Genein Letford: The 7 Gems of Intercultural Creativity

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Genein Letford is an award-winning speaker, best-selling author and corporate trainer on creative thinking and Intercultural Creativity™. She is the founder of CAFFE Strategies, and has inspired and led many to reconnect to their creative abilities in order to produce innovative ideas for an inclusive workspace.

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Show Highlights

  • The 7-gems of intercultural creativity framework
  • Redefining creativity in schools.
  • Stop unintentionally squashing creativity. 
  • A new lens to view effective leadership
  • Benefits in sitting with ambiguity 
  • Strengthen your cultural competence and multi-sensory observational skills. 
  • Be an ability bridge across different cultural groups.

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          “Cultural competence and the creative growth mindset of the teacher is one of the highest indicators of student success.”

          – Genein Letford

           

          “For the next era of thinking and the next future of work, we have to do a better job of really making sure our kids are strong in their ability to stand-in their unique truth.”

          – Genein Letford

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