Roger Firestien, Ph.D.

Roger L. Firestien, Ph.D., has presented programs on innovation to over 600 organizations worldwide, including Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, universities, associations, and religious institutions. His expert views on creativity have been covered in Fast Company, Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily, Inc., The New York Times, and The CEOWORLD magazine. His nine-part series on innovation is available on the OpenSesame e-learning platform.

Dr. Firestien has written seven books and hundreds of articles on the creative process. His latest books include Solve The Real Problem, Why Didn’t I Think Of That? and Create In A Flash. He is Associate Professor Emeritus at the Center for Applied Imagination at Buffalo State University, President of Innovation Resources, Inc., a founding member of the Buffalo Society for Creativity in Medical Education, and guest lecturer at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, NY.

Roger L. Firestien is an Executive Council member at the CEOWORLD magazine. You can follow him on LinkedIn, for more information, visit the author’s website CLICK HERE.

C-Suite Insider

Why AI Can’t Fall in Love—And Why It Matters For Creativity

Roger Firestien, Ph.D.C-Suite Insider

Having been in the creativity and innovation business for over four decades, I am often asked if AI is destroying our ability to be creative. My resounding answer to that question is: “No.” AI is not destroying our creativity. If anything, AI is a powerful tool that enhances our creative...

Executive Agenda

IS AI DESTROYING STRATEGY?

Roger Firestien, Ph.D.Executive Agenda

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used in nearly every aspect of life today. If AI is so effective, why can't we use it to create business strategies? The answer is that we can—though there are some limitations. Let’s begin with the word “strategy.” I knew there were many definitions of...

Executive Briefing

Why Executives Stink At Solving Problems

Roger Firestien, Ph.D.Executive Briefing

Never before in human history have we had immediate access to almost any kind of information. Yet, with all of the information we have at our fingertips we still misdiagnose illnesses, create educational programs that don’t help students, sink millions of dollars into business plans that never get off the...

Boardroom Advisory

Leader: Want To Get Creative? Drive A Tractor

Roger Firestien, Ph.D.Boardroom Advisory

Some of my best ideas come to me when I am driving a tractor on the SK Herefords ranch near Medina, New York. The ranch is owned by my friend Phil Keppler and his business partner David Schubel. SK Herefords grazes 400 head of cattle on 800 acres of land,...

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