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IMPROVING PERFORMANCE THROUGH THINKING SKILLS
PRESENTERS: KEVIN SAVAGE AND MARGY HAYDEN

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2005

Kevin Savage and Margy Hayden
October 11, 2005

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On October 11th, our guest speakers will be Kevin Savage and Margy Hayden who will speak on Improving Performance Through Thinking Skills.

Edward DeBono introduced the concept of improved thinking techniques several decades ago. These principles of thinking techniques, creativity and organized group thinking can greatly improve the performance of individuals, groups and organizations. This session will be an introduction (or review) of the 6-Thinking Hats and at least one lateral thinking technique to help you and your organization work better together. Be prepared to participate in these thinking activities!

Corporate Sponsor* of this event: MICA Consulting Partners will donate a door prize. So bring your business cards! For more on our sponsor, click here.

Click here for excerpts from an interview with Dr. Edward de Bono, courtesy of Mica.

*This is an experiment to see if as an organization we are interested in becoming a bit more commercial for added benefits. Your opinion on this to one of the executive after the meeting would be appreciated.

Kevin Savage has spent over 30 years working in the Information Systems environment in the UK and Canada and is actively involved in the Vancouver IT community. Kevin is currently the Manager of IS Quality and Performance with the Insurance Corporation of BC. Kevin is a regular speaker at conferences in the US and Canada to mainly IT audiences and is a regular attendee at Gartner and META conferences on IT strategy and industry trends. He has been a guest presenter on the SFU MBA program and instructor in the SFU BBA program. Kevin's areas of expertise include, Management and Leadership development, Organizational Change and Creative Thinking techniques. He is also currently involved in strategic planning and developing IT Quality metrics including benchmarking and IT standards. Kevin is a graduate of the University of Dublin, Trinity College.

Margy Hayden works for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC). At ICBC, Margy has served as instructional designer and manager on a variety of projects involving computer-based training, organizational change and IT technical training. She currently manages ICBC's Information Services Education & Usability Department. Margy has been a member of ISPI Vancouver for seven years and has held executive positions of membership and finance, and is currently President Elect.

MICA Consulting Partners is a consulting firm that specializes in Strategic Talent Management.

We help clients – select, align, develop, and advance – the people required to achieve measurable business results. For over 30 years, MICA has been helping some of the world’s most sophisticated organizations enhance their talent management practices and win in the marketplace.

We are small enough to be fast, flexible and responsive to our clients needs, yet big enough to execute large, mission-critical projects that require broad expertise and deep capability. Our consultants are smart, experienced and have the skills to take on your toughest people and organizational challenges. See www.micaworld.com for more details.