 Christopher
Musselwhite
Discovery Learning
431 Spring Garden St.
Greensboro,
NC 27401
Phone: 336.272.9530
Fax:3 36.273.4090
cmusselwhite@discoverylearning.com
Christopher Musselwhite founded Discovery Learning
in 1990. He is currently the president and CEO. The
organization has a broad range of international expertise
in management and organizational development. Chris
has been involved in organizational and leadership development
since 1972 and has held a variety of positions including
associate professor of engineering and industrial management
and senior adjunct program associate at the Center for Creative
Leadership.
Chris has developed and delivered programs in leadership
development, creativity and innovation, managing change,
team building, project management, conflict management, and
the development of technical teams and technical managers. In
addition to North America, his work has taken him to Europe,
South America, India, China and Malaysia. Chris was
involved with the development of the LeaderLab course at
the Center for Creative Leadership and has created seven
simulations including World Products International, Awaka,
OurTown, PressTime, EdgeWork, Paper Scrapers, The Acquisition
and Paper Planes, Inc., and seven innovative assessment instruments,
GoalGetter, Change Style Indicator, Decision Style Profile, Decision
Style 360, the Public Health Leadership Profile, Discovery
Leadership Profile Plus and a customizable 360 multi-rater
leadership assessment.
As a Kellogg Fellow (1987-1990) Chris had the unique opportunity
to explore leadership and innovation from a global perspective. He
has studied at the Norwegian Center for Leadership Development
and the Norwegian Creativity Institute. Chris has consulted
with the Creativity and Innovation Division of TNO (Netherlands
Organization for Applied Scientific Research), the Center
for Creative Leadership, Motorola University, the World Bank,
the Canadian Centre for Management Development, and the Hong
Kong Productivity Council. He developed Discovery Learning’s
highly experiential leadership development program, Personal
Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness which has been
delivered in China, India, Malaysia, Canada, United States
and Germany.
With a degree in product design and a master's degree in
industrial engineering, Chris received the Ed.D. in Adult
Learning from North Carolina State University in 1985, with
an emphasis in management and organizational development. He
has published numerous articles and five book chapters on
leadership development, manufacturing management, self-managed
teams, change management and time-based innovation. His
first book, Dangerous Opportunity was published in April
2004. Chris and Discovery Learning products have been
featured in Business Week, Chief Learning Officer, InfoWorld, Training
and Development Journal, Work Force Training News,
Training, Successful Meetings Magazine, Enterprise, Business
Week Japan Entrepreneur, Fast Company and Fortune.
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