Each year, the Centre for Creativity and Innovation holds an annual workshop on creativity. Past events are listed below, and the next conference will be announced soon.

5th Annual Conference – 2009
The Creative Edge: Get It, Use It, or Pay the Price
Tuesday, February 3
8:00am-4:00pm
Stueckle Sky Center

4th Annual Conference – 2008
Creativity and Community
January 29

Creativity Summit
a look at the Creativity Index of the city of Boise
December 8, 2006
hosted at Boise State University

The workshop was designed to bring community leaders and students together to share the students’ research findings. Student teams worked together on their research measuring the Creativity Index in Boise.

Sustainable Energy for the Pacific Northwest
Presented by Portland State University and Boise State University
In partnership with TransCanada, Northwest Environmental Business Council, and the Canadian Consulate General

November 9, 2006
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Smith Memorial Student Union Center, Rms 327-329
Portland State University
1811 SW Montgomery

2006 Creativity Workshop
On October 12 & 13 the 2006 Creativity Workshop was held in the Farnsworth Room in the Student Union Building at Boise State University.

Min Basadur introduced the Simplex method of problem solving to several groups representing their companies. The participants spent two days working on solutions to problems specific to their companies.

2005 Creativity Workshop
hosted at Boise State University
Lookout Room, Student Union Building

Facilitator Min Basadur led the group in discussing problems that were specific to the city of Boise.

Creative Economy Workshop
December 9-10, 2004
The Creative Economy workshop was hosted at the Doubletree Riverside Hotel by the Global Business Consortium and Boise State University.

Conference Personnel
Introductions and Moderators
Steve Aumeier, Argonne National Laboratories
Dave Bieter, Mayor – City of Boise
Harold Blackman, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Mike Blankenship, Dean – BSU College of Public Affairs and Social Sciences
Bob Cherry, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Betsy Connell, Argonne National Laboratories
Dan Harpole, Director – Idaho Commission on the Arts
Jim Herzog, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Marc Johnson, Partner – Gallatin Group
Dr. Paul Kearns, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Cheryl Larabee, Commissioner – Capital City Development Corp.
Dr. Bill Lathen, Dean – BSU College of Business and Economics
Michael Lauber, Senior VP – CRI Advantage
Bob Lokken, CEO – ProClarity Corp.
Nick Miller, Partner – Hawley Troxell
Skip Oppenheimer, CEO – Oppenheimer Companies
Dr. John Sackett, Associate Director – Argonne National Laboratories
Cheryl Schrader, Dean – BSU College of Engineering
Nancy Vannorsdel, President – Boise Metro Area Chamber of Commerce

Conference Staff
Nancy K. Napier, Executive Director – Global Business Consortium
John Gardner, BSU College of Engineering
Justin Larson, Program Assistant – Global Business Consortium
Robyn Williams, Management Assistant – BSU Office of Research Administration
Ryan Conley, Graduate Assistant – Boise State University
Lynn Gabriel, Managing Director – Global Business Consortium