IFEC Institute

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
The IFEC Institute provides a venue for members to explore new ways of solving problems, communicating effectively and mastering the challenges of working within changing environments. Leading experts in their fields present workshops and seminars designed to stimulate creativity and provide new perspectives.

The first two programs, which were held just prior to the opening of the annual conferences, offered knowledge-expanding sessions with experts in new media and social networking. The 2010 Institute in New Orleans (on the first day of IFEC's annual conference) promises to be an exciting interactive workshop on thinking creatively. 

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2010 IFEC Institute: 
Harness the Power of Actionable Creative Thinking for a Competitive Edge

“The Creativity Crisis: For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong—and how we can fix it”
– Newsweek, July 10, 2010

This article recently appeared in Newsweek to highlight an issue commonly found in today’s business environment. And the foodservice industry is no exception. It’s time for a new approach and a re-energized attitude to creating success.

Join your friends and colleagues at this year’s IFEC Institute for an engaging and interactive workshop focused on actionable creative thinking. Led by ThinkShop, a leading innovation consultancy, you’ll learn how to use a simple and flexible process for generating ideas to solve all kinds of challenges. We’ll explore how creative people and organizations use diversity, freshness, momentum, realness and even absurdity to bring new ideas to market. And like previous workshops, you’ll leave with practical tips and tools that you can begin using right away in your professional and personal life.

We hope you’ll join us prior to the start of the 2010 IFEC Conference in New Orleans. Registration is open at www.ifeconline.com.

WHEN:      Monday, November 8, 2010
TIME:        9am to 1:30pm (lunch included)
COST:       $75 

Click here (http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/10/the-creativity-crisis.html) for the Newsweek article quoted above.