The following excerpt is from 2009 INDIE Finalist, “Success, Your Path to a Successful Book,” by Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill.

We are both strongly committed to creativity. Our first exposure to Creative Problem Solving (CPS) was with the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI). They have a week-long program every June that is sponsored by the Creative Education Foundation. You spend a week using the CPS technique developed by Alex Osborn and Sidney J. Parnes, http://www.cpsiconference.com.

This program has been ongoing for over 50 years. The first time you attend, you learn the basic technique. In following years, you expand your creative knowledge. You will see a variety of attendees that will shock you – FBI, educators, writers, business people, and the list continues on. All segments of society realize the need to improve their creativity. Whereas we don’t attend every year, we sometimes realize we need a creative fix. It encapsulates many avenues of creativity including but not limited to:

  • Thoughts on the nature of creativity
  • Creativity in the workplace
  • Creativity in education
  • Computer-enhanced creativity
  • Creative Dramatics

The six steps for CPS as taught at CPSI are:

  • Fact Finding
  • Idea Finding
  • Rules/Ideas for Brainstorming
  • Criterion Finding
  • Solution Finding
  • Acceptance Finding
  • Action Planning

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