The Board of Trustees, advisers, employees, volunteers and scholarship recipients at NAPE Foundation wish to thank the following individuals and businesses for making our 4th Annual Celebration Dinner a resounding success:

• The anonymous donor who matched $10,000 raised at the event
• The African American Business Resource Group at PGE and EAI Information Systems for sponsoring the event
• The table sponsors:  Donna Dorsey, EAI Information Systems, Geffen Mesher and Company, P.C., Lane Powell Attorneys and Counselors, Dr. Kofi Nelson-Owusu
• Patience Sewor, Beatrice Nkansah and Elsie Agyepong for the wonderful Ghanaian menu
• Dr. Candice Goucher and The Kúkátónón Children’s African Dance Troupe
•  The volunteers who made this event a success:  Lindsey Pilling and Sarah Storer and The African American Business Resource Group at PGE and to all who generously donated auction items!
• Each individual who attended the Celebration Dinner

Thank you all!!

Theme: Increasing access to higher education in Ghana, West Africa

FEATURING

Keynote: Dr. Candice Goucher, Professor of History at WSU

Intergenerational Thinking:  Ghana’s Promise of Education for a Sustainable Future

Music and Dancing:

Kukatonon Children’s African Dance Troupe &

Chata Addy

Date & Time: Saturday, February 4th, 2012 6:00 pm

$50 Individual Tickets, $500 Table Sponsor

Location:

World Trade Center

121 SW Salmon St. Portland, OR  97204

RSVP: info@napefoundation.org or 503-348-4912

Thank You!

Encouraging Creativity and Innovation among Ghanaian and African Leaders and Organization

By

Peter Carlos Okantey

NAPE Foundation

Founder & President

Abstract

This article seeks to encourage a culture of innovation and creativity among Ghanaian and African business leaders and their organizations. This rationale is pursued through the following: 1) a presentation of the need for innovation and creativity among Ghanaian and African leaders and their organizations; 2) a redefinition of the terms “innovation and creativity” in organizations; 3) perceived barriers to innovation and creativity among Ghanaian and African Leaders and businesses; 4) a candid view of how Ghanaian and African leaders can promote innovation and creativity within their organizations; and 5) five practical steps towards developing a culture of innovation and creativity among Ghanaian leaders and their organizations.

Keywords: Organizational Leadership, Creativity, Innovation, Organizations, Businesses, Africa, Ghana.

Encouraging Creativity and Innovation Among Ghanaian and African Leaders and Organizations