Creative Thinking,Strategic Thinking&Creative ProblemSolving

Robert Alan Black, Ph.D.

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Who is this team?

Summer of 1977

Since 1998 wandering around globe

Education

K-12BSMA/MAMEdPhDTraining/Workshopsreading / studying

Publications

600+ articles

40+ books, mostly co-authored

Presentations

3600+keynotes, breakoutsworkshops, trainingprograms,university coursesconsulting

150+ Creativity Conferences

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