Creativity is universal – Shaping the solutions of tomorrow and dissolving today’s obstacles. Every change embraces creativity.

My experience includes facilitation, lecturing, and coaching for companies and organizations, as well as teaching at various educational levels, including universities, vocational programs, and schools. With extensive experience in broadcast media, I have created 15 new television series and audiovisual formats, granting me firsthand experience in the creation of innovative processes.

I hold a Doctor of Arts from Aalto University’s Department of Film and Television, where my research focused on innovation and creativity in developing audiovisual concepts and formats. As the Director of the Global Creativity Initiative (GCI), I lead international collaborations that connect scholars and professionals who are passionate about interdisciplinary and broadly applicable creativity.

Tanya Knudsen, PhD

Researcher, and FourthSight consultant

Tanya is a creativity scholar and practitioner for Creative Problem Solving and FourSight. Tanya’s work focuses on organizational change toward establishing innovative professional environments.  Tanya works globally online and in person. She lives part time in Madagascar where she develops leadership skills in a social enterprise lifting young adults out of poverty. Tanya is the board secretary and podcast host for the Global Creativity Initiative. 

Melissa Schmitz, Ed.D

Researcher and Creativity consultant

Melissa Schmitz is the founder of WISE HD, a workplace for innovative, sustainable, education and human development. She is a creativity scholar and educational leader recognized for increasing academic success and motivating educational change. She received a bachelor’s degree in music from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in education from the University of Tennessee, and a doctorate in educational leadership and management from Drexel University. Dr. Schmitz is the Associate Director of ELaBS, the Education, Learning, and Brain Research Collaborative at Drexel University’s School of Education and author of creativity lessons for Drexel University’s Freddie Reisman Center for Translational Research in Creativity and Motivation. Dr. Schmitz specializes in creativity and innovation trainings for individuals, businesses, and organizations