Russ Schoen has worked as a facilitator, speaker and trainer in the areas of deliberate creativity, innovation, problem solving, high performance and change leadership for more than 16 years. He has facilitated innovation programs worldwide including programs in Singapore, Italy, Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the US.

 

Russ is a contributing author to a number of creative leadership related materials including the FourSight and Ingenious Thinking suite of materials. 

In addition, Russ is an adjunct faculty at the International Center for Studies in Creativity where he teaches graduate courses in facilitating creative process and an adjunct faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership (www.ccl.org).

 

Russ holds a Master of Science in Creativity from the State University of New York at Buffalo and is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory specializing in improvisation. 

He is a specialist in the field of individual, team and organizational innovation and leadership and holds certifications in a number of additional training programs including Polarity Management and Emotional Intelligence. Russ also serves as a leader at the annual Creative Problem Solving Institute, the annual Creativity European Association conference in Italy and the Mindcamp Creativity Conference in Toronto.

 

In addition to his work with organizations, Russ is a co-founder of the Creative Youth Leadership Academy which helps train young people to adopt a mindset and apply a toolset to help them see more options in their lives and to make healthier choices.

 

To learn read more about Russ and his work with clients, please visit his linked in page here.