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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - Roundtable/Concurrent Session 2 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm

THE SCRABBLE PRINCIPLE:
A CREATIVE LEADER’S GUIDE TO BUILDING THE BEST “WORDS”

Location: Alpine 1

Presented by: Scott J. Wakefeld, Chair of Art & Design, Community College of Aurora, Denver, CO

“When you connect the unconnected, you create the unexpected.”
Michael Bingham, artist
The Chair Academy’s 23rd Annual International Leadership Conference
In the game of Scrabble, some people tend to focus intently on their own seven letter tiles asking, “What word can
I make with what I have?” The power of the game, however, is in collaboration and building upon another player’s
high-scoring word. In an academic world of distinct disciplines and separate silos, the creative leader must win by
seeing the whole “game board” turning other players into partners, and creating new solutions to old problems.

Enjoy this interactive, game-playing workshop and learn:
• How to understand and use the creative process
• How to apply the scrabble principle to generate fresh ideas and accomplish your vision
• How to see the systems, randomness, and structures at play
• How to score the most points by maximizing collaboration
• How to choose or create the right resources

THE WORLD OF EVERYTHING DISC ©

Location: Alpine 2

Presented by: Rose Marie Ferretti, Associate Director, The Chair Academy, Mesa, AZ

Transformational leadership demands active and current skills and knowledge in communicating and working
with others. Effective leaders create an environment which motivates and enables others to act. The World of
Everything DiSC explores work behavioral style tendencies, preferences and priorities, leading to a better
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understanding and appreciation for situational and fexible workplace communication. This interactive session will
emphasize and illustrate the idea that by adapting your behavioral style to the needs of others and the situation,
leaders can maximize individual and organizational effectiveness.

Participants will:
• Learn about the DiSC model and the Everything DiSC Workplace Profle.
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• Discover your DiSC style and explore the priorities that drive you during your workday.
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• Identify similarities and differences among DiSC styles
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• Refect and discuss how priorities and preferences infuence actions, as well as motivate and stress.
All attendees will be provided a complimentary Everything DiSC Workplace assessment code.
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