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David Tanner
David Tanner, former Director of the DuPont Center for Creativity & Innovation is the author of Total Creativity in Business & Industry
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.
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