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Don is the author or co-author of more than 350 books, chapters, and journal articles. Don taught at Purdue University, the University of Kansas, and Buffalo State College. He is a former editor of the Gifted Child Quarterly and Parenting for High Potential. He received the National Association for Gifted Children's Distinguished Service Award (1984) and E. Paul Torrance Creativity Award (1995), the Risorgimento Award from Destination ImagiNation, Inc. (2005), and the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children's International Creativity Award (2005). Don is internationally known as a consultant, presenter, and trainer, having worked with clients throughout the U. S., Canada, and in several other countries outside North America. Email address: don@creativelearning.com |
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Ed is the principal author of VIEW, lives on Kemah Lake in Hampton Township, New Jersey. He is an Associate and member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Creative Learning, a Research Fellow with the Creativity Research Unit, and an Adjunct Professor at Hunter College and Fordham University's Graduate School of Education, both in New York City. Ed lectures, offers seminars and workshops, and writes on creativity, individual style, and talent development. A retired music and drama teacher, Ed has extensive experience in public education. He served as a member and President of the Board of Education at the Sussex County Technical School, and for fifteen years as President of the Board of Directors of the Sussex County Teen Arts Festival. Email address: ecselby@earthlink.net |
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Scott is currently President of the Creative Problem Solving Group, Inc., Senior Fellow of its Creativity Research Unit, and a Professor of Leadership and Organizational Management at the Norwegian School of Management in Bergen. Scott has published more than 180 articles, chapters and books on cognitive styles, the climate for creativity and innovation, and Creative Problem Solving. Scott is now widely acclaimed for his work as a consultant and trainer for many global organizations and has advised many agencies on leadership, building high-performing teams, innovation, and managing change. Email address: sgiaway@cpsb.com |
Luc is the managing director of CPSB-Brussels, where he works with a number of European organizations (including several in Belgium, The Netherlands, and France). CPSB-Brussels offers services in three languages: English, French, and Dutch. Luc has developed the Dutch and French translations of VIEW, and sponsors VIEW user qualification programs in Brussels several times each year. Email address: luc.deschryver@cpsb.eu; website: www.cpsb.eu. |
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Brian is the President and founding partner of Think First Serve, Inc., a research, training, and consulting company specializing in using creative thinking, imagery and problem-solving methods to enhance performance. Brian has over 20 years experience helping individuals, teams and organizations significantly improve both personal and business results. He has delivered more than 450 creative problem solving, management coaching and leadership development programs for companies in 20 countries. He has published more than 50 articles, chapters, and books on topics related to creative thinking, mental imagery and performance improvement. Brian is a USPTA-certified tennis professional who specializes in the mental game. He has worked with regionally and nationally ranked junior tennis players as well as adults at varying levels to improve mental toughness and enhance performance in pressure situations. Email address: brian@thinkfirstserve.com |
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Paul is a staff member of the Continuous Process Improvement Directorate at Headquarters, US Army Materiel Command (AMC), in Fort Belvoir, VA. This organization is the first in the Department of Defense to employ Creative Problem Solving as an adjunct to Lean Six Sigma, Value Engineering, and Reduction in Total Ownership Costing improvement methodologies in managing improvement throughout the US Army’s Industrial Enterprise. Paul has over 28 years experience in ammunition logistics (supply, maintenance, & transportation), automation design and development, and asset management throughout the Pacific, Asia, Europe, and the United States. He has spent the past 4 years working with senior leaders, staff, employees, and contractors to develop a community oriented towards creative change management in this 68,000 member organization. Email address: paul.gebhardtsbauer@us.army.mil. |
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SusanBeth is currently a consultant with Potential Impact, LLC. SusanBeth has been a life-long educator in her professional and volunteer time, and has served as a classroom teacher, school librarian, and as the international Training Coordinator for Destination Imagination, Inc. She has co-authored several books supporting the work of Drs. Treffinger, Isaksen, and Selby in field of creativity and has written a variety of curriculum resources for implementing CPS tools, building teamwork, and empowering style preference. SusanBeth is a trainer and presenter of workshops in creative problem solving, teamwork and style preference, and has traveled throughout the U.S. and internationally to engage thousands of adults and children in discovering and implementing their creative potential. Email address: sunny528@comcast.net |
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Bill has been involved professionally in the field of organizational creativity and innovation since 1980. He is an experienced trainer, facilitator and presenter in the areas of creative problem solving, innovation, and facilitation. Bill has extensive international experience in training and coaching facilitators in the concepts and skills needed to make CPS a successful creativity and change management process. Email address: bill@cpsb.com; website: www.cpsb.com. |
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Andy, a partner at Perspectiv, is a highly qualified and skilled facilitator, educator, and coach with more than 20 years’ experience in many areas of organizational behavior and development, including: change management, leadership development, high performing teams, creativity, problem solving, and innovation. He has conducted programs, courses, workshops, and worked with more than 25 organizations across the world. He has a long standing association with the Creative Problem Solving Group Inc. and the faculty of the Centre for Learning, Leadership & Change, Cass Business School, where he has conducted various programs on leadership and management, innovation, and change. Prior to establishing Perspectiv in 1997, he worked for 16 years in companies in sales, marketing, strategy, human resource and operations, as Director of Innovation and Change, Managing Director for a Business Unit, and Director of Strategy and Marketing. He lives with his wife and two children on the outskirts of Henley-upon-Thames in England. Email address: andy@perspectiv.co.uk; website: www.perspectiv.co.uk. |
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Glenn “Max” Wilson is a Real Estate Strategist and Broker/Owner of the Max Business Group. Glenn is setting new benchmarks in the real estate industry by using creative and innovative approaches. Glenn has worked with The Creative Problem Solving Group, Inc. (CPSB) throughout the US and Europe helping top leaders within the military, Fortune 100s, and Global 100s to improve individual, team, leader, and or organizational performance and the management of change by leveraging creative potential in people, processes, products and working environments. Glenn has written numerous articles, collaborated on books and research projects, and stays cutting edge by writing book reviews and judging at new invention trade shows. Email address: gmwilson@zoominternet.net. |
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Dr. Don Treffinger
Dr. Ed Selby
Dr. Scott Isaksen
Luc De Schryver
K. Brian Dorval
Paul Gebhardtsbauer
SusanBeth Purifico
Bill Shephard
Andy Wilkins
Glenn Wilson