Work with thought leaders and academic experts in Creativity

Companies can greatly benefit from working with a creativity expert. These experts bring a unique set of skills and knowledge that can enhance innovation, problem-solving, and ideation processes. Here are some ways companies can collaborate with an academic researcher whose expertise is in Creativity: 1. Innovation Workshops: Conducting workshops to stimulate creative thinking and generate innovative ideas. 2. Design Thinking: Applying design thinking methodologies to solve complex problems and create user-centered solutions. 3. Idea Generation: Facilitating brainstorming sessions to generate a wide range of ideas for new products, services, or marketing campaigns. 4. Creative Problem Solving: Providing guidance and expertise in solving business challenges through creative problem-solving techniques. 5. Training and Development: Offering training programs to enhance employees' creative thinking skills and foster a culture of innovation. 6. Research and Insights: Conducting research studies to gain insights into consumer behavior, market trends, and emerging technologies. 7. Product Development: Collaborating on the development of new products or improving existing ones by incorporating creative and innovative elements. 8. Branding and Marketing: Assisting in developing creative branding strategies and marketing campaigns to differentiate the company from competitors. 9. Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Facilitating collaborations between different departments or teams to encourage cross-pollination of ideas and perspectives. 10. Future Trends Analysis: Providing expertise in identifying and analyzing future trends that can impact the industry and helping companies stay ahead of the curve.

Researchers on NotedSource with backgrounds in Creativity include Orin C. Davis, Ph.D., Vlad Glaveanu, Jim Samuel, Anna Jobin, Dan Baack, Dr. James C. Kaufman, and Megan Wheeler.

Orin C. Davis, Ph.D.

New York, New York, United States of America
21 Years Experience
Self-actualization engineer who makes workplaces great places to work.
Education

Claremont Graduate University

Ph.D., Positive Organizational Psychology / August, 2010

Claremont, California, United States of America

Brandeis University

B.S., Neuroscience / May, 2004

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
Experience

Quality of Life Laboratory Consulting

Principal / 2012 — Present

HR Consulting (hiring strategy, DEI, performance management, employee relations, compensation); Startup advising: Clicked (advisory board), Happify (science advisor), Happy Brain Science (science advisor), IdeaCoil; Startup Incubator Mentor: StartEd, CUNYStartups, Brandeis Innovation

illuceo

Senior Consultant / 2022 — 2023

HR Consulting (DEI in recruitment, hiring, employee experience, and development)

Center for Humane Technology

HR Advisor / 2019 — 2019

Advising on hiring strategy to build out the executive, senior, and entry-level teams; facilitated and managed hiring process; organizational development

Most Relevant Research Expertise
Creativity
Other Research Expertise (17)
Self-Actualization
Optimal Experience (Flow)
Mentoring
Hypnosis
Psychiatry and Mental health
And 12 more
About
Orin Davis earned the first doctorate in positive psychology, and is a self-actualization engineer who enables people to do and be their best. He consults for companies from startups to multinationals on hiring strategies, culture, innovation, diversity/equity/inclusion, and employee well-being, and coaches people at all levels on building self-knowledge and developing personal and professional growth trajectories. As the principal investigator of the Quality of Life Laboratory, he conducts research on flow, creativity, hypnosis, and mentoring. Dr. Davis teaches business at Columbia University and Fordham University, and gives workshops and lectures globally about human capital, creativity and innovation, and positive psychology. He is a startup advisor who helps early-stage companies enhance their value propositions, pitches, culture, and human capital, and writes and speaks avidly about human capital, creativity and innovation, and positive psychology.

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Vlad Glaveanu

Dublin
16 Years Experience
Full Professor of Psychology & Director DCU Centre for Possibility Studies, Dublin City University
Education

London School of Economics and Political Science

PhD, Social Psychology / July, 2012

London
Experience

Dublin City University

Full Professor and Director of the DCU Centre for Possibility Studies / August, 2022 — Present

Webster University Geneva

Head of Department of Psychology and Director of the Webster Center for Creativity and Innovation / September, 2017 — August, 2022

Aalborg University

Associate Professor / September, 2012 — August, 2017

Most Relevant Research Expertise
creativity
Other Research Expertise (4)
Sociocultural psychology
possibility studies
technology
education
About
Social scientist and educator trained at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. International expert on topics related to creativity, learning, technology, collaboration, migration, and culture. Founder of the transdisciplinary field of Possibility Studies. Author of Creativity: A Very Short Introduction and The Possible: A Sociocultural Theory with Oxford University Press and Wonder: The Extraordinary Power of an Ordinary Experience with Bloomsbury Press. Consultant or invited expert on creativity and innovation for organisations and companies such as OECD, UNESCO, the Lego Foundation, the International Baccalaureate, Climate KIC, among others. Currently Full Professor in the School of Psychology and Director of the DCU Centre for Possibility Studies at Dublin City University and Professor II at the Centre for the Science of Learning and Technology, University of Bergen. Trainer for Talent Collection, Romania. Founder and President of the Possibility Studies Network, https://possibilitystudies.org and editor of Possibility Studies and Society (Sage).

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Jim Samuel

11 Years Experience
Associate Professor at Rutgers University
Education

Baruch College

PhD, Information Systems / 2007

New York, New York, United States of America
Experience

Rutgers University

Associate Professor / 2021 — Present

Axivest

CIO / 2012 — Present

Research Expertise (22)
Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Informatics
Machine Learning
NLP NLU NLG Behavioral Finance
And 17 more
About
Jim Samuel is an Associate Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the Informatics Program at the Bloustein School. He is an information and artificial intelligence (AI) scientist, with significant industry experience in finance, technology, entrepreneurship and data analytics. Dr. Samuel’s primary research covers human intelligence and artificial intelligences interaction and information philosophy.  Dr. Samuel’s applied research focuses on the optimal use of big data and smart data driven AI applications, textual analytics, natural language processing and artificially intelligent public opinion informatics. His expertise extends to socioeconomic implications of AI, applied machine learning, social media analytics, AI education and AI bias. Dr. Samuel completed his Ph.D. from the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College – City University of New York, and he also has M.Arch and M.B.A (International Finance) degrees.  Dr. Samuel has worked with large multinational financial services corporations, and advises businesses and organizations on data analytics and AI driven value creation strategies. He is passionate about research driven thought leadership in AI, information philosophy, analytics and informatics. 

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Anna Jobin

11 Years Experience
Researcher at Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
Education

Université de Lausanne

Doctor of Social Sciences, Faculté des sciences sociales et politiques

Lausanne

Tufts University

Visiting Research Scholar, Science, Technology, and Society Program (STS)

Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America

Cornell University

International Visitor, Department of Science & Technology Studies (ST&S)

Ithaca, New York, United States of America
Experience

Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft GmbH

2021 — Present

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH)

Researcher / 2018 — 2020

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Scientific Assistant / 2013 — 2016

Research intern / 2012 — 2013

Research Expertise (21)
sciene & technology
digital ethics
artificial intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications
Hardware and Architecture
And 16 more
About
Anne Jobin is a Swiss sociologist and researcher who specializes in the areas of science, technology, and society (STS). She holds a Doctor of Social Sciences from Université de Lausanne, and has been a visiting research scholar at Tufts University and Cornell University. She is currently a researcher at the (ETH) and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

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Dan Baack

Denver, Colorado, United States of America
14 Years Experience
Professor at the University of Denver
Education

Saint Louis University

PhD, Marketing and International Business

St Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Truman State University

BS, Psychology and English

Kirksville, Missouri, United States of America
Experience

University of Denver

Professor of Marketing / 2009 — Present

Research Expertise (22)
Information processing
culture
and international marketing
Marketing
Communication
And 17 more
About
Dan Baack is an expert in advertising, brand management and international marketing. His academic research focuses on how differences in how consumers process information affect promotional activities. This includes investigations of creativity and advertising effectiveness, of advertising’s impact on brand image and of culture’s influence on marketing activity.

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Dr. James C. Kaufman

10 Years Experience
Professor at University of Connecticut, Expert in Creativity
Education

Yale University

PhD, Cognitive Psychology

New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
Experience

University of Connecticut

Professor / 2013 — Present

Most Relevant Research Expertise
Creativity
Other Research Expertise (42)
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meaning
Applied Psychology
And 37 more
About
James C. Kaufman is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. He has written or edited more than 50 books. These include: the recently published *The Creativity Advantage* (Cambridge); the forthcoming *Lessons in Creativity from Musical Theatre Characters* (with Dana P. Rowe; Routledge); two editions of *Cambridge Handbook of Creativity* (with Robert J. Sternberg) and five other Cambridge Handbooks; two editions of *Creativity 101* (Springer); and a book on terrible baseball pitchers with his father and a book on pseudoscience with his wife. James has developed many theories, most notably the Four C’s (with Ron Beghetto). He has developed several self-report measures of creativity and is currently focusing on positive outcomes of creativity. James has won many awards, including Mensa’s research award, the Torrance Award from the National Association for Gifted Children, the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children’s International Creativity Award, and APA’s Berlyne, Arnheim, and Farnsworth awards. He co-founded two major journals, *Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts* and *Psychology of Popular Media Culture* and is the current Senior Associate Editor for *Creativity Research Journal*. He has tested Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s creativity on CNN; written the book and lyrics to the musical *Discovering Magenta* (which played NYC and has a cast album); and appeared onscreen, complete with white lab coat, in the comic book documentary *Independents*.

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Megan Wheeler

12 Years Experience
Leadership Development Consultant
Education

Illinois Institute of Technology

MS, Industrial Organizational Psychology / May, 2012

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Experience

LifeLabs Learning

Director of Facilitation and Coaching / August, 2016 — November, 2023

Spoken

Founder / November, 2023 — Present

Huge

Learning and Development Manager / August, 2012 — April, 2016

Most Relevant Research Expertise
Creativity
Other Research Expertise (8)
Applied Psychology
leadership
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Leadership Assessment
Individual Assessment
And 3 more
About
Megan is the Founder of Spoken - a leadership development practice. She holds a Masters in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and has 15 years of global hands-on experience guiding leaders and teams across various industries. she brings a unique perspective to the table.  She is an ICF-certified coach and leadership trainer, and has had the privilege of mentoring hundreds of leaders from companies like Booking.com, Instacart, Vox, Twitter, Yelp, iHeart Radio, Greenhouse, and Squarespace, blending academic insights with real-world applications to foster their growth and team cohesion.  Her background allows her to nerd out on behavioral psychology, applying its principles to unlock potential and navigate the complexities of organizational dynamics and digital shifts.

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Example Creativity projects

How can companies collaborate more effectively with researchers, experts, and thought leaders to make progress on Creativity?

Innovation Workshop for a Tech Company

Conducting an innovation workshop for a tech company to help their team think outside the box, generate new product ideas, and explore innovative solutions to industry challenges.

Design Thinking for a Healthcare Organization

Applying design thinking methodologies to a healthcare organization to improve patient experience, streamline processes, and develop innovative healthcare solutions.

Idea Generation for a Marketing Agency

Facilitating brainstorming sessions for a marketing agency to generate creative ideas for new marketing campaigns, branding strategies, and customer engagement initiatives.

Creative Problem Solving for a Manufacturing Company

Providing creative problem-solving expertise to a manufacturing company to optimize production processes, reduce costs, and improve product quality.

Training Program for an Advertising Firm

Developing and delivering a training program for an advertising firm to enhance their employees' creative thinking skills, foster a culture of innovation, and improve campaign effectiveness.