You'll work with one of the most experienced senior leaders in the de
Bono Thinking Systems global network. Lynda Curtin's unique insights,
examples, passion and professionalism lay the foundation for top-notch
client engagements.
They are always results oriented.
Lynda's Clients Say
"The Focus on Facilitation training of the De Bono Thinking Systems
Methods provided by Lynda was an amazing learning experience. I left the
course feeling confident and empowered to use the tools immediately and
facilitate great thinking meetings for my clients. I appreciated Lynda's
teaching methods, pace of delivery and "learn by doing" approach,
followed by authentic and supportive feedback. I highly recommend this
course !"--Diane Lloyd, Results, Inc., January
2012
"Bringing Lynda Curtin in to facilitate a Focus on Facilitation
program for us was a great investment! Personally, I am much more
confident in my own facilitation skills after taking this course, and
the feedback from other participants was fantastic. Lynda is a master
at using the various facilitation tools she shared with us, and provided
excellent coaching to each participant throughout the program which
helped us to develop our skills over the 4-day period. Everyone agreed
that the program was brilliant!"--Deb Connors,
President Well-Advised Consulting, Inc., January 2012
“I have had the pleasure of collaborating with Lynda on a wide
variety of creativity and innovation projects leveraging IP developed by
Dr. Edward de Bono. Lynda's middle name should be MAKE IT HAPPEN. She
has a special knack for turning ideas into action. The work she is doing
to develop de Bono Thinking methods for schools is brilliant! I hope
those in education are paying attention and taking advantage of this
valuable asset.” --Natalie
Jenkins, Innovation Consultant, Indigo Business Services Ltd,
February 10, 2011
"Lynda, we had such a good de Bono Creativity Power Session with
you. I wanted to say thank you very much. A testament to how well it
went is a request by one of my colleagues to bring you back to do
another session with our entire group (the ones you met, plus our
younger generation junior officers). We were wondering when you could
come back and do another session."
--CDR Keith H. Gordon, Technology Fellow, US
Navy War College (Oct. 2010)
"I recently attended the Health Work and Wellness
Conference in Vancouver BC (Oct. 2010), and was fortunate enough hear
your talk on thinking (Power-Up Your Organization's Thinking). Thanks
so much for sharing your insights with us, as they've helped me get a
better grasp on how to direct my own strategic thinking."
—Sean
O'Neill, Director, Western Group Disability Operations, Manulife
Financial
"Thanks so much for the session this morning (Oct.
2010)-- I totally enjoyed it, as I did all your sessions. You were a
great addition to the conference this year, and your material was a
perfect fit with our theme--Thinking Organizations SUCCEED!. But having
great material is one thing - being able to present it with such
enthusiasm is yet another. Thank you for all the time you took to
prepare for this conference - it really showed!"
—Deborah Connors, President, The Health Work & Wellness Group
“Lynda, as I prepared for and led my first YMCA
Board strategic planning session, I heard your voice coaching me to lead
a successful meeting. Four CEO's asked that I call them to discuss
on-site work, and a Board member recommended me to be President next
year. Thank you for all you have done to prepare me for this exciting
and rewarding work.” - Mary Kay Uhing, People
Power
“The Six Thinking Hats methodology was openly embraced
by the advisors and we truly got much more robust output from the
meeting than conventional advisory boards.” —
Betsey King, Professional Relations & Education Manager, AstraZeneca
“It’s only been three days since Focus on
Facilitation™ certification ended. I used the tools yesterday. I
called my client, confirmed the focus, and then set up the thinking
cards in a TEC model. When we held the meeting, I began by asking, “This
is our focus as I understand it, do you concur?” Four of the five
attendees, that is everyone but my client, said no, that wasn’t what
they came to discuss! Instead of panicking or sweating or getting
irritated, I merely rearranged a few cards and began with a checklist of
current thinking to establish what main concepts needed to be dealt
with. Worked brilliantly.” - Chuck Dymer, The
Idea Loft
"By the end of this year we will have doubled our
business since our creative thinking session with you, and we are 60% of
the way to the goal. It's almost time to raise the bar! —
Dan Weare, National Business Manager
"Six Hats is a simple, yet powerful tool that can be
learned rapidly and used immediately to achieve long-lasting results.
Six Hats has helped our product development group to generate ideas
quickly, evaluate them efficiently, and implement action plans
effectively." - Laura Donahue, Nestle
"The results of the training are visible. We have
received a large research project due in part to the creativity tools
Lynda taught us." — Alex D'Anci, Marketing
Manager, ABB Finland
"I have found there are 3 basic pillars supporting
creativity and innovation: the Osborn/Parnes problem solving model, and
Dr. Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats and Lateral Thinking tool kits.
This is where you should start. Lynda Curtin is the right person to do
this training."--Roland Boose, Nestle USA
Prepared Foods Division
"Lynda thanks for the great job at the facilitation and
for your thorough follow-up. You're a champ!" —
Kathy Myers, President, de Bono Thinking Systems, Inc.
“You are one of the best instructors I’ve ever
experienced! You have changed my thinking - and so - my life!” —
Julie Goss Weir, Performance Consultant,
California Department of Consumer Affairs
Sampling of Lynda's Clients: HP Center of Expertise for Innovation, Barrick Gold,
Boeing, Johnson & Johnson, Genentech, JPL/CalTech/Nasa, Nestle, ABB,
Porter Novelli, PrimeraTurf, DentSply, Zenith Insurance, AstraZeneca,
The Hartford, METRO, Kimberly Clark, Johnsonville Sausage, Naval War
College, World Future Society, Well-Advised, Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, OD Network Ottawa, de Bono Thinking
Systems, de Bono Consulting, de Bono Group ...
International Experience: Canada, China, Costa
Rica, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, United States.
de Bono Credentials
If someone is presenting themselves as a de Bono
trainer/consultant/facilitator and you are not sure of their
credentials, we are happy to check our global database for you. We are
committed to protecting the integrity and copyrights of Dr. de Bono’s
wide body of important work.
Contact
Lynda Curtin to explore how she might help you reach your business goals.
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