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Charlie Prather inspires listeners to think creatively. He teaches principles that result in Bottom Line Innovation. With a Ph.D. in biochemistry from N.C. State University, Charlie joined DuPont as Research Chemist and served for 18 years in numerous R&D Management positions. He was appointed Manager of the DuPont Center for Creativity & Innovation upon its formation and helped shape its direction and design its offerings.

He has received training from some of the world's experts, including Drs. Michael Kirton, Edward deBono, Scott Isaksen, and others. He is guest lecturer at Drexel and DePaul University's Graduate School of Business, has been the keynote speaker and presenter at numerous conferences, authored magazine articles, and his book, Blueprints for Innovation, was published by The American Management Association in 1995. Charlie's keynote fees range from $2500 to $5000.

Speech Topics:

• "Creativity 101 - The Basics of Creativity"
• "Solving Impossible Problems by Thinking 'Out-of -the-Box'"
• "Setting Your Environment for Innovation"
• "Your Creativity and Problem-Solving Style"

Partial Client List

American Management Association Anheuser Busch BellSouth Clorox Corporation Detroit Edison Dow Chemical Co.

Exxon Research & Engineering General Accident Insurance Co. Hewlett-Packard Industrial Research Institute Johnsonville Foods The Smithsonian Institution

What Clients Say:

"The meeting was a success and we achieved all our objectives. Many have told me this was the best and most productive meeting they have ever attended."
--Ronald C. Stellon, Director, Regulatory Compliance, DuPont Merck Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, Delaware

"Your knowledge, skills, and 'comfortable' personality and style combined to enable us to take a quantum leap forward in learning and growing together."
--Nancy Suttenfield, Assistant Secretary for Finance and Administration,
The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Read "How's Your Climate for Innovation" by Charlie Prather.

Charles W. Parther Ph. D. is presenting a Pre-Conference Workshop on "Adaptor or Innovator?: Sell Your Ideas, Find Your Perfect Job, and Understand Your Partner" at Convergence 2000. Click here for more info.