Elsie Ritzenhein

Elsie is a thought and action leader with experience in education and personal growth that has spanned 55 years. She is the author of “Awakening Your Creative Voice/Women in a World of Possibility” (2017) and co-author of “Generative Leadership/Shaping New Futures for Today’s Schools” (2008). Elsie has been passionately engaged with creativity and change from her early years as an educator and leader and is the founder of the earlier Generative Leadership Initiative and the current Inspiring Creative Women. She uses her rich career in education to offer challenging, exciting and energizing possibilities to adults and young adults who wish to explore “seeing with new eyes,” both in their personal lives and in the world of work. Her current initiative is the Network for Creative Possibility, where she joyfully engages others in Creativity Conversations—inviting reflection and action from the inside out.