Alden B. Dow
"The master measure of leadership is the ability to control the dynamics of ideation for a maximum result."

Photograph courtesy of the Alden B. Dow Archives.
MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS

American Creativity Association - Publishers of ACA Focus
Creative Education Foundation - Hosts of CPSI

PSYCHOMETRICS

The Basadur Creative Problem Solving Profile
Herrmann International - Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument
Kiersey Temperament and Character Web Site - The Kiersey Temperamant Sorter
Kirton Adaption-Innovation Web Site - Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI)

CREATIVITY WRITERS/SPEAKERS

The Artist's Way On-Line Cluster - 12-Week Program To Break Creativity Blocks
Edward de Bono's Web - Six Thinking Hats, Lateral Thinking, CoRT
Cre8ng - Robert Alan Black, Broken Crayons
Roger Firestien - Leading on the Creative Edge
Michael Michalko - Thinkertoys, Thinkpack, Cracking Creativity
Philip Lawrence Wiggle - President of The Aspen Group
Virtual Thinking Expedition Company - Rolf Smith, The 7 Levels of Change, Fast Company Article
Win Wenger - Discovering the Obvious, Beyond Teaching and Learning, The Einstein Factor
Winston J. Brill & Associates - To stimulate creativity and innovation
Creativity Central - Toy Inventers Charlie & Maria Girsch CPS

TECHNIQUES

The Centre for Research in Applied Creativity - Simplex
Synectics - Bringing together diverse elements
TRIZ - Russian methodology for creative engineering design

ORGANIZATIONAL CREATIVITY

The Center for Creative Leadership - Educational institution developing models of manigerial practice
The Center for Creative Learning, Inc. - Sarasota, Florida
Creative Problem Solving Group - Buffalo - Helps people in organizations understand and use their creative talents
Innova Training & Consulting - Des Moine, Iowa. Provides courses based on Dr. Edward de Bono's thinking methods - Six Thinking Hats, Lateral Thinking, and DATT as well as unique corporate training courses on topics such as innovation, communication, teamwork, and leadership.

OTHER CREATIVITY SITES

Buzan Centres - Tony Buzan, Use Your Head, Use Your Memory, The Mind Map Book
The Center for Creative Learning, Inc. - Diverse resource on Creativty, CPS and Learning Styles
The Center for Creativity - The Arts & Therapy, Inc (creative arts therapy)
The Center for Studies in Creativity - at Buffalo State College. Promotes and improves understanding of creativity
The Creative Spirit Center - Midland, MI. Enhancing wellness through the arts
Creativity Web - Web's Best Creativity Reference
Go Create
Enchanted Mind
The Innovation Network
The National Center for Creativity - Publishers of the Creative Sparks Calendar. Indianapolis, IN.
Odyssey of the Mind
Project Zero - Harvard Graduate School of Education
Right Brain Workouts
The Torance Center for Creative Studies - at The University of Athens, Georgia.
Alliance of Artists' Communities - Time, Space and Support to Create

IDEA GENERATION SOFTWARE

Brainstorming - Brainstorming 101, Ablemind, Thinkworld Newsletter