Conference "Creativity and Talent Development"

The inaugural conference cum workshop on Creativity and Talent Development took place on 3-4 September 2008 in Munich. This special event was sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) and organized by the Psychology of Excellence Office, University of Munich, Germany.

This event aims were:

• Broadening the repertoire of competencies of the course participants of the international program for Master in Psychology of Excellence in Business and Education. 
• Providing a platform for graduates and colleagues of other disciplines, faculties, universities, and industries to explore and share diversified views of creativity and talent development in business and education. 

The nature of the conference was evidence-based and practice-oriented. The focus of the conference was on sharing experiences in the field at work and in schools. Graduate researchers (doing dissertations), professionals and faculties were welcome to present their findings and studies related to the themes listed below:

• Frameworks of creativity and talent development
• Identification of the talented and leaders
• Discovery, innovation and invention
• Culture and excellence
• Personal and organizational excellence

The two day event took place at the Internationales Begegnungszentrum Muenchen (IBZ) located at Amalienstr. 38, 80799 Muenchen.

On September 3 evening, the participants were invited to a friendship-dinner for interactive social and cultural exchanges.

Organizing Committee:

Ai-Girl Tan, PhD.
Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat

Prof. Dr. Detlef Urhahne
Program Director of Psychology of Excellence in Business and Education

Psychology of Excellence Office