Creative Leadership Development

Helping Leaders Think Beyond the Box

EVENTS

If you are interested in having a presentation on creative thinking or leadership development at your next event, please contact kathy@synchlora.com. Some examples of public events and events for nonprofits are shown below.

Your Day Public Radio: Creativity in Business
May 24, 2010
The Future of Manufacturing. Dr. Kathy Kegley, a researcher and business consultant on creativity, speaks with Richard Neal, President and Executive Director of Integrated Manufacturing Technology Initiaitive, about the future of manufacturing enterprises.

Your Day Public Radio: Creativity in Business
April 22, 2010
Innoventure Southeast 2010. Dr. Kathy Kegley, a researcher and business consultant on creativity with Synchlora LLC, speaks with John Warner, founder and a principal of InnoVenture LLC, about Innoventure Southeast 2010, a conference planned for May 11-12, bringing together leaders and innovators to further creative ideas.

Your Day Public Radio: Creativity in Business
March 8, 2010
Creativity in Business Education. Dr. Kathy Kegley, a researcher and business consultant on creativity, learns how creatvity plays a role in the Clemson MBA degree program when she talks with Gail DePriest, Director of Corporate Relations for the Clemson MBA Program.

The Art of Great Ideas
How to use art to stimulate new ideas and fresh thinking.
Greenville Art Museum
Greenville SC
February 2010

Creativity for the 21st Century Learner
Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation, Clemson University
Clemson, SC
February 2010

Your Day Public Radio: Creativity in Business
December 3, 2009
Human resources organizations in creativity and innovation. Dr. Caron St. John, Director of the Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Clemson University and Dr. Kathy Kegley a creativity consultant from Synchlora talk with Dr. Michael Crino, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Human Resource Management at Clemson University and Susan Lill, certified human resources professional and chief alignment officer at Align HR.

Your Day Public Radio : Creativity in Business
Creative people in business and industry. Dr. Kathy Kegley, a researcher and business consultant on creativity with Synchlora LLC, talks with Dr. Bruce Yandle, Clemson University Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics and author of the quarterly newsletter, The Economic Situation Report.

Fresh Thinking for New Ideas
A lunch 'n learn session using reflection collages and mind mapping.
Innovate Building
Greenville SC
November 2009

Your Day Public Radio: Creativity in Business
A Conversation with Karen Lucci, Director of Art Room at Triune Mercy Center
Your Day Public Radio
March 2009

Radical Innovation in Design & Manufacturing
A National Leadership Forum sponsored by The Department of Defense and NASA
Orlando, FL
October 2009

Radio: Creativity in Business
A Conversation with Rutland Center Ethics staff, Linda Gallicchio. Dr. Kathy Kegley talks with Linda Gallicchio, associate director for business outreach at Clemson University’s Robert J. Rutland Center for Ethics.
How do creativity and ethics overlap?
Your Day Public Radio
October 2009

Your Day Public Radio : Creativity in Business
A Conversation with Dr. Caron St. John, Associate Dean at the Clemson University College of Business and Behavioral Science
Your Day Public Radio
October 2009

Creativity Across Cultures
A look at the different ways various cultures influence the expression of creativity.
South Carolina Library Association
Columbia, SC
Fall 2009

Team Building with MBTI
Triune Mercy Center
Greenville, SC
Fall 2009

New Book Released!

Idea Journal: with Inspiration from Nature
by Kathy Kegley PhD
This journal offers unlined pages to capture ideas as well as illustrations, quotes and poems inspired by nature. Also included are doodle starters to help shift into creative thinking mode and suggested techniques for generating ideas.

Creativity Research Paper Published
Playing with Thinkertoys to Build Creative Abilities
C o-authored by Kathy Kegley PhD
A research paper supporting the notion that anyone can improve their creative thinking abilities.
Thinking Skills and Creativity
Published by Elsevier Ltd

Creativity Regained
Non-creativity is a learned behavior. This workshop teaches how to tap into the abundance of creativity that naturally occurs in all of us.
Furman University Retreat
Greenville, SC
Summer 2009

Your Day Public Radio: Creativity in Business
A Conversation with Russell Stall, Executive Director of Greenville Forward
Your Day Public Radio
March 2009

Creativity for Entrepreneurs
Building entrepreneurial creativity for successful ventures.
NextStart
Greenville, SC
Summer 2009

YWCA Beyond Brainstorming
Mind Mapping Ideas to "Fill the Seats"
Greenville, SC
May 2009

Creative Thinking in Leadership
North Georgia College and University
Dahlonega, GA
April 2009

Women's Leadership Series: First, Know Yourself
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Greenville, SC
April 2009

Innoventure
Research Poster Presentation
"Improving Creative Thinking"
March 2009

S. C. Master Naturalist Conference
Sponsor (Sandhills Level)
Clemson Outdoor Lab
March 2009

Radio: Creativity in Business
A Conversation with Economist Dr. Bruce Yandle
Your Day Public Radio
March 2009

Radio: Creativity in Business
A Conversation with John Warner of Innoventure
Your Day Public Radio
March 2009

Everyday Creativity
Practical techniques to develop creativity.
Greenville Library Staff Day
Greenville, SC
February 2009

Radio: Creativity in Business
A Conversation with Doug Kim of Innovision
Your Day Public Radio
February 2009

Leadership Oconee County
Creative Leadership Development
Seneca, SC
February 2009

Radio: Creativity in Business
A Conversation with Dr. Karen Hall of S. C. Master Naturalist Program
Your Day Public Radio
January 20089

Radio: Creativity in Business
A Conversation with Dr. Caron St. John
Your Day Public Radio
October 2008

Creativity in Business
MBA Course, Clemson University
Fall 2008
Clemson, SC

Innovation & Creativity: Tap Into Your Intuition
YWCA PowerUP: Women Who Lead
April 2008
Greenville, SC

Creativity Across Cultures
Upstate Businesses and Clemson Students
Clemson, SC
April 2008

Creative Thinking and Decision Making
Printing Foundations: A Decision Maker’s Workshop
March 2008
Clemson. SC

Spicing Up Your Classroom Training: Applying Creativity for Increased Engagement and Learning Retention
Upstate South Carolina ASTD
Greenville, SC
March 2008

Visual Metaphors from Nature
American Creativity Association
Singapore
February 2008

Mindmapping the Customer Experience
The Conference Board Business Performance Council
Clemson, SC
November 2007

The Essence of Creative Thinking
The Envelope Manufacturing Association
Clemson, SC
September 2007

Cultural Awareness and Creativity
S.C. Cherokee Garden
April   2007