Advanced School for Innovators, Part II

June 26, 2007 · Filed Under Business, Creative Thinking Techniques, Creativity, Facilitation, Innovation

Well, I’m back. The second ever Advanced School for Innovators (ASfI) is over.

Due to lack of time and marginal video connection, I wasn’t able to post during the school. In a nutshell:

There was a regular School for Innovators in session when we started rolling in Thursday night. We plugged in to the innovation sessions and worked with the students through Saturday morning. Sessions normally run from 7 AM to 12 AM so we were pretty busy.

The ASfI started Saturday morning and last until today. Many advanced innovation sessions, plus each of us got to present a topic of our choice. I presented on linear idea generating techniques for individual and group creativity. On Sunday we rock climbed - rock climbing is a staple of the SfI training regimen (I had a lousy rock climbing day).

It’s a bit humbling to consider only about 20 of us have been through the ASfI. I have several new perspectives on innovation, guiding creative people, and myself that I will share in future posts. Right now I think I’m at a crossroads, philosophically, and have much to consider. In the meantime, I’ve got a few things brewing on some books I’m reading and a rather testy video. Plus a very full mailbox.

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