Beyond the Impasse

CareerCast - Life-long Career Development

Roger Firestien

The world is filled is with challenging people and situations and it’s easy to reach an impasse where forward progress stops. Roger L. Firestien, PhD, Senior Faculty and Associate Professor at the Center for Applied Imagination at SUNY Buffalo State, President of Innovation Resources, and author of several popular books including Create In A Flash: A Leader's Recipe For Breakthrough Innovation, believes that getting beyond the impasse requires a shift in your mindset, process, and actions. In this CareerCast, Roger shares his research-based methodology, vast experience working with clients all of the world, and strategic insights that you can apply for greater success in your career, company, and life.

Aired March 16, 2023

Roger L. Firestien, PhD has trained more people to lead the creative process than anyone else in the world. He is Senior Faculty and Associate Professor at the Center for Applied Imagination at SUNY Buffalo State. As president of Innovation Resources, Inc., he consults, creates training programs, runs Breakthrough Labs, and has created a series of courses for Open Sesame. He is author of several popular books including Create In A Flash: A Leader's Recipe For Breakthrough Innovation. For more information, please visit www.RogerFirestien.com.

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The Practice: Shipping Creative Work by Seth Godin (2020)

Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath (2020)

Create in a Flash: A Leader's Recipe for Breakthrough Innovation by Dr Roger Firestien (2019)

The Design Thinking Playbook: Mindful Digital Transformation of Teams, Products, Services, Businesses and Ecosystems by Michael Lewrick, Patrick Link, and Larry Leifer (2018)

A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman (2015)

The Ethics of Creativity by S. Moran (Editor), D. Cropley (Editor), J. Kaufman (Editor) (2014)

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace (2013)

Thinking in New Boxes: A New Paradigm for Business Creativity by Luc De Brabandere and Alan Iny (2013)

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan (2013)

The Power of Starting Something Stupid by Richie Norton (2013)

Book cover for Create in a Flash

Read an excerpt from Create in a Flash: A Leader's Recipe For Breakthrough Innovation by Roger Firestien, Ph.D.

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