At American University, creativity and innovation are year-round goals. The Workplace Learning and Development department of Human Resources and AU Innovation Facilitators help to raise awareness. Here are some additional resources to jump-start your creativity and innovative spirit.
Throughout the Year
World Creativity and Innovation Week Courses
Monday, April 16
- Giving & Receiving Ideas: How to Influence Acceptance & Realize Potential
1:00pm - 5:00pm., HR Large Conference Room
- Creative Problem Solving Personal Innovation
9:00am - 1:00pm., Hughes Formal Lounge
Tuesday, April 24
- Giving & Receiving Ideas: How to Influence Acceptance & Realize Potential
1:00pm - 5:00pm., HR Large Conference Room
Thursday, May 3
- Creative Problem Solving Personal Innovation
9:00am - 1:00pm., HR Large Conference Room
Staff and Faculty Managers of Staff:
Register for these instructor-led courses by logging into ULearn under the AsuccessfulU system in the portal. After clicking the AsuccessfulU link, select the button "Click Here to Access AsuccessfulU." This will launch your personal profile in ULearn; from there you can browse and register for these and other courses, view your learning plan (to-do list) and learning history.
Faculty:
View the course catalog of Professional Development and Wellness Courses (PDF). Faculty who are interested in registering for a professional development training offered by Human Resources can send their name, AU ID, and session title to training@american.edu. Confirmation of registration will be sent to your AU e-mail address. If you wish to cancel, send an e-mail to training@american.edu.
Organizational Development Services
Supporting a culture of change, innovation and high-performance, the Workplace Learning and Development team offers professional development services to American University staff through:
- Online Training Course Registration
- Performance Management Programs
- Consulting Services
- Surveys and Assessments
- Meeting Facilitation
- Staff Retreat Facilitation
- Creative Problem Solving Facilitation
Innovation/Creativity Web site:
Use the site as a resource to support your creativity and innovation efforts throughout the year.
- Check out our "brain teasers"
- Search our resource list for additional activities, Web sites and books to learn more about creativity and innovation.
- Try out a few (or work through the whole list!) of 78 tips to increase creativity.
Faculty/Staff Awards and Grants
American University recognizes outstanding employee achievements through the University Awards program and other grants, including some specifically to recognize and encourage innovative and creative efforts.
- Staff Innovation Award
This award is given to a staff member or group who generated novel and valuable ideas and used these ideas to develop new or improved processes, methods, systems, products, or services. The award recognizes creative ideas that improved the university and made AU a better place to live and work.
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- The "Best Idea Grant"
A competitive grant offered through the Center for Teaching, Research and Learning for incubating innovative cross-disciplinary research. Grant applicants should be AU faculty, and the expectation is that this seed grant will evolve into a larger research enterprise, a university center or institute, by developing a critical mass of knowledge.
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