Learning Objective #1: Discuss the "Creative Intelligence Model" and how it is used to become more creative and innovative

Learning Objective #2: Discuss the fundamentals of change, "mental maps" and the brain barriers to innovation management process

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Change is the process of making something different from what it was. The ever-changing health care environment opens doors for nurses who can help leaders figure out how to capitalize on the opportunities and fend off threats. The Innovation Age- a time when innovative skills are seen as a valuable asset, offers nurses exciting opportunities to maximize their innate abilities such as people-orientation, drive to connect and build relationships,empathy,compassion and intuition. This is the Strangest Secret! Actually, it isn't strange or secret at all. Today's leaders must rely on their intuitive insights, knowledge of the trends, and skills at visioning and motivating people. Rapid technological change offers you to lead successfully, create innovative teams and become entrepreneurial. What is the concept of Conformity? Why we become what we think about? Carr-Rufino's Creative Intelligence Model will help you use more of your brainpower to become more creative and innovative. Intelligence experts categorized seven types of intelligence that stem from three brains. Each type of intelligence will be discussed and how we can use simple techniques to boost each type of intelligence to generate creative solutions to problems. Black and Gregersen theorized that to change organizations, you must change each individuals "mental maps" to guide daily behavior. The fundamentals of change and the brain barriers that both identified that keep strategic change from success will be discussed. Now is the better time for nurses to take the initiative to be a change agent.