Tim Switalski
Tim is founder and president of Darwin Associates, a consulting firm with offices in Buffalo, New York and in Milan, Italy, specializing in helping organizations to grow and evolve and to learn and develop their creative potential. He works with organizations throughout North America, Central America, South America, and Europe to facilitate creativity and innovation.
He is a master facilitator, executive coach and learning consultant specialized in leadership development, team cohesiveness, emotional intelligence, change management, and organizational growth, with a specific focus in the area of creativity and innovation. He is certified in the use of several creativity assessments, including FourSight, Kirton Innovator-Adaptor Inventory, Situational Outlook Questionnaire, and Index for Emotional Intelligence.
Tim has worked successfully with a broad range of public, private, and non-profit sector organizations to help them to clarify and realize their vision of the future they want to create. Some of these organizations include the following global business leaders: Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Delaware North, General Mills, Hershey Foods, International Flavors and Fragrances, Johnson & Johnson, Monsanto, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Siemans, Tyson Foods, URS Corporation, and Westinghouse.
Tim holds a Master of Science degree in Creativity and Innovation from the International Center for Studies in Creativity at Buffalo State College where he is also an adjunct faculty member and guest lecturer.
He is a founding member of CREA Italia, the organization that sponsors CREA. Tim is also a member of the Creative Education Foundation and a veteran leader at the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI) and a frequent leader and enthusiastic supporter of Mindcamp.

