Denny Griffith doesn’t have to try too hard to bring creativity into his organization. At the Columbus College of Art & Design, where he’s president, it already runs in everyone’s blood. His job is applying that creativity to achieve the college’s mission of preparing tomorrow’s creative leaders for professional careers.
“Applied creativity” is the college’s term for innovation, and it’s just as much a part of its DNA as the artistic creativity that manifests in paintings and sculptures. But this kind of creativity transcends into Griffith’s leadership, resulting in a growing organization.
Since coming on board as the college’s third president in 1998, Griffith has overseen renovations and new construction — like Design Square Apartments, the Loann Crane Center for Design and the college’s famous 10-story ART sculpture — not to mention the growth he’s seen academically and in community outreach and exhibition programs.
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Author:Brooke Bates
