The Wonder Wall: Leading Creative Schools and Organizations in an Age of Complex

Description: The Wonder Wall by Peter Gamwell, Jane Daly Gamwell shares the keys to nurturing and fostering creativity, innovation, leadership, and engagement in classrooms, businesses, and even families in THE WONDER WALL. By creating a stimulating environment, youll learn to naturally nurture and foster the inborn creative capacities of every individual. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Learn the four conditions most effective for fostering creativity Sometimes our attempts to foster creativity can stifle it. Gamwell, a former teacher and superintendent who has spent more than three decades studying creativity, shares a fresh perspective on how to nurture creativity, innovation, leadership, and engagement in a variety of settings. Youll learn how to:Tap the creative and leadership potential in everyone Think bigger by moving from a deficit model of thinking to a strengths-based approachDevelop the lost arts of listening and storytelling to optimize learningHandle the inevitable pushback and fear that transformational change can bring Author Biography Born in Liverpool, Peter Gamwell is an author, presenter, and an award-winning leader in education who has worked in both central and eastern Canada and abroad. He is recently retired from the role of Superintendent, responsible for District Leadership Development with the 75,000-student Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), where he also served as the Board lead for Aboriginal education from 2006 until 2012. Working closely with such renowned creativity experts as Sir Ken Robinson and Sir John Jones, Peter has become recognized nationally and internationally as a leader and catalyst for district-wide initiatives that inspire and advance education; student, faculty, community and business engagement; and strength-based models and creative thinking. He has developed numerous presentations and papers on these topics, and is regularly invited to speak both nationally and internationally. With a reputation for engaging, compelling and practical ideas, Peter has advised academia, the business community and government departments at all levels on how to develop strategy to imbue creativity throughout an organization, as well as to create environments for optimal learning and engagement. Peter has been invited to sit on the Global Distinguished Leadership Panel at the Canadian Principals Association conference, Banff, Alberta; on the creativity expert panel at the World Creativity Forum in Oklahoma; and was appointed to the Board of Directors for the US-based National Creativity Network. In his spare time, Peter plays in a blues/rock band, and has been featured as an entertainer on provincial and national radio and television. He lives in Ottawa, Canada with his wife, Liz, and has two grown children. Curious about the interconnections between creativity, education and business, Jane Daly was happy to join Peter Gamwell on his quest to discover more about the conditions that foster creativity in 2011. Jane works as a communications strategist and commercial writer by day and enjoys fiction writing by night, as well as spending time with her husband John, their kids and grandkids, and their dog and cat in Ottawa, Canada. Table of Contents ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsPrologue: The Wonder Wall1. The Start of Something Extraordinary2. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: The Connection Between Change and Creativity3. The Imperatives for Creativity: Getting There Is a Three-Way Street4. Lead the Way: Leadership Development5. Condition #1: Storytelling and Listening6. Condition #2: Moving Beyond Diversity to Inclusivity7. Condition #3: Making It Personal8. Condition #4: Celebrating9. Assessing the Culture of Creativity: How to Get Buy-In and Fellow Travelers for Your Journey to the ExtraordinaryReferencesIndex Review "Inspiring and insightful, The Wonder Wall shows that educational organizations can change, for the better, with the "right" leadership: leadership that sees brilliance in everyone and encourages creativity in all." -- Yong Zhao, Ph.D., Foundation Distinguished Professor "The authors present a compelling and refreshing narrative that transcends much of the pedestrian nature of education dialogue. The focus on learning is wonderful." -- Peter Dillon, Superintendent of Schools "This book will inspire educators who may be stuck in their current context and encourage them to think out of the box." -- Karen L Tichy, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership "This important book lays out a journey leading to improvement that is strengths-based, and focuses on talent and inclusivity, with the outcome of a creative, innovative, and engaged organization. For engaging students in school, this book is essential." -- Lynn Lisy-Macan, Visiting Assistant Professor "Effective and memorable anecdotes will stay in the readers mind long after the conclusion of the book. The book acknowledges the drive toward innovative and transformative practices and provides a framework to foster creativity in complex organizations. A strong theory of action, the text highlights creativity, structure, change, and inclusive practices." -- Jill Gildea, Superintendent "The Wonder Wall has so many important and creative ideas, I suggest everyone read it more than once." -- Ellen J. Langer, Author and Professor "Peter Gamwell understands creativity like few people on this planet and now, thanks to this stirring, entertaining, and illuminating book, well all understand it much more. If youre at all concerned with making the extraordinary happen in your organization, you need to read The Wonder Wall." -- Lou Aronica, New York Times Best-selling Author "In The Wonder Wall Peter Gamwell and Jane Daly speak with honesty, integrity, and insight about Leading Creative Organizations in Times of Complexity and express it all with wit, clarity, and humanity. A delight to read and a read that delights and informs - both clever and entertaining! This book is a must for anyone involved in leadership roles or with ambition to find a more successful model for management." -- Derek Brown, CEO "At last, a book which stands courageous at the crossroads where creative theory and practice meet; that Shangri-La where innovation and imagination thrive. Packed with suggestions and practical ideas, it draws a map for all those who believe there is always a better way. It gives leaders the confidence and the strategies to develop those conditions in which individual and group potential can be released. A must-read for all threshold adventurers. I have only one criticism - I wish Id written it." -- Sir John Jones, Author of The Magic Weaving Business "All of my life I have been enthused by two things; creativity and simplicity. Im proud that I got in on the creativity thing before it became uber trendy amongst adults. Its always been at the heart of our childrens agenda. As time has gone by, I have become increasingly concerned that something as primal and elegantly human as creativity has been stripped of its simplicity by so many, and as a result, turned into something almost mystical and increasingly complex. Thats why, from the day I first met Peter Gamwell, I knew wed get on. First, because he got it long before I did and second, because he is one of the gifted few who can strip back the nonsense and help us all to rediscover the joy of our natural creative state. This book is Peter bottled; I love it!" -- Richard Gerver, Author of Change: Learn to Love it; Learn to Lead it "The Wonder Wall focuses on tapping into the creativity within ourselves to instill fundamental changes in the way people lead organizations and schools. Peter and Jane capture the pragmatic ways in which creativity and innovation can be stimulated and harnessed by bringing the best out of people in every sort of organization. This book isnt just another bag of tricks for managing organizational change. It is a heartfelt, deeply grounded manifesto for the more visionary and creative styles of servant leadership." -- Sir Ken Robinson, Author/Consultant "Peter Gamwell and Jane Daly have written an alternative manifesto for boldness, innovation and risk in education. They do so with respect and regard for the enormous expectations communities already place on educators. This is an essential read that holds a code as the global community commits to attain the UNs Sustainable Development Goal #4 "Quality Education for All." -- Kathryn White , President and CEO | Presidente et directrice generale "Be brilliant at what youre best at. Build on your strengths. Belong to something. These are the three imperatives that this great book sets out for young people and those who teach them. It does so with wit, wisdom, up-close experience and a magnificent capacity to tell a good tale of why all people in schools really matter. This book is its own Wonder Wall. When youve closed your Ken Robinson book, open this next. Youll not be disappointed." -- Andy Hargreaves, Brennan Chair in Education "Take everything you know about learning and turn it upside down. It is there that you will find Peter Gamwell, Jane Daly and their Wonder Wall of creativity wallowing in wisdom. Yes, we have three imperatives, and four conditions, and therein you will find a treasure trove of ideas for creativity. You dont have to leave the school system to upend it. Just read Wonder Wall and you will be swept along into doing things that engage all students and teachers. You will even get ideas about how to evaluate creativity. The timing is perfect. Go beyond skills and knowledge, light the sparks that lead to learning. Be excited about the limitless possibilities of education." -- Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus "I love this book. I am a huge fan of storytelling, and this book is one great story blended with cutting-edge academic work in the field of human mind and creativity. In The Wonder Wall Peter Gamwell and Jane Daly bring together decades of firsthand experience in creativity, leadership and learning into this volume that I indeed will, as the authors suggest, read twice. I would urge you to do the same if you want to be in the frontline of finding ways to improve your schools." -- Pasi Sahlberg, Author Review Quote "This important book lays out a journey leading to improvement that is strengths-based, and focuses on talent and inclusivity, with the outcome of a creative, innovative, and engaged organization. Details ISBN1506357377 Author Jane Daly Publisher SAGE Publications Inc Year 2017 ISBN-10 1506357377 ISBN-13 9781506357379 Format Paperback Imprint Corwin Press Inc Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Country of Publication United States Subtitle Leading Creative Schools and Organizations in an Age of Complexity Affiliation Education Consultant Keynote Speaker and Author WWW Debbiesilver Com Media Book DEWEY 371.2 Pages 192 Publication Date 2017-08-01 Short Title The Wonder Wall Language English Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2017-08-01 NZ Release Date 2017-08-01 US Release Date 2017-08-01 AU Release Date 2017-07-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134575221;

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