Lecturer
Higher Colleges of Technology
Total des années d'expérience :21 years, 4 Mois
o Taught courses in creativity, ethics, entrepreneurship, innovation, and and general studies
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.
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
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
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/
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
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
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)
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
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
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
