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Master of Ceremonies - Kevin D. Asbjörnson, MIM
The Kinesthetics
of Leadership with Dianne Legro In this workshop, presentation expert and performer Dianne Legro will lead exercises that help you to experience how it feels (your physical imprint) to perform freely calmly and effectively in the upper ranges of your skills and abilities- while under pressure and in high stakes moments. Dianne will help participants learn to form the still point centeredness (physically, mentally, emotionally and kinesthetically) and quiet mind necessary for authenticity and sustained quality performance. Participants will…
“Mind body connection and relationship is absolutely underrated and undervalued.” “An hour was too short with her – could have spent all day. Wanted to know more…” “I wish she had her own day to tell us everything she knows.” DIANNE LEGRO is a principal of Creative Leaps International and its parent company, Associated Solo Artists, Inc. She is an award winning performer who performed in My Fair Lady on Broadway. She is a singer, speaker, author, coach and facilitator. Her first book "Your Awesome Presence", a communication skills book for professionals, is being launched at the Graduate school at CalPoly in August. She has just finished filming "The Opus" (sequel to the phenomenal movie "The Secret") scheduled for release in November. “The Opus” features Dianne speaking and singing along with Jack Canfield (author of Chicken Soup for the Soul Series), Dr. John DeMartini, Dr. Joe Vitale and other leaders in the field of human development. As a facilitator Dianne’s stress management and communications skills workshops and seminars combine the inner and outer work of self mastery. www.diannelegro.com Top
Form: Risk, Focus, Flow
with Donna Wissinger The complexity of today's world demands of its leaders, managers and those ascending into those roles a new combination of personal and psychological excellence: on the one side, habits of mental toughness, strategies for successful performance and improved personal awareness, and on the other, habits of curiosity and appreciative inquiry blended with inclinations toward community and the pursuit of deepening perspectives. The former are the celebrated attributes of high performance athletes, the latter of outstanding creative and performing artists. Participants in this workshop will learn to leverage the powerful techniques of both as they discover the power we each possess to transform our habits of everyday experience into synergies which enable success and meaningful lives of our own choosing. “It is in the moments in which we dare to live as we would choose that we define our lives.” “Every time I do my best my best gets better.”
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Color and Courage: Diversity in Learning Communities
with Paul Spencer Adkins In racially diverse workplaces, cultural differences can be a powerful two-edged sword: enriched creativity and human resources on the one side, unrest and failing productivity on the other. Of Color & Courage begins with a "celebration of differences" setting in motion an upbeat, candid dialogue aimed at demystifying the unknowns and harvesting for practical use the unique perspectives from differing cultures. Themes include: perseverance in the face of adversity, facing issues head-on, adversity as opportunity, going beyond lip service, taking the time to walk in another man's shoes, discovering the reality of inner resources, and tapping the power of personal will. Workshop leader Paul Spencer Adkins narrates the journey of celebrated concert artist Roland Hayes, known as "the Jackie Robinson of classical music". Of Color & Courage will challenge participants to chart personally meaningful strategies for their leadership roles in the workplace, roles which stand to profit from diversity as a source of creativity and adaptive human talent.
Leadership: Thinking, Perceiving and Judgement with John Cimino The
Hero's Journey Through the Bach Chaconne with Richard
Albagli
Capturing Creativity in Business with The Institute of Flow Ideas are born of creativity, the threshold to innovation. This interactive program gives participants an insider view of Steve's creative process. He shares his Essential Practices of Creativity, de-mystifying it, and thus making it accessible to everyone. Kathleen and Steve illustrate how these Essential Practices produce great ideas when applied to the workplace. Demonstrating the power of collaborative creativity, attendees will have the unique opportunity to actually co-create a piece of original music with Steve Barta, renowned jazz composer, pianist and author. (No musical experience necessary to participate). Participants learn ways to apply each of the creative practices to their personal and professional lives to generate ideas.
In the Real World: Creativity and Economic Development with Deborah Jordy, Tony Garcia and Ginger White
Friday, November 2 Track 1
“Well worth the whole day. Most empowering speaker ever. He inspires the best in all of us.” “Kevin is a genuine light – remarkable gift.” In the history of the world there will never be another you, this season and time will never come again. Your noble obligation to the world is to give to it what no other human being can - your life purpose: AWAKEN, IMAGINE, and CREATE! The Purpose Project was founded upon the principle that each human being was born to do what they do best, to do what they love, and to create their own vision of the world. Kevin D. May has developed this dynamic learning opportunity to educate, inspire, and coach each participant in the process of discovering, embracing, and living out their truest vocation through their own authentic leadership style. Fredrich Buechner wrote; “True vocation is where your deep gladness meets one of the worlds deep needs” In light of Mr. Buechner’s great philosophy the purpose project is designed to accomplish the following objectives: to increase the number of leaders who strive to live as their highest self, to increase the number of leaders who actually do what they were born to do, and to transform our world through the deep gladness and natural leadership ability of every day leaders? It should come as no surprise that a great number of men and women are both unaware of their life purpose and find themselves doing jobs where their professional responsibilities fail to utilize their most dominant gifts. Several years ago the Gallup Organization did an extensive poll on organizations and the people they employed. The poll asked individuals if their job allowed them to do what they were best at, many of the individuals polled responded with a resounding “No”. The Gallup Organization then compared the results of the survey with the overall performance of the companies in which the participants were employed. What they found was that those organizations that actively encouraged their employees to utilize their natural gifts on the job outperformed those that did not. The results of the Gallup poll support the principle that people are truly born to do what they are best at. The purpose projects vision is to inspire these everyday leaders mentioned in the Gallup poll to Awaken to the reality of their present life situation, To Imagine the life they were born to live, and to act courageously in Creating that life right now. If our world is not what we desire it to be, it is because we ourselves are not exactly what we were born to be. Track 2
The Muses become metaphorical “friends,” encouraging you to apply new ways of thinking to leadership and life challenges. Come prepared to be energized, inspired and amazed at the creativity within your self and within each other. Grounded in whole brain technologies, Ayn applies playful creativity in facilitating memorable training and team building experiences. She calls her business Creativity Lab, to create a mind set for experimentation and invention. Ayn has been designated a Master Certified Coach by the International Coach Federation and enjoys coaching leaders to bring innovation and high morale to their work. She is a Faculty Member of the Federal Executive Institute and Herrmann International, has advanced training in the Art of Convening by the Heartland Institute and is on the Board of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Coalition Building Institute.
Friday, November 2 Fanning the Creative Spirit: Toy Inventors Simplify Creativity with Charlie Girsch, Creativity Central
In This Session, Participants Will: Charlie and Maria Girsch have been professional toy inventors for over 30 years. In addition to inventing six kids, they have licensed over 200 toy and game ideas worldwide. They hold US. and international patents and won Germany's prestigious Children's Game of the Year Award. They claim to have taught Jack how to get out of his box. |
Kevin D. Asbjörnson, MIM is Founder & Principal Performing Artist of Inspire! Imagine! Innovate! He was the Keynote Speaker and one of the founding sponsors for the inaugural Leadership & Creativity Conference in 2006 and is an international leading practioner of performing arts-based training and emotionally intelligent leadership and a composer and recording artist of music for healthcare. Kevin will be our Emcee for the 2007 conference. 
Praise
for Dianne from the 2006 Leadership & Creativity Conference:
DONNA
WISSINGER, flutist, is a principal of Creative Leaps International
and its parent company, Associated Solo Artists, Inc. A graduate
of SUNY-Stonybrook and the Salzburg Mozarteum, Ms. Wissinger has
performed solo recitals on the main stages of Carnegie Hall, the
Glinka Capella in Leningrad, and in many cities across the USA and
Europe. Paralleling her work on stage, Ms. Wissinger is a top performance
athlete: a tennis pro, cyclist and long distance runner. Her athletic
training is complemented by advanced studies of massage therapy
and Alexander Technique. The cross-disciplinary transfer of habits
of excellence from one performance domain to another is a keynote
of Donna’s personal life path and effectively shared with
others in her dynamic workshop, Peak Performance. Learn more about
Donna at 
PAUL
SPENCER ADKINS is a princip
JOHN
CIMINO is president of Creative Leaps 
RICHARD ALBAGLI is founding Vice President and Treasurer of Associated
Solo Artists (ASA), Inc. (1972). He is also a physicist, a percussionist,
and a Principal Artist of Creative Leaps International; and his
dual background in physics and music has been the cornerstone of
dozens of projects linking the arts, sciences and humanities. He
holds a Bachelor's degree in physic from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, a Master's degree in performance from the Eastman School
of Music and has been the principal percussionist of the Albany
Symphony Orchestra since 1979. Albagli is Musical Director of the
Empire State Youth Percussion Ensemble, which has performed under
his direction since 1984 to national acclaim (including performances
at the Percussive Arts Society International Conference in 1998
and on the nationally syndicated radio show, "From the Top").
He has composed and arranged more than forty works for ensemble
and solo percussion including commissions from the Albany Symphony
and the Empire State Youth Orchestra as well as collaborations with
other ASA/Creative Leaps artists. He currently holds teaching posts
at SUNY-Albany and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Pianist STEVE BARTA has stayed true to his creative path for 30 years. He is a composer, recording artist, founder of his own record label (
Business Artist and Mentor KATHLEEN MEYER brings over 25 years of international business experience as a successful consulting practice executive with IBM Global Services, leadership coach, professional speaker, author and artist. Her passion for creating made Kathleen an early adopter of using creativity for successful business innovation. One of her greatest gifts is working with clients to tap into their creative spirit to realize their full business and leadership potential. Kathleen is a principal of The Institute of Flow. Kathleen holds an M.B.A in Business Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is a Doctoral candidate in Leadership at the University of Phoenix. 
Prior to joining CBCA, DEBORAH JORDY served as Executive Director of the Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation. Deborah also has led the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities and has served as curator for the Denver Art Museum. A Commissioner with the Denver Mayor’s Commission on Art, Culture and Film, Deborah also sits on the board of directors for Arts for Colorado, Citizens for Arts to Zoo, and the Colorado Association of Non-Profit Organizations. She has been recognized by the SCFD and, during her tenure at the Arvada Center, by the El Pomar Foundation. 
ANTHONY J. GARCIA has been the Executive Artistic Director at El Centro Su Teatro since 1989 and has been Director of the Su Teatro Company since 1974. He is an instructor in Chicano Studies at the Metro State College of Denver, and he is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the 
GINGER WHITE is the Senior Economic Development Specialist for DOCA. Prior to joining the staff, she acted as a consultant to the office managing the inaugural Doors Open Denver project. She previously served as the program and marketing manager for the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. White received her bachelor's degree from Xavier University, with a major in Political Science, and a master's degree in Urban Policy and Planning with an emphasis in economic development from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She currently serves on the board of the Denver Theatre District and Colorado Festival and Events Association. 
Praise
for Kevin from the 2006 Leadership & Creativity Conference:
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