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Virtual Attendance™ at Convergence 99

Virtual Attendance™ makes it possible for everyone who attends the conference, and even those who can't, to benefit from the learning and networking. Here's a list of the password-protected articles for attendees and Virtual Attendees only.

Click Here to see what others said about the Convergence 99 experience (password required)!
Alex D'Anci, ABB Corporate Research, "Creativity Tool Use in a Multi-National Company: A Way to Level the Cultural Playing Field in Business Interactions"
Tom Asacker, Humanfactor Marketing, "Innovation Insights from Convergence 99"

Bill Bellows, The Boeing Company, Conference Proceedings (.PDF format)

Deanna Berg, Director, Innovation Network, "Ask, Don’t Sell! Strategies for Selling Innovation"
Terri Brelsford, Federal Quality Consulting Group, "Building Innovation with a Culture Pyramid"
John Byers, Texas Instruments (retired), "Creating Communities of Practice Using the Intranet to Transform Individual Tacit Expertise into Organizational Capabilities"
Lynda Curtin, The Opportunity Thinker, "What Is Six Hats Thinking?"
Lynda Curtin, The Opportunity Thinker, "Six Thinking Hats: The Key to Creating Long-Term Customer Value"
Mitchell Ditkoff, Idea Champions, " On Breakthrough Thinking"

Mitchell Ditkoff, Idea Champions, Session Handouts

Dick Eaton and Julia Hector, Leapfrog Innovations, "Leaping the Hump of Resistance"
Diana Elliott, Dell Learning, Andrea Woodward, Innovation Network and Greg Furrow, Eli Lilly and Company "Out of the Corral and into the Work Place: Putting Monty Roberts's Join Up Principles to Work"
Allen Fahden, author of Innovation on Demand, "Hell is Still Hell, No Matter How Many Times They Remodel"

Allen Fahden, author of Innovation on Demand, Conference Proceedings (.PDF format)

Mary Gravelle, UR2, "The Three Stages of the Creation Cycle and the Scrunch It! Painting Process"
Rick Gutherie, Ford Motor Company, "Self Organizing Leadership"

Ruth Ann Hattori, Innovation Network, and Joel Treisman, CoKnowledge, Inc., Session Handouts (.PDF format)

Jim Higgins, author of Innovate or Evaporate, "Secrets of the Most Profitable Corporations"
Alfie Kohn, author of Punished by Rewards, "For Best Results, Forget the Bonus"
Amy Kraushaar, Withlin Worldwide, "Creative Strategic Thinking for Brand Development"

Amy Kraushaar, Withlin Worldwide, Conference Proceedings

George Land, Leadership 2000, "Breakpoint & Beyond - Mastering the Future Today"
Denys Laurence, International Management Trust, Monaco, "Transforming a Culture: The True Life Experience of a Small Service Company"
Bryan Mattimore, The Mattimore Group, "Brand Vision Ideation: How to Design & Facilitate a Brand Vision Ideation Session"
Brian McDermott, GrowthWorks, "Sowing the Seeds of Corporate Innovation"
Dale McIntyre and Doug Smith, Eastman Kodak, "Innovation Outposting"

Dale McIntyre and Doug Smith, Eastman Kodak, Session Handouts

Grace McGartland, GM Consultants, "CREATIVITY + CHANGE = INNOVATION"
Grace McGartland, GM Consultants, "TOTAL IMMERSION: Building the Bridge Between Acquired Data and Intuitive Wisdom"
Larry Mucha, The Coca-Cola Company, "A Journey Toward Cultural Change in The Coca-Cola Company's Engineering Development Function"
Jon Pearson, Creative Thinking Company, "THE ART OF COMMUNICATION: TEN WAYS TO COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY"

Charlie Prather, CW Prather & Associates, and Tim O'Connell, Conference Proceedings

Ralph Rathburn, AmAsia, Inc., roundtable session cancelled, "Diversity & Creativity: Potentials & Pitfalls"

Alain Rostain, Clarity International, Conference Proceedings (.PDF format)

Alain Rostain and , Clarity International, and William Miller, Global Creativity Corporation, Complete your free Innovation Styles Profile with results presented to you at Convergence 99!
Alison Strickland and Ted Coulson, Applied Creativity Inc., "The Walking People Workshop:Drawing on the Wisdom of the Ancients"
William Sturner, Ph.D., "Integrate Your Outer Professional Stature With Your Inner Depth of Soul"
Marian Thier and Joe Miguez, Expanding Thought, Proceedings from "Using Storytelling to Create Powerful Problem Definitions"
Dr. Andy Van Gundy, "Meeting Sparklers: Great Games & Activities"
Jonathan Vehar, New & Improved, (roundtable session cancelled) "Innovative Space Exploration: Designing Your Optimal Creative Environment"
Andrea Woodward, Innovation Network, Diana Elliott, Dell Learning, and Greg Furrow, Eli Lilly and Company, "Out of the Corral and into the Work Place: Putting Monty Roberts's Join Up Principles to Work"
Mary Zettel, 3M, "Developing Breakthrough Innovations Through Lead User Research"
Mary Zettel, 3M, debriefs Convergence 99

To learn the password, please register for the conference or contact Glenda at 303-308-1088 if you are already registered.