Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT)

Introduction

Creativity can be defined as "something that is new and useful." It involves the combining, recombining and rearrangement of new ideas into novel and significant patterns and relationships (Morfopoulos et al, 2019). Creativity is a key ingredient to the development of innovation. Innovation involves forming new and useful solutions to existing problems.

Transformation involves "radical", framebreaking ideas and pracitices. With this in mind, both students and faculty benefit from its growth as a field. Through inventions, gained insights, continuous learning and knowledge transfer generated from innovative transformations, our world is arguably a much better place (Sessa and London, 2006). One of the most preeimeninent scholars of innovation of our time, Dr. Murray Millson, co-authored a textbook (Millson and Wilemon, 2008, https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/program/Millson-Strategy-of-Managing-Innovation-and-Technology-The/PGM176522.html) that we believe provides a recommended comprehensive, highly skilled and well-developed anthology of innovation, intrapreneurship and technolgy for our readers to review. Our efforts that follow in no small way extend from and build upon his work.

In the Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT), we focus on twelve (12) "Challenge Categories" that are defined at the end of this summary. Although listed in alphabetical order for the purposes of clarification and organization, there is no "set order" to these categories. Instead, we invite both the student, the instructors, the poets, the artists, the dreamers and the innovators to join us in defining and redefining these key terms: creativity and transformation. By continuously revising and building upon our mutually agreed upon, defined understandings of that which is creative, or even transformational in such fields as alternative energy and the environment, diversity and multiculturalism and other fields, we can work towards building an open source (freely used) "incubator" that we can all share (Wallas, 1926). In other words, we can develop our own "customized think-tank in cyberspace." Come join us…

Mission of the Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT)

The mission of the Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT) is to promote the field of creativity and innovation, primarily at no cost to the public. Through the development and sharing of information related to the Challenge Categories proposed, students, teachers, advocates and practitoners can collaborate within the field of innovation.

Vision of the Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT)

The vision of the Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT)- or its anticipated or hoped for direction- is to be the "premier source for knowledge transfer for creativity and innovation over the Web regionally, nationally and globally."

Specific Goals of the Journal

Goal One (1): To Redfine the Field:
We believe that both students and teachers are in a postion to share their unique and valued knowledge of their own creative processes at this time. We expect and invite such contributions to "fill in the blanks." We consider this continuous teacher/student relationship as necessary for the process of "Creativity Reimagined": Creativity based on synergy and open-minded combinations of productive ideas, thoughts and imagery.
Goal Two (2): To Establish a Common Internship Program
The Innovation Netowrk, through a unique combination of advocates, educators, practitoners and academicians, is in the process of developing and refining internships that will faciliate the emergence of a common "incubator" for innovation between and among the colleges.
Goal Three (3): To Develop an "Innovation Incubator"
By forming and recombining new and useful relationships between networks of different types of members within and between different areas or "Challenge Categories," we hope and expect to generate the "prototype" or beginnings of "The Ocean." The Ocean is a metaphor here for the organization that will be based on the collaborations of all the participants that take part in this initiative. The Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT) is designed with the purpose of providing the initial blueprint of this proposed organization for creative and innovative collaborations over the Web in twelve (12) key "Challenge Categories." We believe this alphabetized list of categories provides an ideal framework for integrating collaborative efforts to enhance both knowledge transfer and provide a well-structured, readily understood, measureable and replicable foundation for innovative practices.

We ask the potential viewers of the Journal to also consider the following: if you are still undecided about your level of interest in the Journal keep in mind the marketability of innovation. It is a known fact that innovative graduates enjoy greater pay, increased promotions and greater career mobility (Morfopoulos and Roth, 1996). This benefit is even greater when considering the success of future entrepreneurs: continuous innovation is the key to entrepreneurial success. Here are some typical categories of potential contributors:

General Description

The Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT) is a a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that explores, analyzes and prescribes recommendations based on improved adaptations of the Graham Wallas 1926 four stage Theory of Creativity:

https://students.education.unimelb.edu.au/selage/pub/readings/creativity_insights/UTC%20stage%20models%20of%20creativity%20.pdf

Augmenting this theory is the notion that research is proceeded by passion, and that verification is ideally followed by either incremental and/or systemic or transformational change.

The Structure of the Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT)

The Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT) will primarily be comprised of peer-reviewed, refereed case studies, exploratory pieces, investigative journalism work, and other novel written discourse which may or may not be accompanied by training supplements including but not limited to discussion and debate questions, interactive training exercises and more traditional assignments. Each quarter will feature one or more of the following categories of creativity, innovation and transformation:

Challenge Categories:

  1. Alternative Energy and the Environment
  2. Diversity & Multiculturalism
  3. Education and Business Literacy
  4. Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Persons with Diverse Backgrounds
  5. Finance, Funding Social Ventures & Accounting
  6. Holistic Health, Nutrition & Bioethics
  7. Intrapreneurship
  8. Nonprofits & Advocacy
  9. Responsible Housing
  10. Responsible Management and Marketing
  11. Responsible Science, Engineering and Technology.
  12. Unique and Socially Responsible Contributions
Editor-In-Chief:
Rabbi Jolan Shafir Lobb Ph.D., MBA, LSSBB TRN Co-CEO (https://trnurses.com)
Consulting Editor:
Linda Shake Ph.D., LPC-S, LMT-S TRN Co-CEO (https://trnurses.com).
Managing Editor:
Richard Morfopoulos PhD, M.S. with distinction, TRN Founder and Co-CEO (https://trnurses.com).

Target Market of the Journal:

While the initial journal will be open source, accompanying ancillary cases, training materials and "spin-off journals and publications" will be for-fee when expressly indicated as such.

Trainers

Managers:
Managers seeking to train their staff may opt to utilize these accompanying cost-efficient and practical case studies as an effective training tool.
Teachers:
Whether it be at the post-secondary (college or university) or secondary (e.g., high school) level, having readily prepared, cutting edge, cost-effective accompanying case studies and accompanying learning supplements will be a real asset to instructors. Learning institutions can purchase a special group rate package.
Parents:
Parents seeking to provide their children with "advanced preparation and training" can affordably choose relevant accompanying case studies and accompanying training supplements in order to do so.

Trainees

Employees:
Employees self-training for career development and/or career advancement opportunities may utilize these accompanying services in order to gain additional training and knowledge to do so.
Job Seekers and Vocational Centers for Job Seekers:
Looking to sample a "slice of relevant work-life" related to your prospective career? These accompanying case studies and accompanying training supplements are ideally suited to provide the potential to do so.
Sponsors:
Sponsors seeking enhanced branding, job recruits and potentially expanding their consumer base can advertise in the Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT) contingent upon approval from the Editors. Sponsors may be organizations, corporations, practitioners and/or consultants.

The Intercollegiate Journal of Innovation and Transformation: "Where innovative practices intersect with, develop and enhance the creative spirit."

Proposed Accompanying Training Supplements to Case Studies:

The Editorial Board will be comprised of the following types of Editors:

Author Guidelines

Article Length

Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation

Copyright

Philosophy of the Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT)

The philosophy of the Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT) is that creativity, innovation and transformative thinking and ideas are part of a collective vision that should be shared with the public.

Electronic Submission of Articles

Please also include:

A Formal Welcome From the Managing Editor

Welcome to the Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT).

The mission of the Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT) is to serve as an information hub that enhances the human spirit in relation to innovation. The Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT) is an ideal supplement for student learning at all levels- and is quite complimentary with a variety of college and even high school textbooks. Emphasis is placed on showcasing success stories of both individuals with a vision for positively changing their communities through innovative practices and empowering and promoting the organizations that represent their interests.

Although the Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT) provides insight related to innovation issues, other social responsibility and human-interest issues are periodically included as well. We hope you enjoy this inaugural edition of the Trade Journal for Creativity & Transformation (TJCT), as well as all the publications you the readers are all invited to collaborate with us on in future efforts. We ask that you do not just be dreamers of creativity, but be innovative visionaries as well.

Sincerely,
Richard Morfopoulos Ph.D., M.S. with distinction
Founder and Co-CEO Transformational Recruiters Network (TRN- https://trnurses.com)
(302) 416-0629
richardmorfopoulosphd@gmail.com Ambassador for the Congolese American Women for Peace, Justice, and Prosperity (https://www.cawpjp.org).
Advisory Board Member Meridian West Central College, Sarasota, Florida (https://meridianwestcentral.college

Here are the twelve (12) Challenge Categories of the TRN defined and then referenced:

References

References are listed by textbooks, select journal articles and then by Challenge Category.

Textbooks

Select Journal Articles

Interviews

Selected Links

Alternative Energy and the Environment

2) Diversity and Multiculturalism

Education and Business Literacy

4) Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Diverse Populations

Finance, Funding the Venture and Accounting

Health, Medical, Nutrition and Bioethics

Intrapreneurship

Nonprofits & Advocacy

Responsible Housing

Responsible Management and Marketing

Responsible Science, Engineering and Technology

Responsible Science: A Survey Inclusion of the Sciences

Definitions are verbatim (from Google, 11/23/19):

Aeronautics

Astronomy

Biology

Botany

Chemistry

Earth Science

Geology

Microbiology

Nanotechnology

Physics

Zoology

Responsible Engineering

Technology