1. Tom Tresser1

2. 2 Creating solutions for breakthrough insight economic development and civic engagement. tom@tresser.com www.tresser.com Your instructor, Tom Tresser

3. Tom Tresser3 The Basics Born in New York City Came to IL in 1980 to be member of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival Self-styled “Creativity Champion” Started or led 10 nonprofit enterprises Hobbies: history, politics, photography, travel, volleyball, science fiction

4. Tom Tresser4 Tom’s background… ACTOR INTERNET MARKETER COMMUNITY DEVELOPER PRODUCER EDUCATOR “The Artist As Activist” – DePaul Art Department EXEC ED DESIGNER/ FACILITATOR

5. Tom Tresser5 Recent Civic Projects

6. Tom Tresser6 Other Classes… “Got Creativity? Strategies & Tools for the Next Economy” Stuart School of Business @ Illinois Institute of Technology “The Artist as Activist”Loyola Theater Department DePaul Art Department “Acting Up – Using Theater & Technology for Social Change” DePaul School for New Learning “Tools & Techniques for Creative Leaders” Illinois Institute of Technology “Who’s Lying To You Now?” (media literacy & critical thinking) DePaul School for New Learning. Illinois Institute of Technology “The Art of Crossing the Street – the Artist as Citizen” The School of the Art Institute of Chicago “Nonprofits & Social Change”DePaul Peace & Social Justice Program “The Politics of Creativity”DePaul Political Science Department

7. Tom Tresser7 My Websites Professional – www.tresser.comwww.tresser.com Teaching - http://tomsclasses.wordpress.com http://tomsclasses.wordpress.com Political – www.tom2010.uswww.tom2010.us Current Civic – www.tifreports.comwww.tifreports.com Past Civic – www.nogameschicago.comwww.nogameschicago.com Blog - www.creativityandpolitics.comwww.creativityandpolitics.com

8. Tom Tresser8 Connect www.twitter.com/tomstee http://www.facebook.com/tomtee http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomtee Join the “Creativity Champions” Group @ LinkedIn – over 2,200 people from around the world! http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=40908 http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=40908

9. Tom Tresser9 Strange but true… I used to be a hippie! (1970)

10. Tom Tresser10