Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents

Our 34th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features  Roger Firestien, Ph. D ., who has proudly trained more people to lead the creative process than anyone else in the world. He is a Senior Faculty member at the  Center for Applied Imagination  at SUNY Buffalo State, President of  Innovation Resources, Inc ., and Author of  Create in a Flash: A leader's re...

Our 33rd episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features  Liz Monroe-Cook, Ph. D. , a consulting psychologist in organizational applications who is one of the foremost authorities on leveraging polarities. She earned an MA in counseling, and Ph. D. in counseling psychology from Michigan State University, and a Graduate Certificate in Creativity from the  Center for...

Our 32nd episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features  Michael Ackerbauer, Ph. D ., a business transformation leader in the IBM Client Engineering organization who received his Ph. D. in  Creative Leadership for Innovation and Change from the University of the Virgin Islands . He shares his recent dissertation research on team creativity preferences and social s...

Our 31st episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Teresa Lawrence, Ph. D., PMP, the subject matter expert on integrating Creative Problem Solving into Project Management. She is the president of International Deliverables, LLC, and provides professional services in creativity, creative problem-solving, and project management. She is a certified Project Manag...

Our 30th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Nathan Schwagler, a Military Design and Innovation Facilitator at the US Space Command. He also worked as an expert-level facilitator of Military Design and Creative Problem Solving programs for US Special Operations Command, Dept of Defense, and International NATO allies. As the founding co-director of Innov...

Our 29th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Florian Rustler, the founder of creaffective Europe and Asia, who works as a consultant to help organizations worldwide to strengthen agility, innovation, and effective collaboration. He is based in Munich, Germany, and has an MS from the International Center for Studies in Creativity at SUNY, Buffalo State ....

Our 28th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Jo Yudess , an Adjunct Assistant Professor at SUNY Buffalo State College who has been a part of the faculty since 2004. She found her way to Creativity by reading Applied Imagination by Alex Osborn and started presenting to groups. She attended a one-day workshop at the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPS...

Our 27th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Steve Martin , who has over 50 years of hands-on experience as an executive, consultant, and business owner. In his business, Steve incorporated advanced innovation tools to change management, cost reduction, and profit improvement. Steve shares stories of using Creative Problem Solving (CPS) combined with hi...

Our 26th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Tamara L. McMillan, MS , an award-winning Lecturer, Author, and TEDx speaker working on her dissertation for the Ph. D. in Creative Leadership for Innovation and Change from The University of the Virgin Islands . As an adjunct lecturer at SUNY Buffalo State and Chief Empowerment Officer at empower mee , she u...

The start of our third season and the twenty-fifth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Gerard J. Puccio, Ph. D. , the Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Creativity and Change Leadership Department at SUNY- Buffalo State. Dr. Puccio explores the trajectory of the field of Creativity from a pioneering graduate program founded in 1967 to a growing pr...

Our twenty-fourth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Laura and Tim Switalski , a married couple who share a passion for using deliberate creativity in their lives and work. Originally from Milan, Italy, Laura met her husband in Buffalo, NY, at the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI). They used creativity to find a way to be together despite the d...

Our twenty-third episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Amanda Lohiser, Ph. D.. Amanda has over twelve years of experience in higher education, teaching undergraduate and graduate students in the United States, Singapore, and Denmark. Her educational background includes a BA and Ph. D. in communication studies, an MS in public relations, an MS in Creativit...

Our twenty-second episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Beth Slazak, MBA, MS, a certified humor professional, the Education and Events Manager at the Creative Education Foundation , and the conference manager of the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI). She has an MBA and a Master's in Creativity and Change Leadership from the Center for Applied Imag...

Our twenty-first episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Nicole Jones , Owner of Artisans Journey, LLC , based in Charlotte, NC. She is a graduate of the Master's program at the International Center for Studies in Creativity, SUNY Buffalo State . Her career included working as a Confidential Criminal Investigator for the Erie County District Attorney, a Det...

Our twentieth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Shazina Masud , Chief Executive Officer at the Aman Foundation and Sindh Integrated Emergency and Health Services. She is a graduate of the Master's Program at the International Center for Studies in Creativity , SUNY Buffalo State.  In her current role, she leads an organization of 700 people to pr...

Our nineteenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Carine Chisu , an Educational Innovation Advisor  in Brussels, Belgium, and   Christine Boyko-Head a Liberal Studies and Communications professor at Mohawk College based in Ontario, Canada. Carine owns her own business, and Christine is a playwright with a new book on arts-based strategies in...

Our eighteenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features John Frederick , a lifelong educator who created the Center for Executive Leadership at Daemen College (Buffalo, NY). His journey to Creativity started when he received a postcard that changed his life. This postcard was an invitation he accepted to join a research study called the Creativity Project wh...

Our seventeenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Clara Kluk , a renowned global leader in creativity, author, and entrepreneur from Mexico. She started as a successful artist in Mexico City and suffered a tragic experience that altered her life forever. She attended a Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI) Conference where she met Dr. Gerard Pucci...

Our sixteenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Jennifer Gippel Ph. D . and Paulina Larocca , both living in Australia and graduates with an MS from the Center for Applied Imagination SUNY , Buffalo State. Jennifer delivers research writing workshops, facilitates creative thinking workshops, and won a prestigious award for a recently published paper....

Our fifteenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Branko Broekman, a landscape architect and environmental engineer from The Netherlands. He has worked with organizations to amplify the creative mindset in his own consulting and facilitation business for over 15 years. Branko experienced the power of creative thinking when working as a project leader on...

Our fourteenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Tabatha Mcnab discussing how she expresses her Creativity in food and cooking in so many ways. Tabatha's creativity knows no bounds. From catering soul food dinners to running a daycare to writing a cookbook, she is passionate about connecting Creativity and food.  She is completing her final semes...

Our thirteenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features a mother, Hedria Lunken Saltzman, and her son David Lunken .  In this inter-generational discussion, we explore their work and how Creativity has impacted their relationship and family. Hedria, now 82, is a speaker, coach, writer, and authority in Creativity. She has presented and worked for fortun...

Our twelfth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features five students who attended the Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Program in Myanmar in 2018 and 2019. This episode is the second part of our series about this program of the State University of New York, Buffalo State's International Center for Studies in Creativity founded by John Cabra, Ph. D.  ...

Our eleventh episode features John Cabra Ph. D. , a professor at the State University of New York, Buffalo State's International Center for Studies in Creativity , a Facilitator at Knowinnovation, and a Fulbright Scholar. This episode focuses on his work as a Program Director of the University's Service-Learning and Civic Engagement program in Myanmar. Our next episode, part 2, involves five stude...

Our tenth episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Najja Bouldin, an Innovation Coach, a Leadership and Entrepreneurial Development expert, and Founder of Phoenix Innovation Group . He holds a Master’s Degree in Creativity from the International Center for Studies in Creativity, SUNY Buffalo State. Najja shares his path to Creativity, where he started studyi...