Roger Firestien Delivers Speech at Innovation Challenge

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(Newswire.net — March 9, 2016) Williamsville, NY — Dr. Roger Firestien recently delivered the key-note address at the Innovation Challenge ’16 awards luncheon at North Dakota State University Research and Technology park.  It took place on March 1, 2016 at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.

The Innovation Challenge ’16 awards luncheon honored winners of the seventh annual Innovation Challenge at North Dakota State University.  This program focuses on the exciting, creative research and development projects under way at North Dakota State University.  The Innovation Challenge ’16 Competition showcases the outstanding and innovative work of North Dakota State University Students.  Twenty-five teams were named finalists and competed for cash prizes as they presented projects that solve real-world problems, advance technology and create new business opportunities.  More on the event can be seen at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creativity-workshop-with-dr-roger-firestien-tickets-21007966393.

This year entrants competed in four tracks

1) Agriculture innovations

2) Product innovations

3) Service innovations

4) Social innovations

Over 250 people attended the event. 

About Dr. Roger Firestien

Dr. Roger L. Firestien holds a Ph.D. in Communication and a Master of Science degree in Creativity and Innovation from the State University of New York. He is the Senior Faculty Member at the International Center for Studies in Creativity at SUNY-Buffalo State. His work at the Center focuses on training graduate students to be facilitators and trainers in creativity and innovation. Dr. Firestien is the author of over 80 articles, books, audio and video programs. His views on creativity and innovation have been reported in Self Magazine, Training Magazine, Entrepreneur, Young Executive Magazine, Delta Airlines Sky Magazine, National Productivity Review, Creativity Research Journal, The Journal of Creative Behavior, The Buffalo News, Buffalo Business First and the New York Times.

Dr. Roger Firestien

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