Professional Development Program:

March 25, 2009

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Creative Thinking Skills
Out of the Box and Onto the Bottom Line

- John Canfield -

Out of the Box, or Rather Across Paradigm Boundaries

Our brains are wonderful data storage and retrieval systems which prefer patterns and repetition. They recognize new ideas that are similar enough to recorded ideas so they "fit" into the pre-existing collection. Truly new ideas often don't even register in this hierarchy of set patterns. It also seems that truly new ideas often come from the "accidental" crossing of paradigms, mixing new ideas that just don't logically belong together.

The self organizing capacity of our brains goes to work on this new, unique combination and tries tirelessly to "make sense" of the novel combination. "Lots of ideas" is the wonderful by product; 90% will be thrown away, but 10% will often include ideas, never before conceived, which warrant further consideration.

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CSCP Exam Dates

Exam Date	Eligibility Deadline	Registration Deadline
March 21, 2009	January 23, 2009	February 6, 2009
June 20, 2009	April 24, 2009	May 8, 2009
December 12, 2009	October 16, 2009	October 30, 2009

The next CPIM Review Course Scheduled at RCC Norco

Detailed Scheduling and Planning
will start on Thursday 4/16/2009, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Classes are held on Thursdays from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at Center for Applied Competitive Technologies
Norco Campus of Riverside Community College
2001 Third Street
Norco, California.
Course fees (click here)

The next CPIM Review Courses Scheduled In Temecula

Basics of Supply Chain Management
will start on Tuesday 3/31/2009, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Classes are held every Tuesday from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at
Millipore Corporation
28820 Single Oak Dr
Temecula, Ca 92590
951-676-8080
Course fees (click here)

Call 951-303-6751 or 951-315-0579 or email schlusselb@aol.com to register and submit payment

Instructors Wanted

As the Inland Empire Chapter continues to grow, its educational needs have been growing as well. The Chapter has a need for instructors. If you have earned your CPIM and/or CIRM, now is the time to share your knowledge and experience. If you are interested in teaching APICS courses please contact Ben Schlussel at schlusselb@aol.com