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Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsSue Parnes and Bill Hartwell: The Parnes LegacyThe 51st episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast features husband and wife Sue Parnes and Bill Hartwell celebrating the legacy of Dr. Sidney J. and Bea Parnes. As world-renowned pioneers in creativity, innovation, and creative problem solving, Sid and Bea's work has inspired many across generations, transforming the way we understand and nurture creative potential.Their legacy lives on through our guests, their daughter, Sue, and son-in-law, Bill, who both embody the values and inspiration passed down by Sid and Bea in their lives and communities. Listen to reflections from Sue and Bill o...2025-07-3131 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsJohn Osborn - Creativity as Higher ConsciousnessThe 50th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast features an inspiring conversation with John R. Osborn, an advertising veteran and long-time supporter of creative problem solving. With a legacy steeped in innovation, John is the co-founder and CMO of ad tech startup Turnstīl, a former Senior VP at BBDO, and grandson of creativity pioneer Alex Osborn, the inventor of brainstorming and founder of the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI).This episode explores John’s incredible insights on creativity as a higher state of consciousness and its transformative role in business...2025-06-1634 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsKristen Peterson – Creativity and CommunityThe 49th episode of the Creative Flow Podcast features Kristen Peterson, a master facilitator, trainer, and organizational development consultant with over 20 years of experience working with global giants like Disney, Google, and Starbucks. She’s an alumna and adjunct faculty member of the Center for Applied Imagination at SUNY Buffalo State University and co-founder of Mindcamp Canada. Kristen has spent her career enabling creativity to thrive in organizations and communities.From her personal story of discovering creativity through the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI) to creating an international space for experimentation at Mindcamp Canada for over twenty years...2025-05-0829 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsMolly Holinger, Ph.D. and Melodi Özyaprak Ph.D. - The Transformative Potential of CreativityThe 48th episode of the Creative Flow Podcast features Drs. Molly Holinger and Melodi Özyaprak, esteemed faculty members at the Center for Applied Imagination at SUNY Buffalo State. Molly, an assistant professor with a PhD in educational psychology, researches positive outcomes of creativity. Melodi specializes in creativity in mathematics and gifted education, having founded the first magnet school for gifted students in Turkey. Their careers span roles in institutions like Miami University, the University of Connecticut, and Johns Hopkins, making them pioneers in creativity education and gifted learning.The episode reveals critical insights into creativity education, emphasizing that...2025-03-2634 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsDr. David Gonzalez – Creativity & Organizational CultureThe 47th episode features Dr. David Gonzalez, a global expert in talent management, cultural strategy, and leadership development. David is known for blending creativity with actionable business strategies and has worked with the Center for Creative Leadership, groundbreaking startups, and multi-national corporations. David holds a Ph.D. in Human Performance Improvement and a Master's in Creative Studies from the Center for Applied Imagination.What You'll Learn in This EpisodeListeners will discover practical strategies for fostering creativity in both personal and professional contexts. David shares actionable insights on cultivating a creative mindset, building employee engagement, and...2025-02-2627 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsDorte Nielsen – The Power of Creative Connection MakingThe 46th episode features Dorte Nielsen sharing her fascinating journey from the advertising world to becoming a leading researcher and educator on deliberate creativity. She is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and founded Creative Thinker in Copenhagen. With a background in advertising and a Master's Degree in Creative Studies from the Center for Applied Imagination, Dorte has dedicated her career to understanding the neuroscience behind creative thinking and bringing deliberate creativity into educational and professional settings.
Discover Dorte's insights on the power of connection-making, the role of metaphor in the creative process, and how to think more creatively. She...2024-12-3128 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsRebecca Reilly: Living a Creative Life with PassionThe 45th episode of the Creative Flow Podcast features Rebecca Reilly, a Fleet Technician for Reddy Bikeshare who works on special innovative efficiency projects focusing on business operations. She has used the Creative Process in all aspects of her personal and professional life as a bike messenger, US Marine, bike advocate, and podcaster.
From participating in the Creative Problem Solving Institute's youth program as a child to becoming the youngest leader in the institute's history, Rebecca has embraced creativity as a way of life. Rebecca shares practical advice for parents on fostering creativity in children, including allowing ch...2024-11-2025 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsJonathan Vehar & Cathi Brese Doebler – The Practical Side of CreativityThe 44th episode of the Creative Flow Podcast features Jonathan Vehar and Cathi Brese Doebler, co-authors and Leadership Solutions Facilitators at the Center for Creative Leadership. Jonathan and Cathi share their journeys into the world of deliberate creativity, discussing their backgrounds in advertising, communication, and creative problem-solving. Their work at the Center for Creative Leadership highlights their passion for helping leaders develop self-awareness and leverage their unique strengths.
Listeners will be inspired by Jonathan and Cathi’s success stories, where they've applied Creative Problem-Solving to help organizations save resources and maintain operations during challenging times. Jonathan recounts a pr...2024-10-1632 min
Founder's DinnerTransitioning: From Corporate to Entrepreneurial InnovationsEpisode Summary:Kim Marie McKernan is an accomplished entrepreneur who made a significant transition from a successful corporate career at renowned organizations like General Motors and Moog to founding her own business. With a robust educational foundation from Syracuse University and an MBA in marketing from the University of Buffalo, Kim's journey is marked by her strategic and adaptive approach to entrepreneurship. She emphasizes the importance of following one's passion and seeking mentorship to navigate the numerous challenges of building a business, underscoring that there are no shortcuts to success. By blending big company strategies with nimble...2024-09-2437 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsSarah Thurber and Blair Miller – Team Collaboration and FoursightThe 43rd episode of the Creative Flow Podcast features a conversation with Sarah Thurber and Blair Miller, the co-founders of Foursight, a company that develops research-based tools and training to help teams think more creatively, work more collaboratively, and achieve better results. They share their personal journeys into the field of deliberate creativity and explore how their shared passion for creativity has shaped their marriage and collaborative efforts.
Sarah and Blair discuss their new book Good Team, Bad Team: Lead Your People to Go After Big Challenges, Not Each Other, and provide examples of how they've used creative...2024-08-1434 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsElien Pragt – Creativity as a Superpower in MedicineThe 42nd episode of the Creative Flow Podcast features guest Elien Pragt, M.D., an intensivist at an academic hospital in the Netherlands, working to bring creativity into medicine. She shares her journey of learning creative problem solving techniques and pursuing a Master's Degree in Creativity and Change Leaders at Buffalo State University's International Center for Studies in Creativity.
Elien discusses why creativity is essential in healthcare to address issues such as burnout and retaining hospital personnel. One of her goals is to create a workshop for a shared vision for creativity in her hospital by 2030. She design...2024-07-1826 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsMike Fox – Master Creativity Story TellerThe 41st episode of the Creative Flow Podcast features retired lecturer John Michael Fox sharing his journey to deliberate creativity. Mike reflects on feeling uncreative early in his career as a landscape architect and finding inspiration at Buffalo State's International Center for Studies in Creativity. He discusses his philosophy of embracing challenges and the role of cognitive styles in determining your approach to deliberate creativity.
Mike describes becoming a student, advancing to a teacher, and achieving personal and professional success over 25 years in academia. He shares how he came to write his books with his wife, Ronnie Fox...2024-07-0527 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsSue Keller-Mathers – Growing Creativity in EducationOur 40th episode of the Creative Flow podcast features Sue Keller-Mathers, an associate professor who teaches graduate courses in Creativity at the Center for Applied Imagination, SUNY Buffalo State. Sue shares her passion for growing Creativity in education and continuing the development of the Torrance Incubation Model (TIM) for designing learning. She highlights the success of engaging learners through the Torrance Incubation Model (TIM) to “set purpose and motivation up front, to dig the learners deep into their content, and to connect it to things to go beyond.”
Sue emphasizes the importance of attitudes like openness and flexibilit...2024-04-0429 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsMiggie Wong – Artistic Creativity as a Survival SkillOur 39th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Miggie Wong, a museum professional and artist who creates situation-based performance projects exploring ideas of social interaction, a sense of belonging, and acts of sincerity. Born and raised in Hong Kong and later migrating to the United States, Miggie was creative from a young age but did not have a way to describe her process to others. Studying the Science of Creativity at the Center for Applied Imagination, SUNY Buffalo State, helped her understand how to utilize Creativity as an artist and have a common framew...2024-02-0733 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsErin Habes – Creativity in CommunityOur 38th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Erin Habes, a dedicated fashion and textile technology department lecturer and Runway Faculty Director at Buffalo State University who is passionate about being a catalyst for inclusive fashion in the Buffalo community.
Erin started her career in New York City, opened her store when she returned to Buffalo, and is well-known for producing large-scale fashion shows such as Runway and Mass Appeal. When appointed adjunct faculty in the fashion program, she learned about the Master's Degree in Creativity and Change Leadership at Buffalo State...2024-01-0437 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsWilliam Shepard – Perspectives on the Evolution of Deliberate CreativityOur 37th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features William Shepard, a thought leader who worked closely with Sid Parnes and many greats in the field of Creative Problem Solving.
Bill's first exposure to Deliberate Creativity was in 1972 when he provided technical and logistical support at the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI), which impacted him personally and professionally. He later obtained a Graduate Certificate in Creativity from the Center for Applied Imagination, SUNY Buffalo State, and served as Director of CPSI and its programs for 18 years.
Bill masterfully walks us throug...2023-11-2629 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsJane Fischer – Creativity & Applied ImprovOur 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...2023-10-1635 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsKarina Loera – Creativity & EntrepreneurshipOur 35th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Karina Loera, MS founder of Strategik Minds LLC, and a faculty member for the Masters in Innovation Management at Universidad de la Sabana in Colombia. Karina discusses how she sees Creativity transform the entrepreneurs she works with to grow their businesses. Her other passion is teaching and seeing her students increase their organizational impact by mastering the creative problem solving process. Born and raised in Mexico City, teaching in Colombia, and living in the USA for eight years, she shares insights on how culture impacts our...2023-08-2529 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsRoger Firestien Ph.D. – Solve the Real ProblemOur 34th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Roger Firestien, Ph.D., who has proudly trained more people to lead the creative process than anyone else in the world. He is a Senior Faculty member at the Center for Applied Imagination at SUNY Buffalo State, President of Innovation Resources, Inc., and Author of Create in a Flash: A leader's recipe for breakthrough innovation.
Roger discusses how he came to creativity through music and a desire to help his students become more creative and enjoy their music lessons more. Research led him to th...2023-06-2933 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsLiz Monroe-Cook, Ph.D. – Leveraging Polarity and CreativityOur 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...2023-05-3128 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsMichael Ackerbauer – Creativity and TeamsOur 32nd episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Michael Ackerbauer, Ph.D., a business transformation leader in the IBM Client Engineering organization who received his Ph.D. in Creative Leadership for Innovation and Change from the University of the Virgin Islands. He shares his recent dissertation research on team creativity preferences and social style behaviors, as well as insights from helping numerous teams apply the creative process.
Mike discusses how he uses FourSight and Creative Problem Solving to help explain how teams interact and how they can improve. With over 20 years in the...2023-04-0632 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsTeresa Lawrence Ph.D., PMP – The Intersection of Creativity & Project ManagementOur 31st episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Teresa Lawrence, Ph.D., PMP, the subject matter expert on integrating Creative Problem Solving into Project Management. She is the president of International Deliverables, LLC, and provides professional services in creativity, creative problem-solving, and project management. She is a certified Project Management Professional and received a Graduate Certificate from the International Center for Studies in Creativity, SUNY Buffalo State, and a Ph.D. in Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education from the University at Buffalo.
Teresa shares insights from her career working with...2023-03-1434 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsNathan Schwagler - Taking Deliberate Creativity to New PlacesOur 30th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Nathan Schwagler, a Military Design and Innovation Facilitator at the US Space Command. He also worked as an expert-level facilitator of Military Design and Creative Problem Solving programs for US Special Operations Command, Dept of Defense, and International NATO allies. As the founding co-director of Innovation Labs at The Dali Museum, he designed programs and facilitated organizations. He received an MS in Creativity at the International Center for Studies in Creativity, SUNY Buffalo State, and an MS in Entrepreneurship from the University of South Florida...2023-01-0928 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsFlorian Rustler – Creativity + Organizational DesignOur 29th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Florian Rustler, the founder of creaffective Europe and Asia, who works as a consultant to help organizations worldwide to strengthen agility, innovation, and effective collaboration. He is based in Munich, Germany, and has an MS from the International Center for Studies in Creativity at SUNY, Buffalo State.
Florian describes how he became interested in creativity through mind mapping, which triggered a journey ten years later to study for his Master's Degree in Buffalo, NY. He shares several examples of his work to support...2022-11-2929 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsJo Yudess – Creativity is About ConnectionOur 28th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Jo Yudess, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at SUNY Buffalo State College who has been a part of the faculty since 2004. She found her way to Creativity by reading Applied Imagination by Alex Osborn and started presenting to groups. She attended a one-day workshop at the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI) with the encouragement of Dr. Ruth Noller and fell in love with Creative Problem Solving.
With an MS from the International Center for Studies in Creativity and EDD from St. John Fisher in...2022-10-2021 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsSteve Martin – Ideas Worth Millions of DollarsOur 27th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Steve Martin, who has over 50 years of hands-on experience as an executive, consultant, and business owner. In his business, Steve incorporated advanced innovation tools to change management, cost reduction, and profit improvement.
Steve shares stories of using Creative Problem Solving (CPS) combined with his engineering/ business expertise to help one company to find $8 million of bottom-line profit in 10 days. At a billion-dollar company, Steve trained 250 people across the country who converted 133 ideas into projects with an estimated value of more than $50 million. He...2022-09-1433 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsTamara L. McMillan - Exploring the Failure Fanatic FrameworkOur 26th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Tamara L. McMillan, MS, an award-winning Lecturer, Author, and TEDx speaker working on her dissertation for the Ph.D. in Creative Leadership for Innovation and Change from The University of the Virgin Islands. As an adjunct lecturer at SUNY Buffalo State and Chief Empowerment Officer at empower mee, she uses deliberate creativity in the classroom and with her clients.
Tamara discusses her passion for using deliberate creativity in her own life and being deliberate about who she is as a person. She learned...2022-08-2221 min
DifferentlyInspired Outcomes Now with Kim Marie McKernanSend Carla a message!Are you an entrepreneur or thinking about becoming an entrepreneur?Meet Kim Marie McKernan, my guest today as she takes us into her story of leaving Corporate America to follow her passion for creativity.Kim is a marketing leader and facilitator. She left a career as a marketing executive to found her business, Inspired Outcomes Now, where she helps business owners bring their vision to life with a true brand.Topics covered in this episode: the entrepreneurial journey blending work and life in a way...2022-08-1842 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsGerard J. Puccio Ph.D. - Leading the Trajectory of CreativityThe start of our third season and the twenty-fifth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Gerard J. Puccio, Ph.D., the Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Creativity and Change Leadership Department at SUNY- Buffalo State.
Dr. Puccio explores the trajectory of the field of Creativity from a pioneering graduate program founded in 1967 to a growing program of distinction known worldwide. The degree program is a transformational educational experience that helps students actualize as human beings, build creative confidence and develop leadership skills. Two exciting upcoming projects discussed are the new...2022-07-1931 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsLaura and Tim Switalski - Married CreativityOur twenty-fourth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Laura and Tim Switalski, a married couple who share a passion for using deliberate creativity in their lives and work. Originally from Milan, Italy, Laura met her husband in Buffalo, NY, at the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI). They used creativity to find a way to be together despite the distance from Milan to Buffalo. Ultimately, they came to work together at Darwin Associates, the consulting business Tim founded, now celebrating its 27th anniversary. They both have an MS in Creativity and Change Leadership from...2022-05-2232 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsAmanda Lohiser Ph.D. – Creativity Goes Virtual in the College ClassroomOur twenty-third episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Amanda Lohiser, Ph.D.. Amanda has over twelve years of experience in higher education, teaching undergraduate and graduate students in the United States, Singapore, and Denmark. Her educational background includes a BA and Ph.D. in communication studies, an MS in public relations, an MS in Creativity and Change Leadership from the Center for Applied Imagination, SUNY Buffalo State, and facial action coding systems certifications. Her Ph.D. focus was on socio-emotional intelligence and how understanding your own emotions and the emotions of others can...2022-04-1423 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsBeth Slazak – Teaching Creativity with HumorOur 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...2022-02-2424 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsNicole Jones – Inner Life of CreativityOur twenty-first episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Nicole Jones, Owner of Artisans Journey, LLC, based in Charlotte, NC. She is a graduate of the Master's program at the International Center for Studies in Creativity, SUNY Buffalo State. Her career included working as a Confidential Criminal Investigator for the Erie County District Attorney, a Detective with the Buffalo Police Department for 21 years, and a forensic examiner.
Nicole shares how her path to creativity was accelerated by some health challenges she experienced. Using Creative Problem Solving to explore alternative healing modalities helped...2022-01-0326 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsShazina Masud – Creativity in Solving Large Scale Social ProblemsOur twentieth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Shazina Masud, Chief Executive Officer at the Aman Foundation and Sindh Integrated Emergency and Health Services. She is a graduate of the Master's Program at the International Center for Studies in Creativity, SUNY Buffalo State. In her current role, she leads an organization of 700 people to provide state-of-the-art ambulance and emergency services in Karachi, Pakistan, offering advanced emergency care for people who previously had no access. She has worked worldwide and applied creative problem-solving in a range of commercial and social sector organizations.
Sh...2021-11-1225 min
Inspire Careers Spotlight SeriesSpotlight on Careers Ep. 5: Kim Marie McKernanKim Marie McKernon of Inspired Outcomes joins Cathy for a discussion about using her experiences from past employment to pursue entrepreneurship, helping other businesses, and teaching clients to focus on their strengths to succeed.Connect with Cathy on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/cathylanzalaco and follow Inspire Careers LLC on Instagram @inspirecareers and Twitter @InspireCareers2.2021-11-0420 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsCarine Chisu and Christine Boyko-Head – Virtual Collaboration & CreativityOur nineteenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Carine Chisu, an Educational Innovation Advisor in Brussels, Belgium, and Christine Boyko-Head a Liberal Studies and Communications professor at Mohawk College based in Ontario, Canada. Carine owns her own business, and Christine is a playwright with a new book on arts-based strategies in higher education coming out soon.
Carine’s journey began when she realized old business models were coming to an end and decided to understand creativity better with an MS from the International Center for Studies in Creativity. Christine found creativity in a...2021-09-1528 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsJohn Frederick – Living the Evolution of Creativity and LeadershipOur eighteenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features John Frederick, a lifelong educator who created the Center for Executive Leadership at Daemen College (Buffalo, NY). His journey to Creativity started when he received a postcard that changed his life. This postcard was an invitation he accepted to join a research study called the Creativity Project which involved taking a sequence of four courses as a College Freshman at the State University of NY Buffalo State. Two giants in the Science of Creativity, Sid Parnes and Ruth Noller, were just starting a groundbreaking study...2021-08-1125 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsClara Kluk – Creativity Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Social InnovationOur seventeenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Clara Kluk, a renowned global leader in creativity, author, and entrepreneur from Mexico. She started as a successful artist in Mexico City and suffered a tragic experience that altered her life forever. She attended a Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI) Conference where she met Dr. Gerard Puccio, Chair of the Master’s Degree program in Creativity. She developed a close connection with him and quickly decided to change direction to pursue her MS in Creativity from the Center for Applied Imagination, SUNY Buffalo State. She te...2021-06-1540 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsJennifer Gippel, Ph.D., and Paulina Larocca – Partnering Together on Creative Enlightenment on Medium.comOur sixteenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Jennifer Gippel Ph.D. and Paulina Larocca, both living in Australia and graduates with an MS from the Center for Applied Imagination SUNY, Buffalo State. Jennifer delivers research writing workshops, facilitates creative thinking workshops, and won a prestigious award for a recently published paper. Paulina is the author of three published books on creativity and has her own consulting business in creativity training for NGOs and corporations. She leverages a 20-year career as an innovation expert for large multinational drink companies.
Jennifer and...2021-05-2030 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsBranko Broekman – Amplifying the Creative Mindset in OrganizationsOur fifteenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Branko Broekman, a landscape architect and environmental engineer from The Netherlands. He has worked with organizations to amplify the creative mindset in his own consulting and facilitation business for over 15 years.
Branko experienced the power of creative thinking when working as a project leader on the restoration of natural areas at the Ministry of Transportation and Water Management in the Netherlands. A consultant achieved such great results applying Creative Problem Solving that their leadership invested 500,000 Euro in the project. He became fascinated by...2021-04-2127 min
Rochester Business ConnectionsROC #51: How To Build a Brand People Want to Support w/ Kim Marie MckernanEpisode Fifty-One of Rochester Business Connections w/ Kim Marie McKernan
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Real Business ConnectionsHow To Build a Brand People Want to Support w/ Kim Marie Mckernan (ROC #51)Episode Fifty-One of Rochester Business Connections w/ Kim Marie McKernan
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Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsTabatha Mcnab – Finding Creativity in FoodOur fourteenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Tabatha Mcnab discussing how she expresses her Creativity in food and cooking in so many ways.
Tabatha's creativity knows no bounds. From catering soul food dinners to running a daycare to writing a cookbook, she is passionate about connecting Creativity and food. She is completing her final semester for an MS in Creativity and Change Leaders at the Center for Applied Imagination, SUNY Buffalo State (SUNY).
Tabatha describes how she found a love of food at a young age by cooking a...2021-03-2116 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsHedria Lunken Saltzman and her Son David Lunken – Creativity as a Family BusinessOur thirteenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features a mother, Hedria Lunken Saltzman, and her son David Lunken. In this inter-generational discussion, we explore their work and how Creativity has impacted their relationship and family.
Hedria, now 82, is a speaker, coach, writer, and authority in Creativity. She has presented and worked for fortune 500 companies on five continents and has earned her MS in Creativity and Change Leaders at the Center for Applied Imagination, SUNY Buffalo State (SUNY). She also served as President of the Creative Education Foundation (CEF) and wrote the b...2021-02-1636 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsFive Creativity Students in Myanmar – Global Citizens Making the World a Better Place – Part 2Our twelfth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features five students who attended the Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Program in Myanmar in 2018 and 2019. This episode is the second part of our series about this program of the State University of New York, Buffalo State's International Center for Studies in Creativity founded by John Cabra, Ph.D. The participants usedCreativity to transform, make history, and profoundly impact the people of Myanmar.
Rakia Akter is a fourth-grade teacher in Buffalo who traveled to Myanmar to connect with people, cultures, and languages. This life-changing experience h...2021-01-1041 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsJohn Cabra Ph.D. – Using creativity to transform, make history, and impact the people of MyanmarOur eleventh episode features John Cabra Ph.D., a professor at the State University of New York, Buffalo State's International Center for Studies in Creativity, a Facilitator at Knowinnovation, and a Fulbright Scholar. This episode focuses on his work as a Program Director of the University's Service-Learning and Civic Engagement program in Myanmar. Our next episode, part 2, involves five students who completed some meaningful projects in Myanmar over the past several years.
John shares his path to Creativity as driven by serendipity because he had the curiosity to sit in on a friend's class and happened to...2020-12-2323 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsNajja Bouldin - A Creatologist and Innovation CoachOur tenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Najja Bouldin, an Innovation Coach, a Leadership and Entrepreneurial Development expert, and Founder of Phoenix Innovation Group. He holds a Master’s Degree in Creativity from the International Center for Studies in Creativity, SUNY Buffalo State.
Najja shares his path to Creativity, where he started studying for his Masters as a new father in the middle of a semester. After graduation, he launched his consulting firm to work as a growth coach and consultant for many large, international companies. He shares some of th...2020-11-2337 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsSusan Newhouse - Democratize Creativity for AllOur ninth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Susan Newhouse, Principal, Susan Newhouse & Associates, LLC, a strategic innovation consultant, expert facilitator trained in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, and Executive coach based in Chicago, IL, USA.
As a young person, Susan wished she was a creative person and throughout her early work life and education she was successful but had trouble finding her passion. A guidance counselor helped her realize she could work in a creative field and at the time of this podcast she has been living in the world of creativity fo...2020-10-2630 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsNoor Baig, M.D. - Making Pakistan a Nation of LifesaversOur guest for the eighth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series is Noor Baig, M.D., an emergency room physician in one of the largest hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. Dr. Baig is currently working on his Master’s Degree in Creativity from SUNY Buffalo State and PhD. in Clinical Sciences at The Aga Khan University. Dr. Baig shares how he developed an interest in creativity and the ways he applied it with medical students to open up new thinking.
The story of creativity and his passion project is particularly moving. His mother pas...2020-09-2127 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsGuest: Juliana Sanchez Trujillo - Igniting Creativity in Latin AmericaOur seventh episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series is Juliana Sanchez Trujillo. Based in Colombia, she is a Creativity and Innovation Consultant at Borealis Innovations. Juliana holds a M.S. in Creativity from the International Center for Studies in Creativity, SUNY Buffalo State is also a certified Prosci Change Management Practitioner, a Lego Serious Play workshop designer and FourSight facilitator.
Juliana shares how she came to Buffalo to learn about the Masters Degree in Creativity program in the worst snow storm she had ever seen, yet knew the program was meant for...2020-08-1218 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsGuest - Brandon Williamson - A Slam Poet Shares His Life of CreativityOur guest for the sixth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series is Brandon Williamson. He is a Creativity Consultant, an Admissions Counselor at Fredonia State University of New York as well as the founder and creator of the internationally recognized Pure Ink Poetry Slam. Brandon shares his love of all things creative and how applying the intellectual side of the topics that he studies helped him achieve successes with multi-cultural groups on the SUNY Fredonia campus, minorities in the Department of Justice and in diversity workshops.
In this most entertaining episode, Brandon...2020-07-2031 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsGuest: Paolo Sbuttoni - Insights from a Global LeaderOur guest for the fifth episode in the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series, is Paolo Sbuttoni. Based in Italy, he is an experienced leader and thinker who is helping to grow the field of creativity on a global basis. From working as a creative director at an advertising agency to changing corporate culture as a marketing manager at a manufacturing company to starting the CREA Conference in Europe, Paolo shares what he has learned about applying deliberate creativity. A long time speaker and participant in the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI) he shares memories and knowledge...2020-06-2339 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsDr. Cyndi Burnett and Ismet Mamnoon- Creativity in EducationThe guests in our fourth episode, hosted by Kim Marie McKernan and Anthony Billoni are Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Ismet (Izzy) Mamnoon, both thinkers and change agents in the area of Creativity in Education. Cyndi is a Creativity and Education Specialist and Izzy is the Founder and Guardian of Imagination at Beyonder. Both are graduates of the Master's Degree program at the International Center for Studies in Creativity, SUNY Buffalo State where Cyndi was also a faculty member.
The focus of this episode is on the deep collaboration that Cyndi and Izzy have developed, starting with Izzy’s...2020-05-1225 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsLaura Ryan - Creativity and StrategyThe guest in our third episode of the Creative Flow podcast series hosted by Kim Marie McKernan and Anthony Billoni, is Laura Ryan, a change agent forging new ground in the area of strategy and creativity. As an Advisor to the President, she responsible for Business Analytics and Strategy at Heritage Christian Services and uses the tools she learned in her Masters in Creative Studies and Change Leadership every day.
Laura candidly discusses the reality of using creativity in large, complex organizations as part of an ecosystem for both strategy and implementation. As an engineer, she regularly co...2020-04-2516 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsMeredith Rutherford - Bringing Diverse People TogetherThe guest in our second Creative Flow podcast series hosted by Kim Marie McKernan and Anthony Billoni, is Meredith Rutherford, a change agent in many ways, in both her personal and professional life. With a background that includes serving in the Peace Corp in Ghana, working with the underserved in Rochester, NY and helping universities to champion service learning, she is now applying creativity to help transform healthcare through her work with the Finger Lakes Performing Provider System. Working on the goal of “reducing unnecessary hospitalizations by 25% in 5 years” entails innovating, trying new things and a fearless approach to making...2020-02-2822 min
Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change AgentsMatei Schwartz - Creativity and BrandingThis episode features Matei Schwartz, a graduate student at the International Center for Studies in Creativity, State University of NY Buffalo State from Romania who is involved in helping "The Center" define a new brand. Hosts Anthony Billoni and Kim Marie McKernan discuss with Matei the story of his career and how he came to study at "The Center." They explore the process used to help "The Center" define a new brand and the significance of this initiative for the future. Matei also share his creative journey, what he is taking away from his education and how the alumni co...2020-01-2326 min