David Tanner, PhD.
Creativity & Innovation Authority
David Tanner, former Director of the DuPont Center for Creativity & Innovation is the author of Total Creativity in Business & Industry and his new book Igniting Innovation Through the Power of Creative Thinking.
During more than 30 years of service at DuPont, Dr. Tanner held many management positions including Research Director, Pioneering Research Laboratory and Technical Director, responsible for research and development, Industrial Products Division, a group of seven businesses, including Kevlar®, Nomex® and Tyvek®. While at DuPont he implemented innovation-fostering methodologies which expanded beyond the technical groups into the marketing, manufacturing and business functions of the company. Many bottom-line results led corporate management to charter the Center for Creativity & Innovation. DuPont's results were documented in Dr. Tanner's first book, Total Creativity in Business and Industry. In Igniting Innovation Through the Power of Creative Thinking Dr. Tanner describes six essential components in building an innovative organization.
David has a PhD. in polymer science and holds 33 U.S. patents acquired in his early career as a research scientist. He is past-president of The American Creativity Association, and former Director of the de Bono International Creative Forum, a group of corporate executives who shared a passion for innovation. Dr. Tanner is currently President of David Tanner & Associates, Inc., a consulting firm in Wellington, Florida offering lectures, consulting and creative problem solving sessions. For more information, please contact by phone: 561-968-5617 or by email: daveeet@aol.com
Books By David Tanner
Igniting Innovation Through the Power of Creative Thinking
Published in February, 2008, this book describes six essential components in building a more creative, innovative organization. The book draws from Dr. Tanner's experience gained at DuPont and lecturing and consulting with many organizations.
The book describes the creativity-innovation connection, sources of innovation, the most productive creative thinking tools with examples of bottom-line success, and a proven framework to create a supportive environment for needs- driven and discovery-driven innovation.
The book provides useful insights on initiatives that individuals, teams, and organizations can take to maintain momentum after creativity training. A creative thinking and innovation program enhances inventiveness. Included in the book is description of a patent excellence program that accelerates protection of important inventions.
Total Creativity in Business and Industry
Published in 1997, this book overviews the field of creativity and innovation from a practitioner's view. It includes documentation of 18 productive creativity techniques, 58 examples of practical application, operation of a corporate creativity and innovation center, and processes for taking best ideas to market.
The book emphasizes the importance in considering thinking preferences and creativity styles in forming problem-solving teams with a description of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument and the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory.