this is my ppt from my general session titled: S.P.R.E.A.D.ng Creativity Around the Globe: From 1950 to 2014 and Beyond.

1. DISSEMINANDO
O PENSAMENTO
CRIATIVO PELO MUNDO!
S.P.R.E.A.D.ng
Creative THINKING
Around the World!

2. Creativity &
Creative thinking
are growing and being
developed in countries,
companies & organizations
around the world

4. 1950 APA speech
“The subject of
creativity has
been neglected
by
psychologists.”

5. The immediate problem has
two aspects.
(1) How can we discover
creative promise in our
children and our adults
(2) How can we promote
the development of
creative personalities.

10. S.P.R.E.A.D.ng Creative Thinking
Throughout Your Entire Country/Company

11. What Some Corps Do…

12. What Some Corps Do…
% Of Profit
15% Rule
Clubs
Company Books (Dupont)
Contests
Creativity/Innovation
Newsletters - Print/Electronic
Creativity/Innovation Rooms
Groups---Oz Group
Guest Speakers
Idea Meetings
Idea Systems
In-House Training
Innovation Fairs
Libraries
Management Support
Newsletters - External
Posters
Rebel Groups-Unofficial
Retreats
Rewards & Reward Systems
Seminars
Support Conference Attendance
Training Programs
Workshops

17. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
.
Innovation Program.
Began in home offices in the U.S.
with an Innovation Fair and a
Director of Innovation.
Houston-London-Aberdeen-Asia

18. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
.
innovation champions
innovation teams

19. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
.
professional associations
include programs
on creative thinking and
problem solving in annual
conferences, institutes, meetings.in
their yearly calendars

20. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
France
A professional society brought in a
professional creativity consultant to
present a 3 -hour workshop at one of
the monthly professional meetings.

21. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
the Netherlands
Faced with a government contract to help 30+
unemployed college degreed, agricultural
engineers prepare to enter the information
industry in the Netherlands, Regio Baak, a
division of DeBaak,
brought in a creativity consultant to present a
3-day workshop on developing creative thinking
.

22. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
Denmark - DIKI
A group of engineers, technical, design
and advertising people Copenhagen
formed a Creativity Organization due to
their common interest in creativity and
their desire to develop their creative
thinking skills and creativity.

23. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
Denmark – Novo Nordisk
a highly successful Swedish medical
equipment company created
an internal creativity and creative
thinking development department.
Brought in speakers.

24. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
Halim Erganulp, a business and
engineering consultant based in Istanbul
visited the CPSI in the 1990.
Based on his experiences he became
excited about starting his own Annual
Turkish Creativity Institute in Istanbul.
1999, 2000, 2003, 2005

25. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
South Africa
Kobus Neethling - a tremendous success
story.
20th ACRE, 9th ACRE-Education,
ACRE-Namibia. (Speakers from 6 continents)
involving companies, industries, universities &
government agencies from throughout South
Africa and some of the other African nations.

26. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
India
Various companies from a newspaper chain to
a large hospital organization have begun to
bring in consultants to speak on creativity to
their employees to add sets of creative thinking
skills to their on-going training and
development programs. Plus WOW! Factors in
India & SA.

27. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
Sri Lanka
A consulting & meeting planning organization
brought in an American consultant to present
a day-long workshop on
Creative Thinking on Demand for an open-enrollment
public seminar. Over 70 people
attended representing 30 to 40 businesses and
industries from Sri Lanka.

28. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
Malaysia
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia the
Malaysian Institute for Training and
Development has added several
creative thinking courses to their
offerings.

29. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
Malaysia
In a variety of workshop companies
have been offering creative thinking
Programs to their clients: in-house
and public workshops.

30. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
Singapore
Singapore has seen many
workshops, seminars, training
programs, college courses presented
on creative thinking over the past 1O
to 15 years with a large burst over
the past 3 years.

31. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
Australia
Edward de Bono, Tony Buzan and
other western creativity writers and
consultants have been working in
Australia for several years developing
certified trainers of their materials.

32. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
Spain & Portugal
There has been a growing interest in
the development of innovation and
creativity in both Spain & Portugal
through university programs and
private consulting firms and a
Torrance Center in Oporto and
conferences in Faro and Madrid.

33. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
Mexico
There have been creative thinking consultants
in Mexico for several years who work with their
individual clients and offer public seminars.
Several American consultants have been
brought into Mexico as well over the past 20
years with a renewed interest in innovation and
creative thinking among business schools and
associations over the past 2 to 3 years.

34. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
Mauritius
Through the Malaysian Institute of Training
and Development a major effort is taking place
in the island country of Mauritius to develop
creativity in their businesses, industries,
government and schools. MITD has and
continues to provide resource people from Asia
and the U.S. to work with the leaders of
Mauritius.

35. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
Canada
Creative thinking development in Canada has
been in existence for many years starting with
consultants, college professors and training
organizations. Over recent years government
leaders have been promoting innovation efforts
through government funded programs.

36. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
Brazil
Brazil Creative Foundation
FICI (I – XIII)
ILACE
American Chamber of Com
Criabrasilis
“Idea Factory” in Vitoria

37. Creativity Organizations
CCI
DIKI
Next Idea
ACE FCW

38. Creativity Centers University
ACA International Affiliates ACA - Singapore
Alden B. Dow Center for Creativity and Enterprise Northwood University
Alden B. Dow Creativity Center Northwood University
American Creativity Association- Canadian Affiliate
American Creativity Association(ACA) Drexel - Goodwin College
American Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Applied Research and Innovation Centre Centennial College
ArtPlace
Arts Build Communities at Rutgers University Rutgers University
Association for Promotion of Creative Learning
Bangkok University Creativity Center Bangkok University
Berlin School of Creative Leadership at Steinbeis University Steinbeis University
C,R,E,8,N,G!
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Capitol Creativity Network
Center for Business Innovation and Creativity Kennesaw State University.
Center for Creative Inquiry
Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) *double chack website, confusing
Center for Creativity and Innovation Studies (CCIS) National Chengchi University in Taiwan
National Chengchi University

39. Center for Packaging Innovation Michigan State University
Centre for Creativity and Innovation – Boise State University
Certificate program in entrepreneurship,
leadership and creativity University College of Arts & Sci
China Creative Studies Institute
College for Creative Studies, Detroit College for Creative Studies
CREA Italia (CREA) - European creativity organization
Creative Amsterdam
Creative Education Foundation (CEF)
Creative industries styria
Creative Initiatives Foundation
Creative Oklahoma
Creative Thinking
Creativity Centre University of Brighton
Creativity Institute
Creativity Zentrum
Creativityland, Inc. Toronto, Canada
CRUISE Carleton University
DePaul University Center for Creativity and Innovation DePaul University
Drexel/Torrance Center for Creative Studies
and Creative Prevention of School Violence Drexel University

40. Destination Innovation programs around the globe
Drexel/Torrance Center for Creativity and Innovation
Education and Research of international top school
for creative leadership THNK based in Amsterdam Amstersdam School of Creative
Leadership
Emory Center for Creativity& Arts Emory
European Association for Creativity and Innovation (EACI)
European Centre for Creative Economy
European Creative Business Network
Fundacao Brasil Criativo (FBC) UNIT - was connect in 2012
Future Problem Solving International
Future Problem Solving Program many states and countries
Gifted Development Centers many US sates
Harvard Business School Entrepreneurial Management Harvard University
Higher Education Creativity Conference Arizona State University &
Sichuan University
Hochscule Pforzheim (Germany)
Master of Arts in Creative Direction PFORZHEIM UNIVERSITY,
School of Design
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
4th World Creativity Festival Hong Kong Polytechnic Uni

41. Idea Activity
Idea Marathon and JAIST Japan Institute of Science &
Tec
IDSA
Innovation Network
Innovationbron
inqbate University of Sussex
Institute of Entrepreneurship |
Center for Creativity & Innovation Miami University
International Center for Studies in Creativity Buffalo State University of NY
International Centre for Creativity and Innovation University of Connecticut
International Forum of Creativity Organizations
Iran Research Center for Creatology , I
nnovation, and TRIZ
Japan Creativity Society Tokyo University of
Technology
Linden Center for Creativity and Aging Ithica College
Mindcamp - Annual Conference in Toronto
MSU Creativity Initiatve University of Michigan
National Creativity Network
PhD Worldwide

42. Odyssey of the MIND groups around the globe
Quality of Life Research Center Claremont Graduate University
SA Creativity Foundation
Seton Hill University Creativity Center Seton Hill University
Spanish Association for Creativity Universidad Autónoma de
Madrid
Synectics World offices around the globe
Taiwanese Creativity Development Association
Torrance Center Collaboration/ Malaysia chapter University of Malaya
Torrance Center Collaboration/ Portural
Torrance Center Collaboration/ Turkey Bilgi University
Torrance Center Collaboration/ Turkey Üstün Zekalılar Enstitüsü
Torrance Center Collaboration/ Turkey Üstün Zekalilar Merkezi
Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development University of Georgia
University Center for Creativity and
Innovation Ð University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania University of Dar es Salaam
University for Creative Arts University for Creative Arts
University of St. Andrews Institute for
Capitalising on Creativity University of St. Andrews

43. USC Brain and Creativity Institute University of Sour California
What If?! Offices in London and
around the globe
World Conference on Creativity and Innovation
Beijing Forestry University
University of Ireland
Arabian Gulf University

44. Yet if you asked 100
people on the streets of…
Vitoria, Recife.
Aracaju, Rio, or
Sao Paolo
maybe 1
has heard of any of these.

45. Much more is to be done…
schools,
colleges,
universities
companies
corporations
governments from town to city
to state to the national govt.

48. Creativity &
Creative Thinking

49. to see a short movie version of this ppt go to…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIW0Ibd
WrIU&feature=youtu.be