رنده الطاهر, Lecturer

رنده الطاهر

Lecturer

Higher Colleges of Technology

البلد
الإمارات العربية المتحدة
التعليم
ماجستير, Creativity, Innovation, & Change Leadership
الخبرات
21 years, 4 أشهر

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :21 years, 4 أشهر

Lecturer في Higher Colleges of Technology
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - الشارقة
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ سبتمبر 2013

o Taught courses in creativity, ethics, entrepreneurship, innovation, and and general studies

Partner & Senior Consultant في SAJORY
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ مارس 2015

SAJORY focuses on building Cultures of Innovation in organizations, one business day at a time.
This includes measuring the culture of innovation, comparing and consulting in ways to improve it using technology and team training when required.

Facilitator, Idea Igniter & Translator in Creative Environments في Contagious Creativity
  • غير ذلك
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ يناير 2005

o Idea Igniter & Translator, and Multi-dimensional, multi-disciplinary design studio facilitator
o Trained in idea generation and decision making techniques
o Presented workshops on creative ideation, community organizing, design thinking, leadership development, storytelling and team diversity
o Produced manuals and trained Boards of Directors

www.contagiouscreativity.wordpress.com

Edutainment and program development consultant في Fils Planet
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • أبريل 2013 إلى ديسمبر 2015

o Consulted and supported the development of impact-focused social enterprise
o Established and organized the company's eco-system (partners, networks, and liaisons)
o Designed an innovative curriculum on financial edutainment, and consulted in business strategy

Design Facilitator, CreaTeam في The HUB
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • يونيو 2012 إلى نوفمبر 2013

o Open-design experiment, facilitating the launch of a new branch from the int’l network of The HUB in Dubai; a place for connecting and advancing the work of entrepreneurs in the region.

http://dubai.the-hub.net/

Lecturer في University of Sharjah
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - الشارقة
  • يونيو 2009 إلى فبراير 2012

Offered courses in Basic Design, Design Leadership, and Ethical design & leadership

Mentored students in creative thinking, visualization, problem solving & creative environments.

http://sharjah.ac.ae

Steering Committee Member for WCIW 2009 في World Creativity and Innovation Week
  • كندا
  • يناير 2009 إلى مايو 2009

o Organizer, workshop facilitator (in-house and virtual using SecondLife)
o Presented on idea generation, creative community organizing, team diversity & storytelling

www.creativityday.ca, http://worldcreativity.pbwiki.com

Program Development Manager - CITY Leaders في United Way Toronto
  • كندا
  • أغسطس 2007 إلى ديسمبر 2008

o Envisioned and executed a Toronto-wide, multimillion dollar, leadership development program with United Way Toronto, which became affiliated with the University of Toronto and other international partners
o Built a non-traditional experience for youth working in the nonprofit sector in Toronto; with a mix of theoretical education, applied learning projects, mentoring, online platform as well as peer networking
o Utilized a wide range of creative thinking tools in varied levels (diagnostic, visionary, strategic, ideational, evaluative, contextual and tactical)

Founder and President في My Arabic Story
  • كندا
  • أبريل 2003 إلى ديسمبر 2007

o Founded a national cultural non-profit organization, building a vast database of folktales and performing in institutions across the country
o Experienced in storytelling, puppetry, and group authoring
o Managed the administration workload as well as the marketing and financial efforts
o Built a vast database of folktales and connected with cultural groups to produce puppet shows

Project developer and educator في Tyndale St.Georges Centre
  • كندا
  • يناير 2003 إلى ديسمبر 2006

Developed community outreach program
o Established the infrastructure for the department’s eco-system (partners, networks, and liaisons).
o Participated in the strategic planning and evaluation process and trained in self-leadership

Planning consultant في National Forum for Youth and Culture - Jordan Youth
  • الأردن - عمان
  • مايو 2004 إلى أغسطس 2004

o Trained on strategic planning and produced the NFYC first strategic plan (2004-2006)
o Trained board of directors on government development and produced the Board Manual

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, Creativity, Innovation, & Change Leadership
  • في State University of New York
  • أغسطس 2008
دبلوم, Management
  • في McGill University
  • ديسمبر 2002

Specialties & Skills

Leadership Development
Problem Solving
Ideation
Organizational Learning
Innovation
Idea generation tools and methods
Creative environments and teams
Leadership development
Multi-dimensional , multi-disciplinary experimentation labs
Participatory Design methods & toolkits

اللغات

العربية
متمرّس
الانجليزية
متمرّس
الايطالية
متوسط
الفرنسية
مبتدئ
الاسبانية
مبتدئ

التدريب و الشهادات

Design Aerobics - PAPER (تدريب)
معهد التدريب:
Design Boom
تاريخ الدورة:
September 2012
Biomimicry in Higher Education (تدريب)
معهد التدريب:
The Biomimicry Institute
تاريخ الدورة:
January 2012
Creative Places + Spaces Regional Forum (تدريب)
معهد التدريب:
Artscape
تاريخ الدورة:
November 2008
Visual Thinking (تدريب)
معهد التدريب:
Knowledge Media Design Institute - University of Toronto
تاريخ الدورة:
May 2009

الهوايات

  • bookbinding
    started a line of notebooks and calendars (YomiCal)
  • Storytelling
    Starting a nonprofit organization based on telling stories