- Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson, CBE (born in Liverpool in 1950) is a leading expert on innovation, creativity and human resources. He is the author of the books "The Arts in Schools: Principles, Practice and Provision" (which discuses the place of the arts in the schools' curricula) and "Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative" (which, according to "Arts Professional", "focuses on the widening gulf between academic institution teachings and the feelings, … - Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS, (18 May 1872 - 2 February 1970), was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, advocate for social reform, and pacifist. A prolific writer, he was also a populariser of philosophy and a commentator on a large variety of topics, ranging from very serious issues to those much less so. Continuing a family tradition in political affairs, he was a prominent anti-war activist, … - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is the Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences at Claremont Graduate University and Co-Director of the Quality of Life Research Center. He is also Emeritus Professor of Human Development at the University of Chicago, where he chaired the department of psychology. Dr. Csikszentmihalyi is one of the world's leading authorities on the psychology of creativity. - Lewis Hyde
Lewis Hyde , a MacArthur fellow, is a writer, editor, translator, and poet. His numerous books include "The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property, "an investigation into art and the economies of gift exchange, and "Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth and Art," which explores the "trickster" character who appears in the traditions and myths of many cultures. Recently, he edited "The Essays of Henry D. Thoreau ," and is currently researching "the cultural commons." - Robert Sternberg
Robert J. Sternberg (born December 8, 1949), an American psychologist and psychometrician and the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University. He was formerly IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University and the President of the American Psychological Association. Sternberg currently sits on the editorial board of "Intelligence." - Caterina Fake
What she does: The co-founder of Flickr (now owned by Yahoo), Fake was one of the pioneers of the site-based photo sharing model. Before Flickr, sharing photographs meant sending them piecemeal as email attachments. The site is now widely used as a photo repository by individuals and companies alike. How she got there: Fake graduated with a BA in English from Vassar. - Robert Epstein
Robert Epstein, Ph.D. is a psychologist, researcher, writer, and media professional whose primary contributions have been in the areas of creativity, stress management, self change, and interpersonal relationships. Epstein is a contributing editor for "Scientific American Mind" and the former Editor-in-Chief of "Psychology Today", as well a Visiting Scholar at the University of California San Diego and the host of “Psyched!” on Sirius Satellite Radio. - Sara Douglass
Sara Douglass was born in South Australia and spent her early working life as a nurse. When she grew tired of mitered corners and starched veils, she worked her way through three degrees at the University of Adelaide, ultimately receiving a Ph.D. in early modern English history. She currently resides in Bendigo, where she enjoys tending her garden and writing more books. - Myron Stolaroff
Myron J. Stolaroff (born August 20, 1920) is an author and researcher who is best known for his studies involving psychedelic psychotherapy. He also conducted clinical studies which attempted to measure the effects of LSD on creativity. Stolaroff was born in Roswell, New Mexico. In 1941, he received a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and from 1946 to 1960 he worked for the recording equipment manufacturer Ampex, … - Semir Zeki
Semir Zeki is Professor of Neurobiology at the University College, London. He joined the College's teaching staff in 1969 and has been a professor of neurobiology since 1981. He graduated from University College, London in 1964 and earned his Ph.D. in anatomy there in 1967. Zeki specializes in studying the organization of the primate visual brain and, more recently, in studying the relationship between brain activity and artistic appreciation and creativity. - Albert Rothenberg
Albert Rothenberg coined the term 'Janusian Thinking' to refer to the ability to conceive and hold two or more contradictory or opposite thoughts simultaneously, a capacity Rothenberg believed associated with creativity. See his 1979 book: "The Emerging Goddess: The Creative Process in Art, Science, and Other Fields" - Marci Segal
Marci Segal is recognized for contributions to the fields of creativity and psychology. Her "principles of creative studies and personality type" helps individuals and communities within organizations develop a "best work" environment. Her education includes undergraduate and graduate work at the Center for Studies in Creativity at the State University of New York College at Buffalo. She is a senior faculty member at the Creative Problem Solving Institute in Buffalo, … - Nancy C. Andreasen
Nancy C. Andreasen , M.D., Ph.D., is Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry at The University of Iowa College of Medicine. She is actively involved in neuroimaging research, which involves the use of structural MR imaging, functional MR, and positron emission tomography. - Azhar Usman
Azhar Usman is an American Muslim standup comedian. Writing and performing comedy for the past several years, he has developed a unique act based on transethnic and intercultural issues, keen and witty insights, and general observational humor. In 2004, he co-founded Allah Made Me Funny — The Official Muslim Comedy Tour with fellow Muslim comedian Preacher Moss, a 21-year veteran of the comedy industry and a former writer for George Lopez, Darrell Hammond, … - Donald T. Campbell
Donald Thomas Campbell (November 20 1916 - May 5, 1996) was an American social scientist. He is noted for his work in methodology. He coined the term "evolutionary epistemology" and developed a selectionist theory of human creativity. He made contributions in a wide range of disciplines like psychology, sociology, anthropology, biology and philosophy. He taught at Lehigh University, which established the Donald T. Campbell Social Science Research Prizes. - Robert Root-Bernstein
Professor Robert Root-Bernstein (b. August 7, 1953) (PhD, Princeton University) is a professor of life sciences at Michigan State University. In 1981, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, the "genius grant." He has also been researching and consulting on creativity for more than fifteen years. Among other books, he has authored "Discovering: Inventing and Solving Problems at the Frontiers of Scientific Knowledge", and "Rethinking AIDS", … - Oscar Janiger
Oscar Janiger (born February 8, 1918; died August 14, 2001) was a University of California Irvine Psychiatrist who was best known for his LSD research, which lasted from 1954 to 1962. Nine hundred people took small doses (2 micrograms per kilogram of bodyweight) of LSD and recorded their experiences. The participants included college students, a Deputy Marshall, housewives, attorneys, clerical assistants, counselors, medical personnel, dentists, physicians, and engineers. - Aaron Ruell
Aaron Ruell (born June 23, 1976) is an American actor who grew up in Clovis, California, and is most noted for his performance as Kipland Ronald Dynamite (or Kip) in the indie movie "Napoleon Dynamite". He also shot all of the promotional photography for the film as well as designing the opening title sequence to the film. Ruell stars in, "On the Road With Judas," premiering in the Dramatic Competition at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, … - John David Garcia
John David Garcia (b. circa 1936 - d. November 23 2001, Springfield, Oregon) - founder of the Society for Evolutionary Ethics (SEE), taught an enlightened vision of ethics and human purpose via four books, dozens of articles, lectures, seminars and attempts to found schools based on his ideas. He did these things mainly in the US, then in Chile and Mexico. - Jeannette Armstrong
Jeannette Armstrong is an Okanagan Canadian author, educator, artist, and activist. She was born in 1948 and grew up on the Penticton Indian reserve in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. Armstrong has lived on the Penticton Indian Reserve for most of her life and has raised her two children there as well (Beeler). Armstrong’s 1985 work "Slash" is considered the first novel by a Native woman in Canada (Voices and Lutz 13). - Idan Gafni
Idan Gafni is an award winning mobile expert and entrepreneur. Using a creativity technique he created named “Object Pairing”, Idan harnesses innovation to create mobile value added services. Services are based on mobile interaction, contextual awareness, user-generated content, and dynamic content, using the advantages of technologies such as SMS, MMS, IVVR, and WEB technologies. In the past, Idan served as the innovation manager of Orange Israel, part of the Hutchison 3 telecom group. - Jeffrey Ventrella
Jeffrey Ventrella (born 1960) is an artist and programmer who has developed a series of interactive free-download software programs. He has written research papers on artificial life, and works in the virtual world industry. Ventrella created the animated artificial life program "Gene Pool", which is derived from Darwin Pond. His website, Ventrella.com includes these and many other free software programs, … - Charles J. Lumsden
Charles J. Lumsden is a Canadian biologist in the Department of Medicine and Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto. He has been an early proponent of sociobiology, looking to our genetic nature to supplement culture in describing what makes us human. He wrote two influential books in collaboration with Edward O. Wilson "Genes, Mind and Culture: The Coevolutionary Process." (Harvard University Press, … - Ellis Paul Torrance
Ellis Paul Torrance (October 8, 1915 - July 12, 2003) was an American psychologist from Milledgeville, Georgia. After completing his undergraduate degree at Mercer University, he went on to complete a Master's degree at the University of Minnesota, and then a doctorate from the University of Michigan. His teaching career spanned from 1957 to 1984, first at the University of Minnesota and then later the University of Georgia, … - Alex Faickney Osborn
Alex Faickney Osborn was an advertising manager and the author of the creativity technique named "brainstorming". Osborn was born in the Bronx and spent his childhood in New York. He was a graduate of Hamilton College, where he had worked for the school newspaper. Upon graduation, Osborn attempted a career in journalism in Buffalo, New York, and worked at the Buffalo Times and the Buffalo Express, … - Frederick Mayer
Frederick Mayer was an educational scientist and philosopher of the University of Redlands, California and one of the leading creativity experts. One of his most important aims was a global humanism. Until the very last days of his life he was active as an author. More than sixty books deal with creativity, education and humanism. He became a Bahá'í in 1996. Mayer was particularly affected by the quote "Pride is not for him who loves his country, … - Gary Williams
I work in international IT and change management. See LinkedIn and ecademy for my professional profile, references and resume. I'm an Open Networker open to connect on gary.williams@runbox.com at ecademy.com, plaxo.com, linkedin.com, konnects.com, naymz.com and facebook.com. Email is best to contact me. I work hard, love friends and family, having fun, sport, cars, motorbikes and very loud music. Life is short, you get one shot and I figure I've had more than half of mine already! :-) - Chris Linn
Chris Linn (born March 17, 1976) is an American comedian and magician, who is billed as "America's Magical Funnyman". Born in Rochester, Michigan, a suburb outside of Detroit, Michigan Chris Linn has been a professional entertainer since he was in high school. His theatrical comedy shows mix unique magic effects, stunts, music, and multi-media elements. Although Linn says that his interest in comedy came from listening to Richard Pryor albums at a very young age, … - Klaus Harry Metzger
Klaus Metzger lives in a city close to Hannover. At this place OSKAR SCHINDLER ("Schindlers List") spent his last years with friends before he died at 9th of october1974 in the local hospital "Bernward Krankenhaus". As an hobby-historian Klaus Metzger did quite some research work and had contact with witnesses of OSKAR SCHINDLER. I work as an OSKAR-SCHINDLER-guide showing all the interesting places where he enjoyed his time in Hildesheim (see under GOOGLE "OSKAR-SCHINDLER-Führung" resp. YAHOO). - Adrian Chernoff
Adrian Chernoff is one of America's most prolific inventors under the age of 35 with 50 US patents, 12 International patents, and 55 patents pending. He is the Chief Architect and principal inventor behind General Motors' "Reinvention of the Automobile" which has resulted in the several concept and demonstration vehicles; including the GM Autonomy, GM Hy-Wire, GM Carousel, and the GM Sequel. He has earned a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, … - Ernest Bormann
Ernest G. Bormann taught at the University of Minnesota from 1959. He originated the Symbolic Convergence Theory of human communication, which emphasizes the sharing of group "fantasies" (creative interpretations) as a method of developing shared meaning. He is currently an emeritus faculty member. - Pilar Ximena Pantoja Ferroni
MBC 2007 I love to be in Milan, i love my daughter, i love my cat, i want to visit France again, where is my macbook air?, I love DrKimbo ;El hombre es el unico animal que se tropieza dos veces con la misma piedra", its time to make a change. - Jan de Vos
- Robert Brackman
Robert Brackman (September 25, 1898 - July 1980) was an eminent artist and teacher of Germanic origin, best known for large figural works, portraits, and still lifes. Born at Odes'ka Oblast, Ukraine, he emigrated from Russia in 1908. Brackman studied at the National Academy of Design from 1919 to 1921, and the Ferrer School in San Francisco. From 1931, he had a long career teaching at the Art Students League of New York and was a life member of the League. - Jan Inge Reilstad
Jan Inge Reilstad is a Norwegian essayist and critic living in Sandnes. He studied literature at the university in Bergen. His dissertation from 1998 entitled "Georg Johannesen og dannelsen: Høst i mars" ("Georg Johannesen and Enlightenment: Autumn in March"), had the work of the Norwegian writer and professor in rhetorics Georg Johannesen as it’s main subject, … - Tom Braatz Real Estate
Waukesha County Real estate, Waukesha County Real estate agents, Waukesha County Lake homes. Proud Parent of Spencer, Musician, Realtor, traveler, likes to be on water, or flying. Had an extensive science background prior to getting into Real Estate. Admires people that step up to the plate and accept responsibility, and not passing the buck on to someone else. Enjoys Goal oriented people that live out their dreams in life, and live each day as if it were their last. - Claudio Vaccaro
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- Lucas Mire
Lucas Miré is an American singer/songwriter based in Atlanta, Georgia, whose music is characterized by personal lyrics, relationship themes, and melancholy melodies. His debut CD, "Forever's Not As Long As It Used To Be", was independently released in 2005 on Zakz Records. In 2005, Miré was selected by singer-songwriter/activist Doria Roberts to perform during the Queerstock block at Atlanta's Gay Pride. - Jan Mulder
Who am I: Educated, experienced and confident individual whose method of approach is solid, thorough and profound. Self driven and independent, without the need of external or internal influences and motivation. Commitments and time frames are kept and the outcome is reliable, well thought over and dependable. Well voiced and clear speaker. Easy approachable and dedicated in establishing and maintaining a network of social and business contacts. Open minded but at the same time not . . .
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