Jennifer James is well known to audiences around the world for her innovative ideas.
She works on an international level, helping people to meet the challenges of today's transitions.
Her speeches and seminars deal with adaptation to change and the development of thinking skills.
Dr. James is a specialist in the areas of cultural change, diversity and marketing intelligence.
She is a published author of seven books, which include
Windows,
"Success Is The Quality Of Your
Journey", and
"Thinking in the Future Tense". She has written more than 50 academic articles and wrote
a newspaper column for the Seattle Times for 18 years.
Dr. James earned her Master's Degree in history and psychology and her Doctorate in cultural anthropology.
Before entering the public arena, she was a professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington
Medical School for twelve years.
She is the founder of the Committee for Children, a nonprofit organization that develops curriculums for the protection
of children and the development of alternatives to violence. These curriculums are now in taught in every state and in 37 other countries.
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Jim Lovell was a commander
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Rising earned her Ph.D. from Arizona State University in the field of object-based design metrics and has a background
that includes university teaching and industry work in telecommunications, avionics, and strategic weapons systems.
She is an internationally known presenter on topics related to patterns, retrospectives, agile development approaches,
and the change process.
Dr. Rising is the author of numerous articles and four books---
"Design Patterns in Communications",
"The Pattern Almanac 2000",
"A Patterns Handbook", and
"Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing
New Ideas", written with Mary Lynn Manns.
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Erik Wahl is a recognized artist and speaker who challenges organizations to transcend mediocrity through creativity.
Founder of The Wahl Group, a consulting firm specializing in helping organizations identify and implement breakthrough
thinking, he holds a degree from the University of San Diego where he studied both art and business.
He is passionately committed to helping businesses explore new levels of vision and performance through creativity.
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