Institute for Applied Creativity

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The Institute for Applied Creativity (IAK Germany) carries out recruitment and experience-oriented personnel and organizational development measures for managers and teams in the areas of personnel management , cooperation , innovation and organizational development and also conducts research in these areas.

history

The IAK was founded in 1970 in Cologne by Friedrich (Christo) Quiske, Stefan Skirl and Rainer Wetz as the first German institute to impart core skills in creativity . It has since been seminars , coaching , lectures and events especially for managers of business enterprises by. The institute caught the attention of the media and many companies through unconventional seminars and training methods . Executives from large companies (including: Airbus , BASF , BMW , Porsche , Siemens , Volkswagen ) took part in the institute's events. The first TETA seminars were held in 1981. Internationalization began in 1998. After IAK Switzerland was founded, companies in Italy, USA, Brazil, Austria, Holland and Poland followed.

Today the IAK group consists of a worldwide network of over 25 partners. Research projects and innovative teaching and learning formats have been carried out with the University of Bochum and other universities since 2012 . The Davinci project was also funded by the Federal Ministry of Education .

Special media attention was the creative barometer that enables companies to capture the creative atmosphere in their own company and to recognize changes. It was funded by the European Union .

Book publications (selection)

  • F. Quiske, S. Skirl, G. Spiess: Working in a team . Rowohlt Taschenbuchverlag, Reinbek 1983, ISBN 978-3-499-16926-7 .
  • B. Adriani, et al .: Hurray, a problem . Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden 1989, ISBN 978-3-409-13123-0 .
  • Ch. Quiske et al .: Pragmatics and ethics in the art of leadership. IAK-Team Verlag, Cologne 1984.
  • Ch. Quiske: The big yes - TAO sketches. Self-published, 1999.
  • Ch. Rothhaar: Leadership and motivation in customer relationship management . Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-8244-7435-2 .
  • M. Gottschalk, S. Skirl: Top Management . Deutscher Sparkassenverlag, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-09-305894-5 .
  • S. Skirl: Lust for the future . Gabler Verlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-409-18920-3 .
  • D. Lange: You recognize winners at the start - losers too . Econ Verlag, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-430-20088-2 .
  • S. Skirl, U. Schwalb: Advantage through uniqueness . Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden 2012, ISBN 978-3-409-18841-8 .
  • S. Skirl, U. Schwalb: The end of hierarchies . Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden 2012, ISBN 978-3-409-18738-1 .
  • L. Greitemann: Unfog your mind . Herrmann Schmidt Verlag, Mainz 2020, ISBN 978-3-87439-933-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Spin more. In: Der Spiegel . December 6, 1971, accessed April 3, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Rosemarie Fiedler-Winter: The crazier, the better. In: The time . April 20, 1973, Retrieved April 3, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Rainer Fabian: Wow! said the manager. In: The world . April 12, 1972
  4. ↑ Rainer Fabian: The bum game on Elba . In: Der Stern , No. 38, pp. 130-134, 1978.
  5. ^ The IAK: About us. Retrieved on April 3, 2020 (including the history of the IAK).
  6. ↑ DaVinci - Design and Creativity-based Teaching / Learning Cultures in Colleges of Further Education. Ruhr University Bochum - Chair for Information and Technology Management, accessed on April 3, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Creative Barometer. Ruhr-Uni-Bochum, accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  8. ↑ NN: Creative work keeps you healthy . in: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) from November 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Creative Barometer" against frustration in everyday office life. In: Berliner Morgenpost . November 24, 2012, accessed April 3, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Innovation: groundbreaking for creative processes. In: The press . January 5, 2013, accessed April 3, 2020 .