Chic Thompson, founder of the Creative Management Group and creativity guru to Fortune 500 companies, will open the Creativity Festival with “The Power of Possibilities: Unlocking Creativity and Innovation at OSU.” During the last 25 years, Thompson has given over 3000 presentations and has teamed up with talent ranging from Tony Robbins and Stephen Covey to Cirque du Soleil and Second City Improv. His break-out-of-the-box creativity strategies inspire executives, students and children to be curious first and critical second while problem solving.

Thompson will also provide a “Workshop on Increasing your Creativity” on Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 10:15 am to 12:15 pm. Anyone is welcome to attend, but preregistration is required. Click here for more info