Post-Conference Workshop
Day and Half Post-Conference on June 25-26:
You may choose to end your week by attending a day and a half Post-Conference Workshop. Each is unique and offers an opportunity to dive into that which piques your interest! The workshops will begin on Friday at 2:00 pm and run until 6:30 pm and will include a break. Saturday will open at 8:30 am and end at 6:30 pm and will include lunch and two breaks. Choose ONE workshop:
- Beyond Thought: Striking the Balance between Logic and Intuition in CPS
- The Basadur Creative Problem Solving Profile Inventory (CPSP) Certification Workshop
- Design Thinking: Inspire. Inform. Transform **SOLD OUT**
One-Day Post-Conference on June 25 from 2:00 - 6:30 pm, includes a break:
Beyond Thought: Striking the Balance between Logic and Intuition in CPS
Cyndi Burnett | Janice Francisco
Can you be deliberately intuitive? Before answering, remember that years ago a similar question was debated as to the possibility of being deliberately creative! As we deepen our understanding of creative thinking and intuition, a new question emerges; How might we bring a more holistic approach to CPS?
This session will explore the role of deliberate intuition in the Creative Problem Solving process as a complement to the traditional cognitive methods. You'll investigate, play with and discover an array of passive and active intuitive tools and techniques to use in a variety of your contexts and disciplines. The intent of this session is to develop more reflective, mindful and visionary Creative Problem Solving practitioners and leaders and to present tools that deliberately draw upon intuitive insights in Creative Problem Solving sessions.
^Top
The Basadur Creative Problem Solving Profile Inventory (CPSP) Certification Workshop
The concept of creative problem solving as a "complete process" is fundamental to the teachings of the CEF and CPSI. The Basadur Center for Research in Applied Creativity, a sponsoring member of CEF, has pioneered the development of the technology and techniques of application of this concept in business, industry and organizations.
"Complete process" refers to valuing diverging and converging processes equally, and also valuing problem discovery, problem definition, problem solving and solution implementation equally. Also fundamental to this concept is the valuing of diversity. People with different aptitudes for different portions of the complete process can contribute their best "shots" within the process. Thus, people with differing "styles" of creative problem solving can leverage themselves for the good of their team. They can contribute accordingly while being valued by other members with differing, complementary styles.
Built upon Guilford's structure of intellect (SOI) model, another major concept underlying the CPSP is the dynamic tension between seemingly opposing forces. One dimension of the profile represents opposite ways of knowledge apprehension. The second dimension represents opposite ways of knowledge utilization. An individual's unique blend of preferences on these two dimensions forms a personal profile.
^Top
Design Thinking: Inspire. Inform. Transform **SOLD OUT**
Design thinking is a hot topic at academic institutions like the Stanford d.school, Rotman, and ITT Institute of Design, and at global businesses like Procter & Gamble, Microsoft and Samsung.
What is the allure? It is a human-centered, prototype driven approach, with an iterative and team-oriented process. It combines empathy, creativity and rationality to meet user needs, creating successful solutions and experiences. It is inspired by the principles and mindsets used by designers and applied to complementary fields including new products, services, organizations, social innovation and education.
In this experiential workshop, non-designer participants will practice the design thinking framework as taught by the Stanford d.school (needs finding, point of view, visualization, ideation, rapid prototyping, feedback loops) and apply to an actual challenge, within a team environment.
You will discover how design thinking can inspire and inform every aspect of the innovation process, decreasing the time to innovate and risk of failure. Using real examples, you will discover how companies use design thinking to transform their businesses and create organizational buy-in for innovation. You will also learn the potential of design thinking for your organization as well as ways to incorporate design thinking within CPS or your current creative problem solving framework.
Creative Problem Solving: A Leadership Skill for the 21st Century
Gerard Puccio | Laura Barbero Switalski
What do leaders do? Some would say that the purpose of leadership is to bring about change, to serve as a catalyst for challenging the status quo. Others have suggested that the primary role of leadership is to resolve complex problems. And others have described leadership as an ability to guide a group towards the successful accomplishment of a meaningful goal. If this is what leadership is about in the 21st century, then it could easily be argued that creative problem solving has become a core leadership competence. That is, creative problem solving skills lead to change, assist in addressing open-ended challenges, and enhances the attainment of goals – especially when these goals take teams and organizations in new directions.
This interactive session has two purposes. First, to describe creative leadership and the skills associated with this contemporary leadership construct. We will answer the questions: what is creative leadership, why is it important in this new millennium, what skills are necessary to be a creative leader, and how can these skills be developed? Second, during this session we will explore the new Creative Problem Solving Framework developed at the International Center for Studies in Creativity – CPS: the Thinking Skills Model. To that end, we will explore how this new model evolved and the specific cognitive and affective skills associated with this model.
Effective leadership is based on both effective thinking and feeling. CPS: Thinking Skills Model is designed to promote skill development in both areas.
Objectives:
Session participants will be able to:
- Describe why creative problem solving is now considered a core leadership competence;
- Identify their strengths and needed areas for development as creative leaders;
- Describe the cognitive and affective skills that make Creative Problem Solving work; and
- Practice leadership and problem solving activities that reinforce the value of the CPS: Thinking Skills Model.
This workshop runs from 2 pm to 5 pm on Friday, June 25th.
^Top
Can't attend the Post-Conference workshops? Take a look at our one-day Pre-Conference workshops on the 20th. Read more...
