Measuring Innovation Skills
A leading authority on arts-based learning, Harvey Seifter is the founder of Seifter Associates, a company in New York, NY, that helps a diverse array of clients develop creative solutions. Harvey Seifter also serves as the director and principal investigator for the Art of Science Learning, an initiative that explores the ways arts can be integrated and engaged to strengthen STEM skills and inspire creativity.
In his most recent effort, Mr. Seifter is the founder and managing director of Creating Futures That Work, an organization designed to help companies optimize their performance and increase the skills of their leaders. By using arts-based learning, companies can help their workers develop creativity, innovation, empathy, and resilience skills, among other benefits.
Creating Futures That Work uses “The Creating Futures That Work Innovation Skill Assessment,” a simple 12-minute test developed by Harvey Seifter, that grew out of his research a three different Incubators funded by the National Science Foundation. The assessment has been implemented in Fortune 500 Companies and smaller businesses, as well as in numerous universities and research centers. The assessment measures the response to challenges in innovation by looking at the ways leaders and teams manage risk, solve problems, and make decisions. Companies can also use the tool to assess the elements of their training that are most impactful and identify the right people for certain jobs.
In his most recent effort, Mr. Seifter is the founder and managing director of Creating Futures That Work, an organization designed to help companies optimize their performance and increase the skills of their leaders. By using arts-based learning, companies can help their workers develop creativity, innovation, empathy, and resilience skills, among other benefits.
Creating Futures That Work uses “The Creating Futures That Work Innovation Skill Assessment,” a simple 12-minute test developed by Harvey Seifter, that grew out of his research a three different Incubators funded by the National Science Foundation. The assessment has been implemented in Fortune 500 Companies and smaller businesses, as well as in numerous universities and research centers. The assessment measures the response to challenges in innovation by looking at the ways leaders and teams manage risk, solve problems, and make decisions. Companies can also use the tool to assess the elements of their training that are most impactful and identify the right people for certain jobs.
