Join the Cherry Creek Chamber for a special event on Friday\, March 21st. \; Andrew Razeghi\, author of one of Fast Company&rsquo\;s Smart Books for 2008. \; He is a professor at Northwestern University Business School and has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies as a management consultant on the topic of Innovation.

The Riddle: Where Ideas Come From and How to Have Better Ones

Have you ever had a problem you couldn&rsquo\;t figure out no matter how hard you tried? Someone likely advised you to "\;Take a break. Don&rsquo\;t think so hard."\; And so you did. And then\, on waking up\, while in the shower\, or while stuck in traffic\, it happened. "\;Aha!"\; you said. "\;I&rsquo\;ve got it! I&rsquo\;ve figured it out!"\; Just when you least expected it\, you became suddenly creative &ndash\; an instant innovator was born! In this fascinating keynote presentation\, best-selling author and Kellogg School of Management professor Andrew Razeghi will share research from his book entitled THE RIDDLE whereby he takes readers on a journey into the precise moment of creative insight known famously as the Eureka moment. Professor Razeghi will explain why it happens\, when it happens\, and - most importantly - what you can do to make it happen more often. As it turns out\, thinking differently may be oversold. If you want to learn to be more innovative\, you won&rsquo\;t want to miss this talk! \; \; \; \;

Audience Learning Outcomes for The Riddle

\; \; 1) learn why you have your best ideas when you are least likely trying to have them\;
\; \; 2) learn how emotion\, knowledge\, memory\, and ethnicity may help/hinder your creativity\;
\; \; 3) learn how to improve your creativity by practicing common pre-cursors to Eureka! \; \;

Andrew Razeghi is a best-selling author and adjunct associate professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. As a writer\, educator\, and adviser to organizations creativity and innovation\, his work spans industries\, from consumer packaged goods to healthcare\, tourism to media\, and non-profit organizations to professional sports teams. \; \;http://www.andrewrazeghi.com/