Harvey Seifter is an exceptionally gifted artist and researcher who's mastered the ability to foster innovative thinking and collaborative learning with people working in a wide spectrum of disciplines and professions. He will share how Art connects all the dots... Harvey Seifter is one of the world’s leading experts in organizational creativity, future-ready leadership and arts-based learning. In 2010, Harvey founded The Art of Science Learning (AOSL), a National Science Foundation-funded research center that uses the arts to spark innovation in science, technology, engineering and education. AOSL’s groundbreaking experiments have established a direct causal link between arts-based learning and enhanced creative thinking, collaboration, and innovation outcomes in many fields. Since 2012, Harvey has taught collaboration and innovation to thousands of business leaders at General Electric’s Crotonville Global Leadership Development Center. In 2019, he established Creating Futures that Work to develop future ready leaders and organizations through arts-based experiential learning. In 2022, their CFTW Leadership and Innovation Skill Assessment® received the prestigious Company of the Year Award from Manage HR. With a background in classical music and theater, Harvey has led several distinguished arts organizations that are renowned for innovative programming through partnerships with global institutions, including the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the Magic Theatre of San Francisco. During his years at the helm, these organizations won 5 Grammy Awards and the Kennedy Center Award. Harvey's influential book, "Leadership Ensemble: Lessons in Collaborative Management from the World's Only Conductorless Orchestra," was published by MacMillan/Holt and has been translated into seven languages. A Fellow of the Royal Society for Art since 2005, Harvey has shared his expertise as a speaker at conferences all over the world and as a panelist for the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Harvey's contributions lie at the intersection of creativity, leadership, and innovation. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx