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Creating solutions forbreakthrough insighteconomic developmentand civic engagement.
www.tresser.com
Your instructor, Tom Tresser
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The Basics
• Born in New York City
• Came to IL in 1980 to be member of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival
• Self-styled “Creativity Champion”
• Started or led 10 nonprofit enterprises
• Hobbies: history, politics, photography,
travel, volleyball, science fiction
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Tom’s background…
ACTOR
INTERNET MARKETER
COMMUNITY DEVELOPER
PRODUCER
EDUCATOR“The Artist As Activist” –
DePaul Art Department
EXEC ED DESIGNER/
FACILITATOR
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Recent Civic Projects
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Other Classes…“Got Creativity? Strategies & Tools for the Next Economy”
Stuart School of Business @ Illinois Institute of Technology
“The Artist as Activist” Loyola Theater Department
DePaul Art Department
“Acting Up – Using Theater & Technology for Social Change”
DePaul School for New Learning
“Tools & Techniques for Creative Leaders”
Illinois Institute of Technology
“Who’s Lying To You Now?” (media literacy & critical thinking)
DePaul School for New Learning.
Illinois Institute of Technology
“The Art of Crossing the Street – the Artist as Citizen”
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
“Nonprofits & Social Change” DePaul Peace & Social Justice Program
“The Politics of Creativity” DePaul Political Science Department
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My Websites
• Professional – www.tresser.com
• Teaching - http://tomsclasses.wordpress.com
• Political – www.tom2010.us
• Current Civic – www.tifreports.com
• Past Civic – www.nogameschicago.com
• Blog - www.creativityandpolitics.com
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Connect
www.twitter.com/tomstee
http://www.facebook.com/tomtee
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomtee
Join the “Creativity Champions” Group @ LinkedIn – over 2,200 people from around the world!http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=40908
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Strange but true…
• I used to be a hippie! (1970)
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