Educator, author, artist and keynote speaker Robert Kelly is a recognized leader in the fields of collaborative creativity, creativity development, social innovation, strategic design, and transformative educational ecosystems with creativity as their primary rationale. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History and Academic Coordinator of the Collaborative Creativity for Social Innovation & Strategic Design graduate program in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. Robert has been an invited visiting scholar at several postsecondary institutions for his work in the field of collaborative creativity. As a changemaker, he is a fervent advocate of educational transformation to adapt to rapid sociocultural, economic and technological change and to empower all to create positive change for the benefit of others. His most recent volume Collaborative Creativity: Educating for Creativity Development, Innovation and Entrepreneurship explores a new, transformative ecosystem for educational practice. This volume is accompanied by a supporting educator resource book entitled Collaborative Creativity Idea Book for Educators: Activities, Tactics and Strategies for Building a Collaborative Culture of Creativity.
