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Creative Ideas Consulting provides new perspectives, illuminates solutions, and inspires new lines of thought. We are as fast as the internet, convenient as email, our ideas are delivered worldwide and with my team of co consultants we can do all that imagination can do for you!
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Creativity is a gift I enjoy. I simply cannot use all the ideas that come to mind. As I would like to see some of these ideas tried in the world so I began Creative Ideas.
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Creativity Links. Creativity Organizations | Consultants Professional Development
Education and Self Help | Inventions and Business | Various and SundryNational and international organizations of creativity and related areas of study.
- American Creativity Association- Information about the American Creativity Association, newsletter, ACA leadership, membership information, etc.
- Creative Education Foundation (CEF)- a non profit organization dedicated to nurturing creativity, innovation and problem solving in individuals in all walks of life especially those in business, industry, education, government and the arts.
- The Creativity Web - is a resource center to help the individual become more creative. Exhaustive lists of creativity techniques, books, software, and resources for Creativity and Innovation
- International Association of Facilitators- to promote, support and advance the art and practice of ethical facilitation.
- National Center for Creativity, Inc.- An organization dedicated to the advancement of creative thinking.
Consultants Professional Development
Here are links to organizations which provide consulting services. These sites are listed here for convenience only Creative Ideas Consulting can not endorse or recommend these organizations or be responsible for what is on these sites.
- Basadur Simplex : Center for Research in Applied Creativity- dedicated to get applied creative thinking technology implemented in organizations.
- Blair Miller and Associates- trainers, presenters and facilitators specializes in problem solving, creativity and personal effectiveness.
- Business Solutions - The Positive Way- A results oriented training and consulting organization that uses tools such as Creative Problem Solving to develop positive solutions to challenges and opportunities helping individuals and organizations realize their goals.
- Center for Creative Leadership- an international, nonprofit educational institution committed to enhancing the understanding and development of leadership in an increasingly complex and demanding world.
- Center for Creative Learning, Inc.- offering publications, training, evaluation and consulting services, research on creativity, Creative Problem Solving, and talent development.
- Center for Research in Applied Creativity/Centre de Recherches en Cr'eativit'e Appliqu'ee- offering Creative Problem Solving facilitation and training, and ways to assess the creative environment and personal creative preferences.
- Center for Research on Creativity and Innovation (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs)- conducts research on ways to improve creativity of individuals and teams in organizations.
- Computer Aided Creativity- specializes in the development and global marketing of computer software to enhance stimulate, and train human creativity.
- Creative Aerobics- uses advanced ideation and mind-set breaking techniques to develop powerful consumer insights, innovative communication ideas, and effective marketing strategies.
- Creative Problem Solving Group- Buffalo (CPS-B)- committed to helping people in organizations understand and use their creative talents.
- Creative Thinking Association- co-founded by Mike Vance and Diane Deacon to encourage creative thought, stimulate creative action, and teach "out of the box thinking".
- Creativity+ Internet Management Consultants a full service Internet Management Consulting firm including project management, web services and multimedia....
- CREATIVITY- Enchanted Mind- dedicated to combine humor, inspiration and special techniques to enhance creativity. Create flexibility in your brain and mind by expanding yourself daily with these simple exercises.
- Creativity Quotient- a consultant and trainer in creative thinking and problem solving.
- Creativity Unleashed - business creativity consultancy, software and books. Business creativity is about using simple techniques to improve your personal and group creativity.
- Directed Creativity- dedicated to the idea that creative thinking is a natural ability that everyone possesses, but few know how to use effectively; focuses on the serious use of creativity in business.
- Double Dominance, Inc.- Creative problem solving workshops, led by Steve Grossman, help businesses apply their own innovative potential for solving high-value business problems.
- Facilitation Plus Consulting- a consulting firm specializing in applying creative problem-solving techniques, most notably the Synectics® methodology, to the needs, challenges and opportunities of non-profit organizations (including educational institutions), government agencies, and small businesses.
- Hermann International: The Ned Hermann Group- learn more about how your brain and mind function, and how you interact with other people and situations, why you are successful or satisfied at work and how to become more effective.
- Idea Connections- innovation management and communications consultants focusing on helping organizations grow their top line revenue, bottom line profit, and employee commitment and morale.
- Innovation Systems Group- a consulting and training organization dedicated to helping the people in your organization apply their creativity to create extraordinary results.
- JVD Creativity Consulting puts the ZING in learning, speaking and presenting. Whether you have a workshop that could use some creativity and ZING
- Kirton Adaption Innovation Web Site- dedicated to improving problem solving for groups, management teams, organizations and individuals through Adaption-Innovation (A-I) Theory and the accompanying psychometric instrument, Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI).
- Leadership 2000, Inc.- provides facilitation and technology that helps people make collaborative, creative and positive change on an on-going basis rather than by simply reacting to change.
- New & Improved - a training and consulting firm that works with people to help them create New and Improved Stuff (people, products, processes).
- Michael Michalko/Creative Thinking creative-thinking workshops, seminars, and think-tank sessions for clients around the world.
- Richard Saunders International Eureka! Ranch- dedicated to helping people inspire and communicate wicked good ideas that sell.
- Robert Allen Black- programs offer participants immediately usable workplace and personal techniques that will increase their creativeness and leadership abilities straight-away, improving both their organization's top and bottom lines, while improving morale, loyalty and commitment.
- Roger von Oech an internationally recognized leader in stimulating creativity and innovation.
- Scientific Method- Increase Your Earnings through Learning The Complete Method of Creative Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
- Technical Innovation Center - one of the premier companies providing TRIZ training, consulting and publishing services.
- United Innovations- provides organizational planning, process consultation, problem solving, and human resource development through training.
- Blair Miller & Associates- putting creativity to work (team building, creative problem solving, & facilitation).
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Educational or Self Help Programs
Here are other Internet sites which promote creative education.
- Alden B. Dow Creativity Center (Northwood University)- to encourage creativity in individuals and to preserve the works and philosophy of Alden Dow.
- Center for Studies in Creativity - is in Buffalo, New York, and does research and education in the field of creativity.
- Center for Creative Studies (Gwynedd-Mercy College)- provides cross-disciplinary programs and services for the development of thinking skills, especially the skills of creativity and creative leadership.
- The Creativity Web is a resource center to help the individual become more creative resources include: techniques, books, software, and people,
- Creativity at Work A resource for developing skills in personal creativity and organizational innovation.
- Creativity Workshop taught by writer Shelley Berc and multimedia artist Alejandro Fogel in several locations worldwide.
- Future Problem Solving Program- To teach students creative problem solving processes through competitive and non-competitive instructional programs so they learn to work with others in designing positive futures.
- Future Problem Solving of Virginia- follow the progress of the Virginia Future Problem Solving teams.
- Innovations in American Government (Taubman Center for State and Local Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University)- strives to identify and celebrate outstanding examples of creative problem-solving in the public sector.
- Leo V. Ryan Center for Creativity and Innovation (DePaul University)- helps organizations enhance performance through creative discovery and innovative problem-solving.
- Mind Module (College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Chapaign)- part of Discovery System Online, this module is designed to develop thinking skills.
- Odyssey of the Mind- a world-wide program that promotes creative team-based problem solving for kids from kindergarten through college.
- Critical and Creative Thinking (CCT) at the University of Massachusetts Boston- CCT's programs of study and other activities are directed towards "developing reflective practice and changing our schools, workplaces, and lives."
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Here are several Internet sites with information for or about inventions.
- PYTHAGORAS B/C. The PYTHAGORAS B/C is an experimental measure of verbal and nonverbal creativity created by Dr. Grove.
- International Federation of Inventors Association- dedicated to improve the status of inventors at national and international levels, and to promote cooperation between inventor associations.
- Inventure Place: National Inventors Hall of Fame- dedicated to the creative process, its a museum and more, its a laboratory where you can explore your curiosity and creativity.
- National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance- nurturing a new generation of innovators by promoting curricula designed to teach creativity, invention and entrepreneurship.
- National Inventive Thinking Association (NITA)- a nonprofit organization of educators, business leaders and government representatives who believe that creative and inventive thinking can provide limitless opportunities for the nation and its well-being.
- New Hampshire Inventors Assistance Program- designed to encourage and assist inventors in making informed innovation decisions.
- The New Enterprise FactoryThis program of interactive, hands-on workshops teaches a set of proven principals for thinking smarter and more creatively about how to grow your business.
- Ronald J. Riley's Kid's Inventor Resources- Ronald J. Riley's Kid's Inventor Resources
- Surfing the Net with Kids- "the best invention web sites for kids, teens, teachers, and parents."
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A collection of other creativity or related information on the Internet.
- Center for Applications of Psychological Type (CAPT)- a non-profit organization concerned with the constructive use of differences.
- CREATE-L- Creativity and Creative Problem Solving listserver e-mail discussion group
- Creativity Based Information Resources (CBIR)- the largest searchable literature database of creativity literature.
- Creativity Web- Resources for Creativity and Innovation
- Creative Center of the Universe- A global collaboration of creative people from all walks of life developing ground-breaking ideas and winning strategies for fun and profit.
- Imagination Engines- artificial intelligence patent that called the "Creativity Machine Paradigm."
- The Innovation Journal- an independent Internet-based journal devoted to sharing ideas and discussion of public sector innovation; includes both peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed material.
- The Keirsey Temperament Sorter and Keirsey Temperament Theory - The Web Site for the Keirsey Temperament Sorter and Keirsey Temperament Theory
- Innovation Network- a dynamic group of people dedicated to improving their organizations through the powerful use of innovation, creativity and collaboration skills.
- Oregon Innovation Center (OiC)- a not-for-profit corporation funded by area businesses, public sources, and entrepreneurs to help technology-based start-ups succeed.
- Powerhouse Design Skills: Creative Thinking- a complete course in creative thinking and design for publishing.
- Vantage Quest: Enhance creativity, relaxation, meditation, and self-healing- launches altered consciousness states that enhance the creative process, relaxation, meditation, stress reduction, and healing without eye strain, or expensive mind machines.
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