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The Wonder Wall: Leading Creative Schools and Organizations in an Age of Complexity
Contributor(s): Gamwell, Peter (Author), Daly, Jane (Author)

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 ISBN: 1506357377     ISBN-13: 9781506357379
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
OUR PRICE: $29.40  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Leadership
- Education | Administration - General
Dewey: 371.2
LCCN: 2017001040
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7" W x 9.9" L (0.90 lbs) 192 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product
 
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Learn the four conditions most effective for fostering creativity

Sometimes our attempts to foster creativity can stifle it. Gamwell, a former teacher and superintendent who has spent more than three decades studying creativity, shares a fresh perspective on how to nurture creativity, innovation, leadership, and engagement in a variety of settings.

You'll learn how to:

    Tap the creative and leadership potential in everyone Think bigger by moving from a deficit model of thinking to a strengths-based approach Develop the lost arts of listening and storytelling to optimize learning Handle the inevitable pushback and fear that transformational change can bring

Contributor Bio(s): Gamwell, Peter: - Born in Liverpool, Peter Gamwell is an author, presenter, and an award-winning leader in education who has worked in both central and eastern Canada and abroad. He is recently retired from the role of Superintendent, responsible for District Leadership Development with the 75,000-student Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), where he also served as the Board lead for Aboriginal education from 2006 until 2012.

Working closely with such renowned creativity experts as Sir Ken Robinson and Sir John Jones, Peter has become recognized nationally and internationally as a leader and catalyst for district-wide initiatives that inspire and advance education; student, faculty, community and business engagement; and strength-based models and creative thinking. He has developed numerous presentations and papers on these topics, and is regularly invited to speak both nationally and internationally.

With a reputation for engaging, compelling and practical ideas, Peter has advised academia, the business community and government departments at all levels on how to develop strategy to imbue creativity throughout an organization, as well as to create environments for optimal learning and engagement. Peter has been invited to sit on the Global Distinguished Leadership Panel at the Canadian Principals' Association conference, Banff, Alberta; on the creativity expert panel at the World Creativity Forum in Oklahoma; and was appointed to the Board of Directors for the US-based National Creativity Network.

In his spare time, Peter plays in a blues/rock band, and has been featured as an entertainer on provincial and national radio and television. He lives in Ottawa, Canada with his wife, Liz, and has two grown children.

Daly, Jane: - Curious about the interconnections between creativity, education and business, Jane Daly was happy to join Peter Gamwell on his quest to discover more about the conditions that foster creativity in 2011. Jane works as a communications strategist and commercial writer by day and enjoys fiction writing by night, as well as spending time with her husband John, their kids and grandkids, and their dog and cat in Ottawa, Canada.


 
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