In today's innovation economy, education often seems stuck in the past-with rigid instructional methods that are designed to impart no more than facts and rote procedures. Human resource departments, corporate universities, and public schools alike are all struggling with how to transform their methods to support creative work. Drawing upon his experiences with San Francisco's legendary Exploratorium, as well as his experiences studying how creativity is taught, Dr. Sawyer describes fascinating new learning environments that will lead audiences to rethink what is possible.

An energetic and engaging talk that involves the audience in completely new creativity exercises, based on the latest psychological research. Dr. Sawyer shows audiences how they can become more creative by having more ideas, asking better questions, and identifying good ideas faster. Dr. Sawyer tells fascinating stories about cutting-edge research that reveal exactly what happens in the mind when we're at our most creative, and how to make that "aha!" moment happen regularly.For employees at any level.

Dr. Sawyer engages the audience by telling little-known stories about the world's most innovative companies. He combines these stories with his own scientific studies of group genius to reveal the hidden principles that allow these companies to consistently innovate. Sawyer draws on his research to explain why brainstorming so often fails, how to manage teams for maximum creativity, and how to create an organization where group genius thrives. Companies desiring strategic, cultural change throughout the organization will benefit from this message.For senior executives, managers, and employees.

In The Jazz Experience, Sawyer shares the stage with a jazz trio. Sawyer has been a jazz pianist since high school, and he has published several books analyzing how jazz ensembles generate surprising and original group creations. Sawyer introduces each of the trio's songs, describing the special balance of planning and improvisation that results in effective creativity and collaboration. Following each song, Sawyer poses provocative questions for the musicians, drawing out their unconscious inspiration and their conscious goals and thoughts. He ends by leading the audience in a Q&A session with the musicians. Sawyer has delivered The Jazz Experience with a wide range of jazz trios; a local trio is usually identified that works and performs near the client site. For the adventurous client, Sawyer has created several activities that bring together the audience and the musicians in a group improvisation.