The Refractive Thinker©: An Anthology of Higher Learning

Welcome to The Refractive Thinker®: An Anthology of Higher Learning. Thank you for joining us on our maiden voyage to celebrate the accomplishments of these contributing doctoral scholars: Dr. Tom Woodruff, Dr. Judy Fisher-Blando, Dr. Cynthia Ann Roundy, Dr. Elmer B. Hall, Dr. Armando Salas-Amaro Jr., Dr. Edward F. Knab, Dr. Lisa M. Kangas, Dr. Lucy Surhyel Newman, Dr. Laura Grandgenett, and Dr. Cheryl A. Lentz The title of this book, The Refractive Thinker® was chosen intentionally to highlight the ability of these doctoral scholars to bend thought, to converge its very essence on the ability to obliquely pass through the perspective of another. The goal is to ask and ponder the right questions; to dare to think differently, to find new applications within unique and cutting-edge dimensions, ultimately to lead where others may follow or to risk forging perhaps a new path all entirely. www. RefractiveThinker.com Leaders ultimately change the world simply by questioning the very process of thought and life itself. They are insatiably curious, never satisfied or content with what is, always looking to the horizon and asking the fundamental question of why— with the goal to perhaps arrive at a better place than where they began—forever changed by the very act of asking questions. They dare to question themselves and ask why not? And what can they do to be an agent of change? The Refractive Thinker® offers this discourse, a place where these authors offer a chapter of their work, so the audience can sample a mere bite of the apple with the hope of being given a broader canvas from which to paint further.