About The Author

Dr. Todd J. Hostager

Education:

Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Strategic Management and Organization.

           Dissertation:            "The Effects Of Single And Dual Metaphoric Lenses
                                           On The Framing And Solution Of Problems In Health
                                           Care."

           Research Interests:    Creativity Techniques/Heuristics
                                           Jazz as a Model for Group and Organizational
                                                    Innovation
                                           Temporal Analysis of Social and Task Breakpoints
                                           Breadth, Depth, and Complexity in Diversity Perceptions
                                           The History of Innovation

           Research Methods:   Variable-Analytic Quantitative Assessment
                                           Videotape Analysis
                                           Sociolinguistic Analysis
                                           Ethnography
                                           Deconstruction
                                           Hermeneutics

B.A.    Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN.

           Major:      Psychology

           Minors:    Cultural Anthropology
                           Studio Art (Painting)

Memberships:

           MENSA:   http://www.us.mensa.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

           TRIPLE NINE SOCIETY:   http://www.triplenine.org/

Hobbies:

           Running
           Lake Superior Agate Hunting   http://www.lakesuperioragate.com/
           Fishing/Camping
           Mechanical Repair (Boats, Cars, esp. the 1987 Jaguar XJS Coupe!)

Favorite TV Shows:

           Lost
           Twin Peaks
           The Prisoner
           X-Files
           Millennium
           Firefly
           CSI
           Farscape
           Babylon 5
           Star Trek
           Night Gallery
           The Twilight Zone
           Kolchak: The Night Stalker
           Columbo

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