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June 26, 1998 Tapping creativity is topic for seminar WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University's Office of Continuing Engineering Education will offer a seminar on developing and using creativity for success in everyday life and in the workplace. The seminar, "Creativity Tools and Techniques for Your Success," will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, in Room 268 of the Potter Engineering Center. It also will be broadcast to sites around the state via the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System satellite network. The program covers several aspects of creativity in everyday life and work situations. Participants will complete several exercises that address individual creativity, creativity in groups and the challenges of managing creativity. The program is intended for anyone who is interested in sparking creativity in the workplace as well as in day-to-day life. The instructor for the seminar is West Lafayette resident Janet Myers, an author, artist, entrepreneur, naturalist and public speaker whose practical parables tap lessons from nature to provide insights for life and business. Myers founded Dearborn Business Group in 1984 after several years in commercial banking and corporate management. Her education includes graduate degrees in information science and finance from the University of Denver and Northwestern University. Her publications range from the best-selling book, "Productive Bankers and Profitable Banks: The Grand Slam of Banking," to an article in Hoosier Banker on trees as an agricultural asset and cash flow source. The cost of attending the program at Purdue is $100 per person. The registration deadline is July 20. To register or for more information on additional broadcast sites, call Marsha Nance at Purdue's Office of Continuing Engineering Education, (765) 494-7018; e-mail, nance@ecn.purdue.edu. Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page