The Creative Edge Speaker and Workshop Series – Innovation on the Creative Edge

Since 2005, the Centre has held yearly workshops on creativity and innovation.  In 2010, the Centre will begin The Creative Edge Speaker and Workshop Series.  The first speaker and workshop leader was Dan Roam, author of Back of the Napkin, which helps people learn to present complex ideas in visual form.  Roam spoke at a breakfast, open to the public, and conducted an all day workshop for sponsoring organizations.

Past events are listed below.

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.