Wayne Morris has worked as a consultant, trainer and coach in a range of industries applying "whole brain" approaches to leading, learning, and creating. He facilitates creativity focussed workshops in New Zealand and abroad. Wayne is also an artist with collections in New Zealand and overseas.
For the past 25 years Francois Coetzee has been solving challenging client problems using creative thinking and processes. He's a Master Practitioner of NLP, Master Practitioner of Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, NLP Coach and Trainer, NBI Wholebrainer Practitioner and Enterprise Architect.
Dr. Ralph Kerle, MCI, DADA, h.c. is an internationally respected thought leader, facilitator and writer on organisational innovation, creative leadership and behaviours. He has a key interest on using arts based processes as a way of developing innovative practices at work.
Dr Damian Ruth is a senior lecturer in organisational strategy at Massey University. He has taught at several universities in different countries. His current focus is around the use of art and design in developing strategic thinking, organisation studies, and strategy.
Robert Alan Black, PhD, CSP Creativity, is a creativity consultant. "Between 1950 and 1961, through our family summer trips, I was in 48 mainland states and made it 49 by going to Hawaii in 2002. Since 1977 I have been in 93 countries and still continue to travel each year."
A performer, director, writer and facilitator with more than 20 years experience, Nicola Pauling has developed many of Voice Arts Trust's most successful projects. She is passionate about providing opportunities for creative self-expression and the telling of our own stories.
Pip Cotton, PhD, is director of I.A.M (Inquiry into Art and Mind). Since late 2002 he has worked periodically as a contract researcher with The Learning Connexion. His association with TLC is on-going and he is a member of the school’s External Advisory Panel.
Dr Nick Wilson’s research explores creativity and cultural management. He's a professionally trained singer, entrepreneurial educator, author, and Deputy Head of the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries, King's College London.
A weaver of people and narrative, Trevor Moeke effects positive change in everything he does.
Visionary, globally connected and engaged, Trevor has unique insight into indigenous potential and how it can be harvested for positive global change.
Dr Cathryn Lloyd is a creative development coach, facilitator and educator with over 20 years experience. She holds a Doctorate in Creative Industries, and is an accredited Action Learning facilitator with the School for Social Entrepreneurs.
Dr Lee Martin works at the Hayden Green Institute of Innovation and Enterprise,
University of Nottingham, and is director of MSc in Entrepreneurship. His research and practice explores creativity in the workplace, education, sustainable contexts and the arts.
The principal of Creative Pathways, David provides facilitation and coaching to businesses. Creatively he draws on his experience as a practising artist (visual) and musician
(violinist). His leadership and management skills grew out of his experience as an engineer.
Michelle has over 20 years experience in training and facilitation, with background in applied science, creative industries, and business. A key focus of her trainings include visual creative processes. She regularly speaks to international audiences.
Janet Mazenier has 30+ years in corporate and independent consulting positions plus many public speaking engagements. Currently she is a fulltime student of Fine Arts (painting). She retired in 2012 as Head of Planning at Telecom NZ.
Henry teaches design at the Christchurch Polytechnic and Institute of Technology (CPIT). He is a creative lateral thinker and gnomologist with a predilection for the ironic and kitsch. "I feel that I am adept in using creative thinking and fun to make a serious point."
Eryn Gribble has passionately worked in community arts for over 6 years, alongside and in organisations such as Vincent's Art Workshop, Newtown Community Centre, Capital E! and Nautilus Creative Space. She is currently team leader at Alpha Art Studio, an art studio for adults with intellectual disability.
Bruce Corson has coordinated and coached cross-disciplinary design teams for 35 years, provided professional education for NASA, environmental studies and architectural energy design at Cal-Berkeley and both architectural and cross-disciplinary collaborative design at Cornell University.
Dr Jennifer Rock is a lecturer at Otago University in the Centre for Science Communication. Her subject areas include aesthetics and paradigms in science, climate change (ocean warming), creative analogy and visual cognition, community co-creation, and methods in art-science integration.
Peter Adsett, PhD, regularly exhibits art in Australia, New Zealand, New York and Boston. His work is displayed in various institutions and museums. One of his collaborations was with Sam Kebbell on "Humbug" resulting in a dialogue between painting and architecture.
Mike Grady is an artist, writer and educator who has travelled extensively in China and has studied Asian art practices such as calligraphy and landscape painting. He has taught and exhibited internationally and is Professor of Studio Art, at Appalachian State University in North Carolina.
Jim Yellowhawk is a member of the Itazipco Band of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Immersed in the arts of his ancestors, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Art. "I have opened my art up to international level, including being invited to perform Lakota men's traditional dance at venues all over the world."
Starting out as a Chemical Engineer and Project Manager, bored of his job he travelled the world and founded his first business in 2007. He's since created marketing courses, software applications, and become a best selling author. Besides consulting he also works in startup businesses.
Lillian Hetet works as a writer, web designer and convenor of cultural conversations. Her current projects include writing a memoir and making a film about the lifelong creative collaboration of her artist parents.
Gaia Grant is MD of Tirian, which focuses on transformation through creative thinking. Author of book “Who Killed Creativity?”, clients have included: Visa, JP Morgan, The Four Seasons Hotels, and others. Gaia holds an MS in Creative Thinking and degrees in education and arts.
NOTE - schedule is subject to change. Any adjustments (which should only be minor ones) will be communicated to conference delegates via email.