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Creative Thinking and Innovation
Presenters: Ann Herrmann-Nehdi
3 August 2010

 

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Overview

This highly interactive webinar will introduce practical tools and techniques for improving processes and team dynamics to maximize creativity, generate innovative ideas and reach breakthrough solutions.

Using a highly actionable model based on three decades of brain research, presenter Ann Herrmann-Nehdi will outline a framework for assessing your current approaches and provide specific methods for building creative and innovative thinking skills.

Participants will:

  • Learn how to improve problem definition for more creative outcomes.
  • Explore techniques to access and jumpstart creative thinking.
  • Apply proven methods for building teams that are optimized for breakthrough thinking.

About the Presenter

Ann Herrmann-Nehdi is CEO of Herrmann International, the company that originated the Whole Brain® Thinking approach with the development of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument® (HBDI®) assessment tool 30 years ago. Based on extensive research on thinking and the brain, Whole Brain® Thinking solutions are used by nine out of ten of the Fortune 100 to help them achieve better results through better thinking. As CEO of Herrmann International, Ann seeks to apply the principles of Whole Brain® Thinking to her varied responsibilities: from day-to-day operations to sales to workshop design and presentations.

Having resided in Europe for 13 years, Ann brings a global perspective to the company. Since joining Herrmann International USA 25 years ago, her personal goal is to promote a better understanding of how individuals and organizations think and become more effective, as well as to enhance learning and communication technologies worldwide through the application and development of the Whole Brain® concept.

A thought leader in her field, Ann has written for and been interviewed by a variety of media outlets, sharing her insights into how thinking styles impact productivity, creativity, problem solving and overall business results. With her Whole Brain® approach to presenting, she is an engaging and in-demand speaker, providing keynotes and educational sessions for Fortune 500 companies and industry associations around the world.

A contributor to a number of scholarly and industry journals and handbooks, she is currently completing a new book, “The Era of And,” which will provide leaders with a blueprint for greater success in the 21st century, based on what we know about how the brain and business work.

Ann is an ISA (Instructional Systems Association) and Eureka Ranch board member, a member of the SmartBriefs on Workforce Advisory Board, an advisor to the American Creativity Association and Innovation Network, a founder of the Hickory Nut Gorge Community Foundation and serves on other non-profit and for-profit boards. In addition, she is a faculty member for the Institute of Management Studies.

 


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