Creative Problem Solving Institute 2024

Is your team or organization struggling to keep up? Are you facing challenges that are beyond complicated? Understanding the dynamic nature of client service in volatile times is crucial to any organization's success. Our individual well-being and proactive approach to dealing with change are paramount to organizational success and personal growth. In this (these?) interactive session(s) we will do a deep dive on complexity and uncertainty and pinpoint where and how you and your team can effectively deal with ambiguity.

Join a conversation in which the intersection of Creative Problem Solving (CPS), Positive Psychology, Polarity (Both-And) Thinking, and coaching will be the focus. This session will challenge all of us to consider how—as Dr. Ramsey says—the pursuit of purpose leads to contentment or happiness. In this participant-driven workshop, we will create a tapestry of ideas and applications drawn from the different disciplines the presenters bring to the conversation. Explore with us how coaching (self and others) can be enriched, how creativity can be strengthened, and how our worldviews can be expanded when we move from having “success” define us to having purpose as our central drive.

UR’s Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship initiative aims to foster creativity, entrepreneurial ingenuity, willingness to take risks, resilience, and competence in addressing problems and challenges from multiple perspectives. Dive into this dynamic workshop tailored to redefine problem-solving in higher education. Experience the power of Design Thinking and Lean Launchpad through inspiring outcomes and engaging activities that teach empathy mapping, ideation, customer discovery, prototyping, and testing to creatively address academic and personal projects. Walk away equipped with a suite of practical techniques, from empathy to rapid prototyping, ready to lead your institution in transforming unique challenges into innovative solutions.

The feeling of making progress in work that matters to us is a crucial source of motivation and creativity. However, some days this feeling is absent, leading to frustration. Do you sometimes feel stuck, unable to focus, or lose direction despite working hard? Are you missing that creative spark or the perseverance to act on your ideas?

Learn to assess your creative energy in just 5 minutes and choose effective strategies to advance your work. You will learn a science-backed framework through play, movement, self-discovery, and experimentation. Once mastered, creative habits are for life.

This session is ideal for educators, trainers, and facilitators seeking to enrich workshop experiences and provide unique follow-ups.

Business leaders will discover a visual and effective toolkit to cultivate a team culture of connectivity, trust, and creative productivity. Everyone will find inspiration to infuse more creativity into their work. Plus, a surprise gift awaits every participant!

Why isn’t creativity a school subject? Create 8 – is a curriculum designed to mitigate the missteps, pitfalls, and blind spots that often undermine educating for creativity. This interactive, reflective offering presents mind, brain, and education science that supports a new approach to creativity education.

This workshop is an immersive exploration of the Cognitive Behavioral Model, where we unravel the intricate connections between our thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs, and how they sculpt our emotional landscape. Through interactive exercises, role play, and discussions, discover practical strategies to navigate and enhance your emotional well-being.

Participants will discover new ways to engage with Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT, concept/image generators, etc.) to enhance creative thinking. I will 1) disseminate the “fear factor” of AI, highlighting how human experience and creativity is unmatched 2) Demonstrate examples of ways to use AI to inspire, challenge, and enhance the creative thinking process and 3) Facilitate exercise prompts where participants use AI to gather information, provide inspiration, and discover how they can “one up” AI. A lot has changed in the last year in terms of what generative AI can accomplish. And even more will change before I deliver this session! This session will build on the basics of the 2023 AI session with more ways generative AI can be used in our professional and personal lives to aid and assist with menial tasks, spark fresh thinking, and even give you more time to focus on the work you love.

Discover how ChatGPT, an advanced AI tool, can transform your creative process. This interactive workshop explores practical strategies for using ChatGPT to focus and enhance creativity. Engage in hands-on activities demonstrating how AI assists in problem-solving and ideation, offering unique, efficient approaches to creative challenges.