Marjorie Parker is an organizational consultant who has been recognized for over 30 years as a thought leader in the field of creativity. A native of Rochester, Minnesota, Marjorie resides in Oslo, Norway. She has consulted with senior management in Norway's leading corporations, health care institutions and government agencies and has been a frequent speaker at international conferences on creativity and innovation. Marjorie was awarded a national scholarship from the Norwegian Council for Leadership Development and a stipend from the Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to document her work using a shared visioning approach to organizational development. She is the author of Creating Shared Vision - The Story of a Pioneering Approach to Organizational Revitalization, published in the US, Poland, Norway and Saudi Arabia. Peter Senge, author of the acclaimed book The Fifth Discipline, wrote the following in the foreword: "The story told in Creating Shared Vision is fascinating. It should be mandatory reading for those interested in revitalizing their organizations and in moving toward becoming learning organizations". The story of Creating Shared Vision has been a feature of a BBC/Open University production. Marjorie is also co-author of Dialogue - A Practical Guide (in Norwegian). She holds an M.Sc. from International Center for Studies in Creativity, Buffalo, NY. Today Marjorie focuses on mentoring organizational consultants who are searching for new ways to develop a more creative mind-set within their own client organizations.
