Resources

Books

1. Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration by Scott Doorley and Scott Witthoft

"If you are determined to encourage creativity and provide a collaborative environment that will bring out the best in people, you will want this book by your side at all times." -Bill Morggridge, Director of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.

2. Creativity Rising: Creative Thinking and Creative Problem Solving in the 21st Century by Gerard J. Puccio and his colleagues (Kindle Locations 787-794). ICSC Press. Kindle Edition.

The authors "explore the nature of creativity, debunk common myths about creativity, describe the rapid rise of change in the 21st century [and] outline the time tested Creative Problem Solving process, an approach to on-demand creativity."

3.Creativity Unbound by Roger L. Firestien

An introduction to creative process.

4. Leading on the Creative Edge by Roger L. Firestien PHD.

This book is about gaining competitive advantage through the power of creative problem solving.

5. FourSight Thinking Profiles: Interpretive Guide by Gerard J. Puccio

6. Polarity Management: Identifying and Managing Unsolvable Problems by Barry Johnson

Websites

www.mybeyonder.com

Beyonder was conceived as an enterprise in 2007 in collaboration with the International Center for Studies in Creativity (ICSC) at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

The objective of this program was to create a curriculum that could be used by anyone who wishes to develop creative thinking skills in the youth. This curriculum is now available as a free download with no copyright restrictions on Beyonder Youth page.

www.fourSightonline.com:

This is a thinking profile assessment that taps your brain and tells you whether you naturally light up in the innovation process. Are you a clarifier? An ideater? A developer? An implementer? Or combined?

Multimedia

1. TED Talk by Sir Ken Robinson entitled “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” http://www.ted.com/talks_ken_robinsonsays_schools_kill_creativity?language=en (20 minutes)

2. Creative Teaching & Learning http://creativity.buffalostate.edu/creativity-101 (4 minutes) 3. Introduction to using CPS divergent/convergent tools

http://youtu.be/Xlel-RZF2QI (8 minutes)

4. Forced Connections &Brainstorming Tool Facilitation

http://youtu.be/uv0-bJ5FEvo

5. Brainstorming Tool Debrief

http://youtu.be/6IzsuBuAgyM (9 minutes)

6. PPCo Tool Facilitation

http://youtu.be/N2mZFQOWPls (22 minutes)

7. PPCo Tool Debrief

http://youtu.be/AyHD_b6MQ_Y (11 minutes)

http://www.icscpress.com//index.php?cID=125 PDF and Kindle Version $4.95 USD http://creativity.buffalostate.edu/icsc-press

• CPS Tool Videos: http://creativity.buffalostate.edu/tools • Creativity 101 Videos: http://creativity.buffalostate.edu/creativity-101

Rhodes, M. (1961). An analysis of creativity. The Phi Delta Kappan, 42(7), 305-310. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20342603

Robinson, K. (2009). The element. How finding your passion changes everything. New York, NY: Penguin Group.

TEDxGramercy (2012, December 23). Creativity as a life skill. [YouTube video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltPAsp71rmI