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Creative Education Foundation CEF is the oldest nonprofit dedicated to creativity, innovation, and change leadership.

The Creative Education Foundation (CEF) was founded in 1954 by Alex Osborn, one of the original advertising "Mad Men", who believed everyone is creative and can learn to be more so. CEF is dedicated to providing programming and resources to empower people with the skill set, tool set, and mindset of deliberate creativity. To this end, CEF presents the longest running deliberate creativity conference in the world, the Creative Problem Solving Institute (www.cpsiconference.com). Attendees from around the world come to CPSI to learn deliberate creativity, innovation skills, and change leadership to transform their businesses and enrich their lives. Join us at CPSI and go to www.creativeeducationfoundation.org to learn more about our work.

Curious about CPSI Sarasota 2027 but have a few questions?Maybe it’s your first time attending and you’re wondering what...
10/06/2026

Curious about CPSI Sarasota 2027 but have a few questions?

Maybe it’s your first time attending and you’re wondering what to expect. Maybe you’re curious about how the conference format works, which experience is right for you, or what makes a creativity conference different from your typical conference.

We’d love to chat!

💡 Discover CPSI Sarasota

We’re hosting a few informal one-hour Zoom sessions where you can drop in, bring your questions, and get the scoop on CPSI Sarasota.

No presentation. No pressure. Just an open hour to connect and ask whatever is on your mind.

Rosie or Jessica will be there to answer questions about:
✨ What the CPSI experience is really like
✨ Foundations of Creative Problem Solving vs. 90-minute breakout sessions
✨ The conference format and schedule
✨ Who CPSI is for
✨ What you’ll learn and take away
✨ And anything else you’re wondering about!

First-time attendee? Come join us.
Been curious about CPSI but not sure if it’s your thing? Come ask us.
Have a question you’ve been meaning to ask? Bring it!

Grab a cup of coffee, pop onto Zoom, and come say hello.

We’d love to meet you and help you decide if CPSI Sarasota is the right fit for you.

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 7:00 pm ET

Join via zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87879783109?pwd=nsz0aM52Si1jrcRZnrHGj0XCAskbcn.1

✨ UNEXPECTED CONNECTIONS: Curiosity, Imperfection & the 2% ShiftWhat if getting better didn’t mean getting everything ri...
10/05/2026

✨ UNEXPECTED CONNECTIONS: Curiosity, Imperfection & the 2% Shift

What if getting better didn’t mean getting everything right?

What if it simply meant getting curious… and trying something a little different?
Join us for our next Unexpected Connections, a free virtual workshop where we’ll explore the power of small shifts, imperfect progress, and a healthy dose of curiosity.

Together, we’ll share stories, exchange ideas, and explore how even a 2% shift can open the door to new possibilities.

Come ready to think, reflect, laugh a little, and maybe look at something familiar in a new way.

✨ Free + open to everyone
💻 Virtual
🙌 Just reserve your spot!

Unexpected Connections is all about bringing people together around ideas, conversations, and possibilities that might not otherwise cross paths.
Come curious. Leave with a new connection—or a new way of seeing something.

👉 Reserve your spot today! https://www.creativeeducationfoundation.org/events/

What can Salvador Dalí teach us about creative problem solving?Quite a lot, actually. Join Kim Macuare, Ph.D. for Dream ...
10/02/2026

What can Salvador Dalí teach us about creative problem solving?
Quite a lot, actually.

Join Kim Macuare, Ph.D. for Dream with a Key: Dalí’s Secrets for Creative Thinking — a fascinating look at Dalí’s strange 1948 creativity manual and the surprising ways its “secrets” connect to core Creative Problem Solving tools and guidelines.
This isn’t just a trip into Dalí’s wonderfully weird world. Kim will turn those ideas into practical techniques you can use in your own facilitation, teaching, design work — and everyday creative life.

✨ You’ll leave with:
• A fresh way to look at problems and challenges
• Ideas for achieving more range in your idea generation
• Hands-on activities you can use in your own life or facilitation practice

Come curious. Leave with a few new creative tricks up your sleeve. 🔑

Conference Details: https://www.CPSIconference.com

FIND YOUR KIND OF PEOPLE.You know that feeling when you meet someone and think:“Ohhh. You get it.”That’s one of the best...
10/01/2026

FIND YOUR KIND OF PEOPLE.
You know that feeling when you meet someone and think:
“Ohhh. You get it.”

That’s one of the best things about CPSI.

You’ll meet educators, leaders, facilitators, entrepreneurs, innovators, consultants, coaches, and curious humans from all kinds of backgrounds.

Different industries.
Different experiences.
Different perspectives.

But a shared love of learning, creativity, curiosity, and finding new ways forward.

At CPSI, we don't just learn from the presenters.

We learn from each other.

So come to Sarasota for the tools.
Come for the ideas.
Come for the experience.

And come find your people. 💡

📅 March 10–12, 2027
📍 Ringling College of Art and Design | Sarasota, FL

CPSI Sarasota 2027
👉 CPSIconference.com

What’s one question you’re curious about right now?Not a question you need to answer.Not a question you need to solve.Ju...
10/01/2026

What’s one question you’re curious about right now?

Not a question you need to answer.
Not a question you need to solve.

Just something you’re wondering about. 🤔

Maybe it’s about your work.
Maybe it’s about a challenge you’re facing.
Maybe it’s something completely unexpected.

Curiosity is where possibilities begin.

So, what’s your question?

👇 Share it in the comments. You never know who might be curious about the same thing. ✨

GO DEEP. OR FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY.At CPSI Sarasota, you get to choose how you want to experience creative problem solvin...
09/30/2026

GO DEEP. OR FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY.
At CPSI Sarasota, you get to choose how you want to experience creative problem solving.

FOUNDATIONS OF CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
Want to really dig in? Foundations is our gold-standard, immersive, credentialed experience where you’ll learn the CPS process step-by-step, practice the tools, and build a strong foundation alongside your cohort.

90-MINUTE BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Prefer to mix it up? Build your own experience by choosing from 90-minute sessions across:
✨ NextGen Leadership
✨ Applied Creative Problem Solving
✨ Tech That Transforms

Follow your curiosity. Explore something new. Pick a session because the title makes you think, “Ooh… I want to know more about that.”

Your experience. Your curiosity. Your choice.

March 10–12, 2027
Ringling College of Art and Design | Sarasota, FL

👉 See the schedule + explore CPSI: https://www.CPSIconference.com

What if learning could feel a little more like an adventure?That’s what we’re creating at CPSI Sarasota 2027.For 2.5 day...
09/29/2026

What if learning could feel a little more like an adventure?
That’s what we’re creating at CPSI Sarasota 2027.

For 2.5 days, we’ll come together at Ringling College of Art and Design to learn, experiment, connect, play, and explore new ways of approaching the challenges that matter.

You’ll experience:
🎤 A keynote experience
💡 Group sessions
✨ 90-minute workshops you can choose from
🌱 Our immersive Foundations of Creative Problem Solving experience
🤝 Plenty of time to connect with other curious, creative people

Come with a challenge—or just a desire to think differently.
Come curious. Leave with new ideas, new tools, and new connections.

March 10–12, 2027
Sarasota, Florida
Ringling College of Art and Design

Explore CPSI Sarasota + reserve your spot:
https://www.CPSIconference.com

Curious about CPSI Sarasota 2027 but have a few questions?Maybe it’s your first time attending and you’re wondering what...
09/24/2026

Curious about CPSI Sarasota 2027 but have a few questions?

Maybe it’s your first time attending and you’re wondering what to expect. Maybe you’re curious about how the conference format works, which experience is right for you, or what makes a creativity conference different from your typical conference.

We’d love to chat!

💡 Discover CPSI Sarasota

We’re hosting a few informal one-hour Zoom sessions where you can drop in, bring your questions, and get the scoop on CPSI Sarasota.

No presentation. No pressure. Just an open hour to connect and ask whatever is on your mind.

Rosie or Jessica will be there to answer questions about:
✨ What the CPSI experience is really like
✨ Foundations of Creative Problem Solving vs. 90-minute breakout sessions
✨ The conference format and schedule
✨ Who CPSI is for
✨ What you’ll learn and take away
✨ And anything else you’re wondering about!

First-time attendee? Come join us.
Been curious about CPSI but not sure if it’s your thing? Come ask us.
Have a question you’ve been meaning to ask? Bring it!

Grab a cup of coffee, pop onto Zoom, and come say hello.

We’d love to meet you and help you decide if CPSI Sarasota is the right fit for you.

Join via zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87643779628?pwd=WKBo7KMVNURtIBZQrWjxYfAUmGYiP1.1

FIND YOUR PEOPLE. 💡You know that feeling when you meet someone and think:“Ohhh. You get it.”That’s CPSI.A community of c...
09/22/2026

FIND YOUR PEOPLE. 💡

You know that feeling when you meet someone and think:

“Ohhh. You get it.”
That’s CPSI.

A community of curious, creative people who love to learn, explore, share ideas, and see what’s possible.

We may come from different industries and backgrounds, but we share a common curiosity—and a love of learning.

Come for the creativity.
Come for the learning.
Come find your people.

https://www.CPSIconference.com

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PO Box 717
Marshfield, MA
02050

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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