History with a minor in Dance, a Social Studies Certification in Education from Buffalo State, and a Masters of Science in Creative Studies from Buffalo State, has completed a three-year Certified Humor Professional program from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor and is in the middle of her Masters of Business Administration degree from D'Youville College. Beth has a passion for improv and enjoys studying it at Buffalo ComedySportz and Toronto's Second City. From teaching at a middle school to adjuncting at a few of the local colleges, her long career in the education world has taught her the value of what dedicated faculty and staff bring to a student's life. She combines this knowledge with excitement for deliberative problem solving to train people worldwide through the Creative Education Foundation. IG @creativeeducationfoundation --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ben-wolff/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ben-wolff/support

In this episode of Brews & BizDev, Paul Greiner of Renoun Creative chats with Beth Miller, Executive Director of The Creative Education Foundation.As they each enjoy an Old Fashioned, they discuss how a framework for deliberate creativity can lead to innovative ideas in a business or non-profit,the 4 critical steps of that framework (hint: it's not just "brainstorming"),the benefits of an ability to innovate in these "unprecedented and ambiguous times" (with a hilarious client story to illustrate the point),what courage actually looks like in practice, in real life,and so much more!Thanks for listening, and if you like what we're putting out, please subscribe and share!Beth's Old Fashioned is powered by South Boston Irish Whiskey, by local Boston-based GrandTen Distilling.To find out more about Beth, the CEF or the Creative Problem Solving Institute, check out the CEF website and follow her on LinkedIn. Paul's Old Fashioned-in-a-can is made by Tip Top Proper Cocktails, and was curated by Noble Root, an independent curated liquor store in Buffalo, NY.To find out more about Paul and Renoun Creative, check out their website and connect with Paul on LinkedIn.

Maggie Dugan is an international business and innovation facilitator. With over fifteen years of experience in broadcasting as a journalist, a marketer and a manager, Maggie has an incredible grasp on the industry and innovation in corporate settings at large. She was Director of Marketing, Advertising and Promotion for WAAF-FM, President of the American Comedy Network, and Vice President of its parent company, NewCity Communications.Maggie has been a leader/presenter at creativity conferences worldwide, including the South African Creativity Conference, Creativity Istanbul, and the Intercultural Creativity conference in Brighton, UK. She has been a facilitator at the CREA European Creativity Conference, in Italy every year since its inception in 2003. Maggie is a faculty member, and frequent conference favorite at the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI). She served on the Board of Trustees of the Creative Education Foundation from 1998 until 2003, and was Vice-President of this Board in 2002-2003. She was awarded the organization's Distinguished Leader Award in 1999.Maggie is a graduate of Brown University with an A.B. in History and an A.B. in Semiotics. She is based in Barcelona and keeps an office in Paris.  

Anthony has 30 years of experience working with artists, creatives and managers…finding great success working with Outliers, Free Thinkers, Misfits, and Radicals. He coaches high value team-members and rather than making the square peg fit the round hole…he helps them find a successful fit no matter their shape! Some of his clients include Tobacco-Free WNY at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, University at Buffalo School of Management, M&T Bank, Creative Education Foundation, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, The Park School of Buffalo, Assembly House 150, and Young Audiences of WNY.  You can find Anthony on his bike as an avid cyclist, riding 500 miles across NY State in 7 days to raise funds for cancer research. Learn More about his Coaching at apexleadergrowth.com

Jon Pearson has been called an “imagination guru” and a “maestro of creativity.” He combines his skills as artist, writer and speaker to awaken, entertain and inform his audiences whether he’s speaking about humor techniques, visual thinking or storytelling. Jon’s core message is “Imagination will set you free.” He believes that along with courage and caring, creativity is what will save the world. And he believes that creativity starts with imagination and goes way beyond “the arts.” Jon has worked with artists, writers, educators, businesspeople and life coaches—over one million people around the world. He is a Distinguished Leader of the Creative Education Foundation and has been a featured speaker for many state and national conferences. He received from the U.S. Patent Model Foundation’s national “Creativity Conference for Educators” the highest workshop ratings in its history. Jon has a lot to say about the system of modern schooling and how we can reimagine it to better serve the needs of students, teachers, and society. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alpha-parent/message

Beth Slazek, manager of education and events for the Creative Education Foundation, joins Womankind this episode for a discussion of the benefits of creative living and to share her “because of that” story.

Beth Miller is the Executive Director of the Creative Education Foundation, a non-profit which produces CPSI, the world’s longest-running creativity conference. We talk about deliberate creativity, embracing vulnerability, and how a paper Beth wrote as an undergraduate has been adapted into a play.

Master facilitator Tim Hurson shares some of his favorite insights and approaches for creativity and problem-solving.You'll learn:1) The know-wonder and GPS tools for sparking additional creative ideas2) The mighty benefits of the “third third” when coming up with creative ideas3) A wonderfully obvious secret of productivityTim Hurson is a founding partner of thinkx intellectual capital (www.thinkxic.com), a firm that provides global corporations with training, facilitation, and consultation in productive thinking and innovation. He's both a faculty member and Trustee of the Creative Education Foundation, and a founding director of Facilitators Without Borders.Tim thinks the phrase “out of the box thinking” should be put back in the box and buried in a deep hole.Items mentioned in the show: Facilitators Without BordersThink Better by Tim HursonNever Be Closing by Tim HursonSix Thinking Hats by Edward de BonoGoran Ekvall's work on organizational creativityThe City & The City by China MievilleTimHurson.comMindcamp.org creativity retreatView transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep26See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Master facilitator Tim Hurson shares some of his favorite insights and approaches for creativity and problem-solving. You’ll learn: 1) The know-wonder and GPS tools for sparking additional creative ideas 2) The mighty benefits of the “third third” when coming up with creative ideas 3) A wonderfully obvious secret of productivity Tim Hurson is a founding partner of thinkx intellectual capital (www.thinkxic.com), a firm that provides global corporations with training, facilitation, and consultation in productive thinking and innovation. He's both a faculty member and Trustee of the Creative Education Foundation, and a founding director of Facilitators Without Borders. Tim thinks the phrase “out of the box thinking” should be put back in the box and buried in a deep hole. View transcript, show notes, links, and more at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep26

Master facilitator Tim Hurson shares some of his favorite insights and approaches for creativity and problem-solving. You’ll learn: 1) The know-wonder and GPS tools for sparking additional creative ideas 2) The mighty benefits of the “third third” when coming up with creative ideas 3) A wonderfully obvious secret of productivity Tim Hurson is a founding partner of thinkx intellectual capital (www.thinkxic.com), a firm that provides global corporations with training, facilitation, and consultation in productive thinking and innovation. He's both a faculty member and Trustee of the Creative Education Foundation, and a founding director of Facilitators Without Borders. Tim thinks the phrase “out of the box thinking” should be put back in the box and buried in a deep hole. View transcript, show notes, links, and more at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep26