The CASE V Opening Extravaganza is sponsored by MBNA and produced by The Design Group.

Sunday, Dec. 12, 4:45-8 p.m.
Sheraton Ballroom and CASE V Resource Center

Don’t miss the “official” opening of the 30th annual CASE V Conference! Start the conference on the right step by:

• taking part in the district’s annual meeting when we recognize CASE V’s many accomplishments.
• helping honor the CASE V’s best —The Distinguished Service Award.
• welcoming the district’s newcomers, and the top new professionals.
• reacquainting yourself with old colleagues — and meeting new ones over a glass of wine.
• getting a chance to “Know Your Brain” with help from Solutionman.
• taking your chance at winning some great door prizes! (Must be present to win.)

Know Your Brain Game
Get out of your seats and into your brains!
Gerald “Solutionman” Haman opens the CASE V conference with his world-famous Know Your Brain Game! Be prepared to get “out of your seats and into your brains” while learning how you can maximize the full power of your innovative and creative potential.

Gerald “Solutionman” Haman will teach conference attendees to maximize the full power of your innovative and creative potential.

Why are some teams or organizations more effective than others? Why are some people more successful in certain situations than others? How can you improve your innovation and creativity performance? Discover answers to these and other important questions during the Know Your Brain Game conference opener, facilitated by Haman, president of SolutionPeople, founder of the Chicago Thinkubator, and an adjunct professor of innovation at Northwestern University.
When Fast Company magazine wanted to kick off its sold-out “Real Time Conference” they asked Haman to facilitate the Brain Game. More than 100,000 people from 26 countries have enjoyed the Haman’s interactive learning experiences. People from American Express, Gillette, Motorola, Microsoft and dozens of universities have recently enjoyed the Brain Game.

Haman, who has set several world-brainstorming records and has studied the brains of thousands of people for over 25 years, started his research early his early career as a concert producer for Grammy-award winning musicians such as Air Supply, Harry Chapin and Cheap Trick. He continued as an award-winning manager at Procter & Gamble and Arthur Anderson and then founded SolutionPeople in 1989.

The conference opening session is based on Haman’s experience with over 150Fortune 500 companies and hundreds university relations professionals, administrators, faculty and students. Andrea Renwick, Australia’s Swinburne University, says “The Know Your Brain Game is a powerful learning experience that engages groups from the start and takes them on a big ride to results.” Rob Kozinets, a marketing professor at Northwestern who has often invited Haman as a guest lecturer, says Haman offers unique solutions. “Gerald Haman & SolutionPeople are on the cutting edge of innovation education,” notes Kozinets. “No matter what your problems, his team can find creative and actionable solutions. I highly recommend his Know Your Brain Game!”

In an hour, Haman, and his team of “brainiacs” will get the audience engaged in “thinking about how they think” while collecting and trading color-coded brain cards with hundreds of other people. The cards are based on SolutionPeople’s 4Brain Innovation Model and provide the bonus experience of networking with other conference attendees. The “brain profile” is revealed on giant display while energizing brain-related music is played. Haman’s game goes beyond listening, to learning about your brain so you can be more creative and innovative. The 4Brain model is based on Haman’s decades of studying over 100 models of brains and introduces people the four quadrants of the brain that relates to the four roles of highly innovative people: (1) investigators, (2) creators, (3) evaluators, and (4) activators.

“Although most people know the brain has two hemispheres, I think it’s important that people know that biologically they actually have four quadrants in the heads,” explains Haman. “I am on a personal mission to help people realize they can and should use their ‘whole’ brains to get ahead. I am especially interested in helping the CASE conference attendees get to know their brains better. What they discover with my opening Brain Game will help them make the most of the entire conference and be more successful at work with alumni, administers, faculty and students.”

The CASE V Opening Extravaganze Reception is sponsored by PRP Wine International.

Opening Extravaganza Reception
Following the Keynote address, join your friends in the Resource Center for a gala wine and cheese 30th birthday celebration complete with birthday cake! This is a wonderful opportunity to visit with many colleagues and over 70 exhibitors.