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FIRST EVER Creativity Conference in Australia -HAS MOVED!!!

February 10, 2011 at 5pm to February 13, 2011 at 1pm – Mercure Conference Centre, Ballarat

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returned on Wednesday from 3 wks travel in Asia: Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam lots of photos at http://wanderingalan.smugmug.com Nov 29

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returned on Wednesday from 3 wks travel in Asia: Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam lots of photos at http://wanderingalan.smugmug.com

November 29

Just returned from 2 fabulous wks in South Africa, now teaching for a week at CSU in Georgia

October 14

Tim Hurson commented on Alan (Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP)'s event '15th ACRE in South Africa & 4th Creativity in Education Conference'

Give my love to everyone. I'm missing it already!

September 29

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15th ACRE in South Africa & 4th Creativity in Education Conference at Klein Kariba Spa, Warmbad, South Africa

October 4, 2009 to October 9, 2009

Two great creativity conferences held at Klein Kariba Spa outside of Warmbad, South Africa near Pretoria

September 29

Alan (Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP) commented on Franca Leeson's group 'Mindcamp!'

Last weekend's Mindcamp was great! Tremendous energy. Very enthusiastic people and presenters. Just the right weather all weekend.

September 15

John S. Frederick commented on Alan (Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP)'s event '15th ACRE in South Africa & 4th Creativity in Education Conference'

Wish I could be there. Give my best to the Neethling crew.

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15th ACRE in South Africa & 4th Creativity in Education Conference at Klein Kariba Spa, Warmbad, South Africa

October 4, 2009 to October 9, 2009

Two great creativity conferences held at Klein Kariba Spa outside of Warmbad, South Africa near Pretoria

August 30

Kimberley Cochrane commented on Alan (Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP)'s event 'Buzan Mindmapping Certification'

I'm interested in this course and would like to know where it is being held. Thank you Kim Cochrane - kim.cochrane@rogers.com

July 11

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Athens, Georgia

About Me:

In 1976 my son's principal asked: "Mr. Black, I have some students, a room & a little money.

Do you have any time?"

She asked me to become a volunteer gifted education teacher. For the next two years I did.

Then I met Bob Eberle who told me to go to CPSI in Buffalo. In 1978 I finally did and did most of the next 30 years.

My life has never been the same since.

Those Tuesdays with 22 highly academic students led me on a journey that has lasted 32 years (working on 4 degrees in education, completing 2).

24 of those years I have spent working as a creative thinking consultant/speaker/trainer.

So far that journey has taken me around the US & the world (8 times) meeting people focused on creativity, plus speaking at and attending many different creativity conferences, institutes, workshops and retreats meeting up with a growing number of creativity colleagues and friends.

I have been telling stories since I was a little boy: through my drawings, my cartoons, my drawings and sketches as an architect, interior, graphics/signage or industrial designer, and as a daily television news writer & weekend editor, plus through my body & movement presentations on stage creating "Silent Stories", also as part of three different amateur improvisational acting troupes plus the past 25 years as a professional speaker, trainer, workshop facilitator.

Since 1998 I has been living my life like the title of one of my books: LIFE IS A CREATIVE JOURNEY, NOT A GUIDED TOUR as I wander around the globe trying to help organizations develop Cre8ng Communities throughout their workplaces.

Website:

http://www.cre8ng.com

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Expanding your Creativity in 2009

How are you expanding your creativity in 2009?

This past weekend I reviewed my copy of Alex Osborn's book YOUR CREATIVE POWER: 101 Ways to become more creative.

My plan this year is to review one book a week from my library and new ones I find.

What are some of the creative thinking books you have read recently?

Alan

Posted on January 5, 2009 at 2:09pm —

Creativity in Sports Arenas

Through internet wandering on Twitter I just found and watched an excellent interview with Dan Mies, FAIA, sports facility architect.

The first few minutes set the stage and it improves more and more as you watch it.

He discusses his principles of design, how stadiums have changed, how stadium designs depend upon the city, the sport, the fans, the times.

Treat yourself to an interview with a highly creative person.

http://www.fastcompany.tv/video/the-creative-process-sports-stadium-design

Posted on August 17, 2008 at 9:26am — 1 Comment

to blog or not to blog to post or not to post

I have been writing, posting, blogging, websiteing now since buying my first Apple, a Mac Classic.

I have 3 blogs, 1 Squidoo,.

I am on many, many different social networks and business networks

I work on my website at least weekly

I send out my Alan's Cre8ng Challenges weekly and have bee since January 1997 ever week

Occasionally I send messages out on various electronic networks

Even less occasionally I send out tiny messages on Twitter.

Daily I spend hours on the internet when I can gai… Continue

Posted on August 16, 2008 at 2:26pm — 8 Comments

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At 8:34pm on September 15, 2009, Rachel Pickett said…: Thanks! At the moment I'm a long-term sub, and am teaching physical geography. I wonder how to work problem-solving into this subject...

I've looked into some of your suggestions, and really look forward to exploring the link you sent me.

- r

At 1:38am on July 30, 2009, Rachel Pickett said…: Hi Alan,

Thanks! I know of Bloom's, but not about the other resources you mentioned. I'm especially curious to check out Future Problem Solving resources :)

Rachel

At 1:36am on May 31, 2009, The Divine Miss White said…: Greetings from Sydney, Australia Alan.

Thank you for the invitation to The Hub, it's an honor to be included in your circle of influence.

At 7:43pm on April 14, 2009, Humberto Albarran said…: dear Alan,

Thanks for invited me to this group.
I´ll learn about it in the next days.

And, if you want, I can publish your event (Sidney Parnes Tribute) in http://redcreativa.ning.com or, better, if you want, you can be part of my network, is in spanish, but you can participare in english yet.

Best Regards,

Humberto

At 5:33pm on January 12, 2009, Vicky Stavropoulos said…: Dear Alan, you are so right. The hub seems to be a lively place ... I look forward to join in the fun projects and hopefully this year manage to attend a conference or two!
Best, Vicky

At 9:05pm on January 5, 2009, Rob Devine said…: Hi Alan,
Good to hear from you. All good here in Singapore. I and family are very well having just returned from 2 weeks in Perth without email or phone!!! I have just retired my old Power Book and upgraded to very sexy MacBook Pro so life just gets better and better. Need to get some work now to pay for it!!!
I hope you are well. Claire and I are going to make every effort to make SA this year so hopefully we'll see you then if not before.
All the best for the New Year.
Cheers, Rob.

At 3:10pm on January 5, 2009, Teri O'Neill said…: hi Alan, it is great to hear from you! first of all i got married in Italy at the end of september to a wonderful man. Life is good!

I have also been having a ball teaching a four month course since last year titled "Capturing Your Creativity" at Working With Artists. I am using the course to explore new ideas in teaching creativity. i am combining alot of diverse material and having wonderful results.

i also am presenting at the ACA conference in March. One of the sessions is on reading the visual culture 101 and the other one is on calling the Muse. both presentations are visual intensive, Last year I presented similar material at CPSI with Michael Jones, and Anthony Hyatt in the session "Leading Artfully. i am adding to that material by using some of the discoveries in neuroscience about imagination and perception to stimulate the ahaa centers of the brain. looking for the creative leap. I am working out all of the details in my creativity courses.

what have you been up to? it will be great to catch up.
Cheers! Teri

At 11:17am on November 11, 2008, Mark_Abrahams said…: Noticing you on Twitter and supporting Gregg Fraley, who is chasing for 1000 followers, could you please, as an esteemed like-minded fellow, click on Gregg and maybe chase up a few more friends to end his wait?

Individually, from me to you "respect and appreciation for your work and contributions"

All the best
Mark
Twitter: ThunkModel

At 7:17pm on November 10, 2008, Greg Sedbrook said…: Used to restore old mansions etc, also repaired locomotives, medical electronics, etc. but retired about 22 years ago- there's a book HOW I FOUND FREEDOM IN AN UNFREE WORLD that few people read. Greg

At 6:55pm on November 10, 2008, Susan Newhouse said…: I am working to expand our company's innovation portfolio that includes offerings on insight activation, various levels of idea generation, concept development, and training programs on creativity, concept wiriting and consumer qualitative research that explores the subconscious motivational drivers. The possibilities are endless!