BAUM, BRUCE

Dr R Bruce Baum, a legend in his own mind, is a Professor in the Exceptional Education Department at Buffalo State College and the "Head Honcho" of HumorCreativity.Com. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Cincinnati, and his doctorate from Indiana University. Dr Baum is the author or How to Motivate Audiences: 121 Energizers, Icebreakers, and Activities for Promoting Creative Problem Solving, Teamwork and Laughter (Bates-Jackson, 2003). Dr Baum is a Colleague in the Creative Education Foundation, a leader in the Annual Creative Problem Solving Institute, a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, an Associate with the Center for Development of Human Services, a certified Laughter Leader and a member of the Board of Directors of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor. He has conducted numerous programs on humor, creativity, team building, educating individuals with disabilities, coping with difficult people, communication, self-esteem and managing stress. In his spare time, Dr Baum is a Rocket Scientist, Bronco Rider, Taxidermist, Explorer, Gourmet and Brain Surgeon.

BIEBUYCK, EVA

Eva Biebuyck is a catalyst for change. Educated locally and abroad she holds the following qualifications: BSc (Natal), BEd (Witwatersrand), MA (Conn), UED (Natal). Initially Eva taught the sciences and mathematics in the conventional school system. After completion of her master's degree in the United States, her specialisation in the education of talented and gifted children led to an appointment as Director of the Schmerenbeck Educational Centre for Gifted Children. The Centre operated in association with the University of the Witwatersrand. Subsequently Eva became involved in the training of adults. In her own right she has held numerous workshops but has also worked extensively with Kobus Neethling, an acknowledged expert in the use of creative thinking in the workplace. In this context she worked with parastatals and companies with the objective of empowering staff to better handle change in a period of transition. More recently, she started a business, Maths Made Easy. Eva has been a presenter for the last six years at the Annual International Creativity Conference held in South Africa.

BLACK, ALAN - Ph.D, CSP.

Alan is an international creative thinking consultant. In the past few years he has traveled completely around the world twice plus to 46+ countries to speak, consulting and gather data on S.P.R.E.A.D.ng creative thinking throughout entire organisations. He has written 15 books, published over 250 articles and given over 2500 speeches, workshops and training programs on creative thinking, leading, communicating and team building in the workplace. One of his books: BROKEN CRAYONS, is in its 3rd printing in English and has been sold to readers around the world plus has been published in Turkish in Istanbul and soon will be published in Slovakia and Japan.
Alan's primary mission is to help people around the world to enhance and expand creative thinking throughout their orgaisations in ALL their people through their deliberate efforts and actions in S.P.R.E.A.D.ng (Supporting, Promoting, Recognising, Encouraging, Applying and Developing) creative thinking and C.r.e.8.n.g. to generate limitless creative solutions.

BOTHA, ANNALIE

Annalie Botha is a lecturer at the University of Pretoria . She specializes in Early Childhood Education, Creative Thinking, Life Skills, Original Classroom Practices and Paradigm Shifts. She is also the organizer of Tuks Creative Student Society on campus. Tuks Creative offers opportunities to students to participate in street theatre, children theatre, art festivals, educational excursions, etc. Tuks Creative wants to thank Kobus Neethling for the sponsorship to the Annual International Creativity Conference in Africa . This is where we are having fun with creative thinking to develop the skills to make serious changes and to build creative environments. Kobus, you empower the youth with Creative Problem Solving Skills to change the world. I believe that these future teachers will be able to link the theory of the academic world and the practice of the real world, and that they will be able to use their critical creative thinking skills to bring magic and fun back into the classroom and touch the hearts of our children.

CLINE, JEROME

Jerry is an attorney and is a colleague of the Creative Education Foundation.  Over the years he has worked with international groups teaching the creative process.  He has integrated creative principles into his work and daily life.  He has collaborated with his wife Starr in producing the Cline & Cline Model of Creativity – “Creativity -The Path to Innovation.”

CLINE, STARR

Starr received her Doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University where she started her specialization in gifted education.  She was part of a Graduate Leadership Training Program.  Experts from all over the country were brought together to work students.  As a result, she had the opportunity to meet E. Paul Torrance and Sidney Parnes.  Her interests took her in both directions.  She authored two texts for gifted education; Diverse Populations of Gifted Children, Prentice Hall and Giftedness Has Many Faces, Winslow Press.  Her latest work The Power of Yes, IUniverse addresses the nature of creativity and innovation.  She is a Colleague of the Creative Education Foundation, was a delegation leader to the Soviet Union and is an international lecturer.  She teaches for Hofstra University on Long Island.  She has collaborated with her husband Jerry in producing the Cline & Cline Model of Creativity –“ Creativity -The Path to Innovation.”