Island of Excellence: 3 Powerful Strategies for Building a Culture of Creativity

PUBLISHED: June 20, 2019

It’s hard to fully grasp the impact that creativity has had on our world. Imagine if you could snap your fingers and make the products of human creativity disappear—everything that is man-made. How would your world change? Reality is a product of the creative process. Reality is man-made. ISLAND OF EXCELLENCE is a teaching novel that takes readers on a two-fold diving expedition that explores the depths of the ocean and the barriers to creativity and organizational culture change. Invaluable business insights merge with an entertaining adventure as a cast of colorful characters attends a life-altering dive workshop in Papua New Guinea aboard the 120-foot ship Origin. Understanding how the creative process gets blocked and learning how to free its power and energy transforms creativity into a valuable organizational and individual resource that can lead you and your organization to become an Island of Excellence in a sea of mediocrity.

"A great parable in the perfectly contradictory setting of Papua New Guinea, Mark has woven a great lesson in how creativity can become a predictable resource for individuals and organizations alike."

Richard J. Dahl, President, Dole Food Company Inc.

"Private or public, for-profit or not, large or small, no matter what your work setting, you'll find Island of Excellence a valuable primer to understanding the elements of organizational culture and harnessing the creativity inherent in each of your employees. Bodnarczuk shows us how to ensure success in leading the change-journey and transformation that is essential to success in a rapidly evolving, increasingly competitive global environment."

Paul J. Seligman, MD, MPH, Assistant Surgeon General (ret.), US Public Health Service

"A must read for business executives who have to gain a competitive advantage. These innovative strategies for building creativity in organizations have applications in most businesses."

Lee Synnott, former chairman and CEO, Ingram Book Group