I need to select an individual who I believe to be a creative thinker, I am drawing a blank. But there is a catch it may not be any person or event that happened prior to 1950 or any of the following people.

Question

Bill Gates, Walt Dinsey, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, Andy Grove, Sam Walton, Warren Buffett, Howard Schultz, Don Trump, Jean Piaget

Answer 1

You might try my son, Robert Stoddard.

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How about J.K. Rawlings?

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Answer 2

I also need for the person to have had an identifiable impact on orgaizations, and not merely be suffecssful. I am having a terrible time try to find someone.

Answer 3

Rawlings certainly meets these criteria. Her Harry Potter novels made the publisher tons of money. In addition, even more money has been made with the Potter movies. Potter fan clubs have flourished, as have the minority of nay-sayers who accuse the books of witchcraft and anti-Christian messages.

You might also consider the impact of the anonyous donors to the Kalamazoo Promise program. This program promises graduates of Kalamazoo, MI, schools full tuition to instate colleges and universities. Other local organizations have banded together to help the students achieve the necessary skills to help them be successful in college.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalamazoo_Promise