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Leap And Play: Encouraging Creative Thinking In Little Ones, Melaine M. Baehre

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project outlines the process of developing activities that foster the creativity leap skills in young children. The end product is a book of ten activities, which utilized the creativity leap skills from Making the Creative Leap Beyond by Torrance and Safter (1999). The contents of the guidebook also incorporates parts of Growing Up Creative: Nurturing a Lifetime of Creativity by Teresa Amabile (1989).

A Novel Experience; The Creation Of A Short Work Of Fiction, Shawn A. Hess

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This is a project about developing a short fictional work or novel. The purpose of the project is to facilitate more effective writing through practice and also, to develop the skill of storytelling or narration. The project describes, in detail, the processes I utilized in order to create the content of the novel as well as the steps I took in assembling the finished product that is the novel. This document contains suggestions, tips and recommendations on how the project could be replicated however; the project is based on developing a skill so each person’s interpretations of the items will …

Developing A Virtual Community Of Practice Framework For A Dispersed Group Of Innovation Practitioners, Ami S. Henriques

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project lays the groundwork for establishing a virtual community of practice (VCoP) for innovation professionals within my organization across 8 countries and multiple business units. The literature review includes definitions of communities of practice, how they vary from other types of groups and teams, the benefits they provide to the organization and to the individual, as well best practices and considerations for building and launching a VCoP. The deliverable is a proposal that will be submitted to the global leadership of the organization for review and approval.

Designing A Curriculum In Design Thinking For Creative Problem Solving Users, Helene A. Cahen

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

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The Issues, The Process, The Parties: A Political Guide For Educated Dummies, April Margarella

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project was about the creation of a simplified guide booklet, which introduces the fundamental basics of the American Political System. The content of the book was developed based on the issues, process and parties that make up a United States election.

Culture In A Box: Experiencing Kyrgyzstan Through An Interactive Learning Center, Mary Elizabeth Mccune

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

The goal of this project is to use creativity to produce an interesting and fun learning experience about the foreign country Kyrgyzstan. Using current research on the best ways to structure a learning environment, a display was created in which people of high school age and above can participate and learn new information. Kyrgyzstan was chosen as the topic of the learning center because it is a relatively unknown country to most Americans, yet a look into its culture produces a greater understanding and appreciation for the creativity of the people living there.

An Innovation Culture Assessment Plan For A Department Of A Fortune 500 Company, Vincenzo Piscopo

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project presents an approach to assess the creative climate of a department of a Fortune 500 organization. This project includes a review of the approaches other organizations have taken to assess innovation climate, an evaluation of the approach the focal company currently uses and finally, a plan to assess the innovation climate for a department of the focal company. The proposed plan incorporates learnings from the reviewed literature, best practices from companies such as ?What If!, and institutions such as International Center for Studies in Creativity (ICSC), and my perspective on my experience with innovation in Corporate America.

Building A Creativity Room, Terry Reding

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project is about the construction of a creativity room in my home that allows for work, study, play and relaxation. This room is designed and organized in a way to promote creativity. Throughout the remodeling and construction stages, problem solving techniques and tools were utilized and documented in a journal. I also took into consideration ideas learned in creative studies courses and creativity literature to make the room as open to creativity as possible.

Inspiring Agents Of Change Through Music And Dance: A Documentation Of My Facilitative Journey Through Five Countries With Dance4life, Tañia A. Plascencia

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This master’s project is a documentation of my journey as a Dance4Life facilitator in five countries and a reflection of the insights and learnings I discovered from the experience. A history and background of the Dance4Life project is provided, along with current trends in the field of HIV/AIDS. My rationale, as well as personal inspiration and motivation for this work is also outlined. Specifically, I discuss my learnings as it pertains to managing group dynamics and working with groups across diverse cultures. In addition, I reflect on the knowledge gained about what it means to be a facilitative leader and …

Incorporating Thinking Tools To Enhance Facilitation Of Problem-Based Learning, John W. Yeo

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project focuses on a review of challenges some teachers experience during facilitation of Problem-based learning (PBL) and aims to design a training package to address the above challenge. This training package consists of some Thinking Tools that can enhance cognitive engagement in PBL. In addition, Thinking Tools equip teachers with a wider range of facilitation strategies to increase their flexibility to better meet the needs of each stage of PBL. Through the use of Thinking Tools, this training package provides opportunities to foster new relationships between teachers and students through the development of student-led enquiry-based learning activities. The Thinking …

Stories From The Creativity Garden: A Series Of Interviews With Dr. Mary Murdock, Carol Yeager

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project explores the curricular development of the Creativity Domain fromthe perspective of Dr. Mary Murdock in a series of informal discussions and video clips with me. We discuss some of the curriculum highlights and processes that she has worked with from her time as a graduate assistant in Georgia to her tenure at Buffalo State College. The recordings have been created in a documentary format as pod casts as Dr. Murdock discusses the domain of creativity, curriculum and methodology of the delivery of theory and the processes inherent. The intent has been to dig deeper into several key process …

Increasing Member Involvement In Volunteer Organizations, Courtney Belluccio

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project focused on understanding current member motivation and involvement in the two organizations; Outdoor Activities Unlimited Club of Monroe Community College and the Genesee Valley Region Adirondack Club Younger Members. As a leader in both organizations it was intended to understand member motivation and involvement in an attempt to increase both. Through three months of events, meetings, and communication both membership and motivation have increased. Members have various reasons for joining clubs pertaining to the outdoors and there are cycles in the feeling of member responsibility and convenience as people’s lives change.

Creating The Future: Conceptualizing A How-To Guide To Creative Problem Solving, Paul D. Reali

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project conceptualized a business-market book that would serve as a how-to

guide to Creative Problem Solving (CPS), filling a perceived gap in the current literature.

The conceptualization is culminated in a formal book proposal created to publishing

industry standards, which includes an annotated outline of the entire work and sample

chapters. While conceptualizing the book, current CPS models were re-conceptualized as

well, resulting in a proposed new approach to CPS which describes each process stage as

a competency, to be called the Creative Problem Solving: Competencies Model. The

competencies are briefly described, in anticipation of future research. The model’s …

Itools A Facilitator’S Tool Kit Of Deliberate Intuition Tools, Tara L. Bissett

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

The purpose of this master’s project was to contribute to Janice Francisco and Cyndi Burnett’s (2008) research on deliberate intuition within the Creative Problem Solving Thinking Skills Model (CPSTSM) framework developed by Puccio, Murdock & Mance (2007). 16 intuition tools, “itools” (Francisco & Burnett, 2008) aimed at tapping into deliberate intuition as an integral component of the creative process, were collected, described, developed, and grouped into 4 categories; Quick & Dirty, Artsy Fartsy, Yellow Brick Road, and Abracadabra. The importance of setting intention was highlighted as an integral component of any itool, as well as the need for more research …

Creating Physical Education Lesson Plans Based On Ekvall’S Ten Dimensions Of A Creative Climate, Francis C. Palisano

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project focused on the development of ten physical education lesson plans based on the creative climate research done by Goran Ekvall (1984, 1996, 1999). Each lesson plan was created with a deliberate focus on one dimension of a creative climate. The lessons were taught to a fourth grade class, twice a week, for forty minutes each class period.

The project contains hypotheses and observations from the teacher, as well as responses from the students based their experiences of Ekvall’s ten dimensions. These observations and responses go a long way in determining that there is a definite need for Ekvall’s …

Career Mapping; Creation Of A Future Map For The Graduate Of M.S. In Creativity And Change Leadership, Marek Hrehovcik

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project is about creating a mind map of the possible careers a graduate of the creative studies master’s program may look at. These careers reflect an ideal desired situation applying essential use of selected CPS tools and knowledge gained in the master’s program to one’s individual and unique situation.

Designing And Delivering A Cps Workshop To Middle School Students; Designing And Delivering A Workshop To Introduce The Creative Problem Solving Process And Associated Divergent And Convergent Tools And Techniques To Middle School Children, Paul Guthart

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This Master’s project write-up details my rationale, design and delivery of a two-day training seminar aimed at teaching middle school students and teachers a modified version of the formal process of CPS and associated divergent and convergent tools. The research supporting my decision to undertake the project is based on the undeniable need to educate children on creativity, creative thinking and problem solving skills. Being a father of a middle school aged child further emphasized the need to design a project that had personal meaning as well as give students the opportunity to learn these important skills. Contained in this …

Writing A Business Plan For A School Of Creative Music Education, Pamela Szalay

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project was about writing a business plan for a unique school of music thatfosters creativity and promotes fun in learning. It synthesized knowledge from the fields ofbusiness, education, creativity and music. The result was a forty-eight page document that Resources for teachers were included. Additionally, a PowerPoint presentation was developed to present key concepts and features of the School of Creative Music Education to potential investors, partners, employees, teachers or clients. A highlight was the video clips of group piano lessons and student performances.

Designing A Creative Leadership Program, Randah Taher

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

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Deepening The Theoretical Framework Of Creative Leadership: Creative Leaders And Arts-Based Learning, Deborah C. Clifford

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

Current corporate and academic paradigms are in need of fresh eyes and insightful responses. Forces such as; 21st century challenges, a desire for meaningful work and emerging positive organizational scholarship are changing the way we envision leadership as well as our thinking on how it might be fostered. This project explored the artistic process from the perspective of what it contributed to emerging theories on creative leadership. It looked at leadership from a holistic perspective and arts-based learning as a crucial tool in developing leaders who demonstrate balance between cognitive and affective; linear and organic, analysis and synthesis and logic …

Storytelling: A Journey Of Self-Discovery And Sharing Of Vision, Deirde Pocase

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project focused on developing the skill of storytelling, while utilizing the creative

process through a journey of self-discovery. The culmination of the project is a personal

narrative that delivers a message with the potential to effect positive change in the

thinking and behavior of others. A video recording of the story as told by the author is

included. The author’s process and key learnings are also presented.