K.T. Connor is an OD Specialist with a background in the Social Psychology. Her PhD is in Communication Theory from the University of Southern California, and her Masters in English Linguistics from Case Western.

A Past President of the Creative Education Foundation, she is currently a Director for the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA). Voted a Distinguished Leader at CPSI, she has been a professor, college administrator, director of a consulting office, internal OD specialist, and external OD practitioner.

She is also a seasoned practitioner in the new field of axiometrics (the measurement of valuing/decision-making). With a focus on how people actually think and judge, she helps people uncover their strengths and apply them to solving problems creatively, on the personal, interpersonal, process and system level.

Her client list includes such organizations as Merrill Lynch, IBM, PSEG Power, AT&T, Rich Products, Center for Disease Control, and numerous other organizations.

She has served as Subject Matter Expert for the US Navy on measuring character, and has addressed such international innovation conferences as the South African Creativity Conference, and the European Union’s Conference on Creativity in the Public Sector. She also addressed the 2006 Innovation Week Conference in Shanghai and conducted a post-conference workshop there on Innovation Leadership.

ktconnor@thinkingpattern.com