In the last couple of years there has been a flood of research reports on the importance of creativity and innovation published by professional associations, professional services organizations and multi-national corporations. These topics are clearly being taken seriously by organizations as they struggle at all levels to comprehend the impact of the dynamic changes in organizational and business paradigms that are being turned up side down by the emergence of truly global markets. In this newsletter, the Creative Leadership Forum provides a quick summary of what it considers to be the more informed of these reports together with a synopsis of the emerging themes and their implications for leadership. For those interested, click on the report name and you will be able to download a complete copy of the individual report.