Stimulating and Sustaining Innovation and Creativity Using Community Based Research and Engaged Scholarship Approaches

Engaged scholarship and community based participatory research (CBPR) approaches both entail a focus on improving collaborations and communications with others. Using such techniques are intended to help generate ideas and, in turn, enhance problem-solving capabilities. Ultimately, such efforts may be used not only towards enhancing innovation and creativity but also motivating and improving community development efforts. Recognizing that varied disciplines, including Sociology, often strive to improve social justice and citizen empowerment, on-going community development efforts may help to address these needs. Since innovation and creativity are continually needed to help perpetuate such efforts, all are encouraged and welcome to attend this presentation.