Creative Problem Solving Institute 2024

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Creative Problem Solving Institute 2024

2:00pm EDT

4 Models That Help You Evaluate Your Job, Your Life & Your Options

Have you thought, “Where did my spark go?” or “Is this all there is?” When you’re feeling crushed by the everyday pressure of things that need doing—and working in a market and an organization you know well—it’s extremely hard to step back and get a clear view of the forest. A mental model can help you see your situation differently, articulate what you need, and give clarity to issues that seem intangible. In this session, we’ll share four models that will help attendees assess their work and their options and prioritize the most effective next steps for professional satisfaction. In every session, Portia and Marnette apply adult learning techniques, including brain breaks, stretching, sketch noting and mindfulness activities. We also use facilitated attendee engagement, interactive, collaborative learning strategies, learning by doing, and focus on personalized action plans.

Presenters

Marnette Falley

Executive Coach, SunRoad Coaching & Consulting LLC

IFC certified coach Marnette Falley, MS, is a strategist and creative problem solver who helps clients identify and activate personal and organizational strengths and overcome persistent barriers. She helps leaders and teams find new paths. Marnette leverages 25 years of business... Read More →

Monday June 24, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Personal Growth

2:00pm EDT

Draw Your Creativity into Focus with Visual Thinking Strategies

Explore a new way of seeing and solving challenges with a focus on freehand drawing. Using a unique 50-card deck with visual prompts on the front and guided instructions for using drawing as a creative problem-solving tool on the back, you will learn a variety of strategies for incorporating visual language into the CPS process. Designed for individual or group work in boardrooms, classrooms, or for anyone looking to unleash their creative thinking with the power of freehand drawing. A demonstration of this Visual Thinking Strategies Card Deck will be offered in this workshop as well as the opportunity for participants to practice the tool. Participants are encouraged to bring a challenge to work on and a Yes! attitude to exploring the Power of Drawing. No artistic talent is required.

Presenters

Iryna Molodecky

Founder, IZM Visuals

I’m a Visual Nerd – always have been. I’ve been drawing since I could hold a crayon in my hand. My first “wall graphic” was on the walls of my parents’ home at the age of three. I spent my childhood attending art classes and majored in Visual Arts at York University. I... Read More →

Monday June 24, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Arts, Tools Techniques and Processes, Business

2:00pm EDT

Humanizing Digital Transformation: Embracing Discomfort, Risk and (Smart) Failure with Humility!

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.

Presenters

Michael Ackerbauer

Business Transformation Consultant, IBM

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Marysia Czarski

Facilitator, Coach and Creativity Expert, CEO & Founder, Ignition Creativity

Marysia combines a deep understanding of how businesses work with strong facilitating, coaching, design, and development skills. Her 32 years of experience, combined with an energetic, empathetic, and insightful approach, resonates with senior-level leaders in performance-driven corporations... Read More →

Monday June 24, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Business, Current Creativity Topics and Research

2:00pm EDT

Knowing and Not Knowing - Recognizing and Dealing with Ambiguity

Most relate Ambiguity to not knowing and doubt, which can lead to becoming stuck. The reality is that we don’t choose whether ambiguity is part of a challenge or situation. It is inherent to the process of getting to a successful outcome. In this session, we will examine our view of ambiguity, learn 5 polarities to use in best-managing ambiguity, and do some practice on a real challenge.

Presenters

Anthony Billoni

Owner, APEX Leader Growth

I have an MS from Center for Applied Imagination. I use CPS/Deliberate Creativity daily in live and in my consulting practice. I have been leading, volunteering and presenting at CPSI for 20+ years.

Monday June 24, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Personal Growth

2:00pm EDT

Purpose-Centered Creativity

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.

Presenters

Dr. Kiki Ramsey

The Positive Psychology Coaching and Diversity Institute

Dr. Kiki Ramsey is a renowned Positive Psychologist, ICF Master Certified Executive Coach, International Keynote Speaker and Best Selling Author. With a commitment to making a positive impact in the world, Dr. Kiki founded The Positive Psychology Coaching and Diversity Institute (PPCaDI... Read More →

Liz Monroe-Cook, Ph.D.

Owner, Monroe-Cook & Associates

CEF board past chair Liz Monroe-Cook has been attending and leading at CPSI since 1991. She is a consulting psychologist who began her work as a clinician but transferred to organizational applications through a qualitative research position at D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles. She... Read More →

Monday June 24, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Current Creativity Topics and Research

2:00pm EDT

Strength Based Employee Coaching: An Innovative Application of Positive Leadership Psychology

Many people believe we are dealt a hand of cards in life, and we must make the best of the hand we are dealt. However, science has proven just the opposite. Every human has the ability to add strength “cards” to the hand nature dealt them.

Presenters

Dr. Gregory Buschman, MSMKT, MSIS, Ph.D.

Founder, Strategic Leadership Development

A leadership author, keynote speaker, professor, and expert in leadership development and workforce optimization. Dr. Buschman specializes in creative leadership for innovation and change, generational diversity, and strength-based employee coaching. He has facilitated creative leadership... Read More →

Debbie Buschman

Co-Founder, Strategic Leadership Development

A former Publicly Elected Official, Debbie Buschman has seamlessly transitioned into the role of Operations Analyst for the City of St. Petersburg. With over a decade of experience in Public Administration and Management, Debbie excels in fostering significant changes through strategic... Read More →

Monday June 24, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Business

2:00pm EDT

Workshop Design

The best workshops are impactful learning experiences and leverage learning experience design principles to create lasting transformation. In this workshop, we’ll introduce the foundational learning science and learning experience design principles that you can bring to your sessions to maximize participant potential. Using our proven Workshop Design Canvas, you’ll immediately apply your learning to a workshop of their choice.
The Workshop Design Canvas is a visual tool for designing workshops, meetings, training courses, summits, and any time we want to gather people and drive toward shared outcomes. Ultimately, when we're bringing people together and seeking a shared outcome, it’s essential to account for how our brains work and for the real human beings taking part in the experience.
Even if you don’t consider yourself a trainer, these techniques will improve engagement, retention, and participant commitment during and after your workshop. If you value true adoption and continued growth, this workshop is for you.
Key Takeways

Recognize key learning experience design principles for impactful facilitation
Facilitate workshops using key learning experience design principles
Build community with other facilitators
Practice applying learning insights as a facilitator

Presenters

Douglas Ferguson

President, Voltage Control

Douglas Ferguson is an entrepreneur, educator, and human-centered technologist. He is the founder and president of Voltage Control, a facilitation academy that develops leaders through certifications, workshops, and organizational coaching focused on facilitation mastery, innovation... Read More →

Erik Skogsberg

VP of Learning Experience, Voltage Control

Erik believes that a deep empathy and caring rooted in human-centered design, systems thinking, and futures thinking best supports partners in finding their solutions. Erik is passionate about supporting clients imagining innovative approaches to complex organizational challenges.Trained... Read More →

Monday June 24, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes

4:00pm EDT

Campus Innovators: A Dual Approach to Creative Problem-Solving

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.

Presenters

Andrew Ilnicki

Director, Experiential Education and Emerging Tech, University of Richmond

Andrew Ilnicki is the Director of Experiential Education + Emerging Technology at the University of Richmond.With more than 17 years of experience in higher education, he most recently served as the Director of Digital Innovation for the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation and as a... Read More →

Somiah Lattimore

Senior Director of Creativity, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship Initiative (CIE), University of Richmond

Somiah's impactful tenure at the University of Richmond began in 2021 as the founding Senior Director of the Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship initiative. Her leadership was immediately evident in securing a $1 million gift within six months of her arrival, propelling the... Read More →

Monday June 24, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Business, Current Creativity Topics and Research

4:00pm EDT

Daily Creative Habits

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!

Presenters

Dr. Ieva Martinaityte

Founder, Creativity Lab

You are in a room with two doors. Open one door and a time monster will get you. Open the other and the sun's rays will destroy you. What do you do? I don’t like when I hit a wall. I am stuck and I am blinded by pressure and stress. I can not see a new perspective. It is so limiting... Read More →

Monday June 24, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Personal Growth, Current Creativity Topics and Research

4:00pm EDT

Dramatic Engagement: Theater Tools that Build Connection

This is a dramatically different series of exercises and tools that will not put anyone in a spotlight that feels too bright. We will leverage your natural curiosity to fully engage and delight you. You will want to try these out, singly or in a series, like our session will do.

Presenters

Deb Williams

Organizational Development Consultant, Collective Energy Consulting LLC

2024 might be my 11th year attending CPSI!After years of happily taking in all the CPSI goodness, I became a CPSI conference presenter: Navigating Change in 2021 and Connecting the Dots (to make learning stick) in 2022, Warm CPSI Welcome facilitator and Youthwise Six Thinking Hats... Read More →

Monday June 24, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Arts, Tools Techniques and Processes

4:00pm EDT

From Bach to Brainwaves: Music's Power to Boost Concentration and Imagination

From musical warm ups, to background music to set the right mood, and spark ideas, music can enrich any classroom, workshop, or creative problem solving session. This session is unique as it offers strategies for educators and facilitators to use music in a way that is approachable and easy to implement in any classroom or training situation. You will learn how to effectively use music to encourage creativity and discover fun ways to incorporate music activities without needing a background in music.

Presenters

Tamara Bertram

Innovation Training Specialist, University of North Dakota

Tamara Bertram is an Innovation Training Specialist at the Center for Innovation, University of North Dakota. Tamara collaborates with nonprofits, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and tech and manufacturing companies, utilizing the Creative Problem Solving process to discover innovative... Read More →

Monday June 24, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Arts, Tools Techniques and Processes

4:00pm EDT

From Stress to Strength: Your Personal Playbook to Combating Workplace Burnout and Reclaiming Your Health and Sanity

Burnout is on the rise, yet, most people don’t understand this workplace phenomenon, let alone know how to prevent it from happening in the first place. Burnout affects individuals differently but there are proven solutions that will not only enable you to thrive in the face of workplace challenges but take steps to change your work environment to improve your experience. This session will provide participants with an opportunity to understand their unique expression of stress and burnout and co-create a playbook to recover and return to a healthier workplace and more fulfilled state of being.

Presenters

Julia Coit

Research Associate, Harvard Medical School, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine

Julia is a field epidemiologist and design thinker with over ten years of experience conducting research in Latin America and the US to address complex questions in global health. Her work has included: childhood obesity initiatives, social marketing strategies for micronutrient-fortified... Read More →

Lindsey Coit

Co-Founder, capital H

Lindsey Coit is a leadership coach, facilitator, and experience designer. She has spent her career working alongside CEOs, CHROs, and CIOs leading strategic partnerships, building, and motivating high-performing teams and developing strategies to solve today’s most pressing organizational... Read More →

Monday June 24, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Business, Personal Growth

4:00pm EDT

Rabbit in a Hat: Experiments in Creative Vulnerability

What feelings, thoughts, and emotions are raised when we consider making ourselves vulnerable? Are we potentially missing out when we sidestep these vulnerability opportunities? Vulnerability is scary. We often frame it negatively with words like exposure, weakness, and threat. Why then are we drawn to vulnerability in others but dis-interested when we consider it for ourselves? Let’s approach vulnerability as a strength, push our boundaries through creative experiments, and ultimately re-shape our relationship with vulnerability. This workshop is an opportunity to explore your creative vulnerability and step into action with your own creative vulnerability experiment.

Presenters

Shay Butler

Programme Manager, Tangent Innovation, Trinity College Dublin

I am winging my way over to CPSI all the way from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. I spend my time there managing and facilitating workshops in Design Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, and more. Keen to get creativity out in the open to play! Desperate to help un-shackle people... Read More →

Monday June 24, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Personal Growth

4:00pm EDT

Seeing What Matters in the Big Picture: Challenge Mapping to Uncover Powerful Problem Definitions

Experience an innovative conceptual thinking tool that integrates analytical and imaginative thinking to create better, more robust business strategies applicable to any complex problem. In this highly interactive session learn a tool and techniques you can use day-to-day to discover both real root causes and new aspirational opportunities in complex problems leading to new insights on how to best innovate. We will create an explicit logical map connecting actionable tactics to strategic pillars to broad strategic vision as a better way to articulate robust strategies with ownership.

Presenters

Tim Basadur

Lead Trainer and Facilitator, Basadur Applied Innovation

I have been facilitating and training people in CPS for 30+ years. I have been a presenter at CPSI for nearly 20 years now and when I was a wee lad I helped my father, Min Basadur, with his CPSI presentations.

Monday June 24, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes

2:00pm EDT

A Practical Guide to Influencing More

We all run across people and situations in our professional lives that we find challenging. And it’s genuinely tough to change these difficult situations. In this session, we’ll share practice specific strategies that help people see these challenges differently, and we’ll workshop approaches and ideas that could help boost your influence with the people around you. In every session, we will apply adult learning techniques, including brain breaks, stretching, sketch noting and mindfulness activities. We also use facilitated attendee engagement, interactive, collaborative learning strategies, learning by doing, and focus on personalized action plans.

Presenters

Marnette Falley

Executive Coach, SunRoad Coaching & Consulting LLC

IFC certified coach Marnette Falley, MS, is a strategist and creative problem solver who helps clients identify and activate personal and organizational strengths and overcome persistent barriers. She helps leaders and teams find new paths. Marnette leverages 25 years of business... Read More →

Tuesday June 25, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Business, Tools Techniques and Processes

2:00pm EDT

Create 8 - Unlocking Creativity Education

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.

Presenters

Melissa Schmitz

Founder and Executive Coach, WISE HD

Melissa Schmitz is an award-winning educator recognized for increasing academic success and motivating educational change. She has over 25 years of experience as a public and private educator. Receiving a Bachelor’s degree in music from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a Master’s... Read More →

Tuesday June 25, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Business, Education, Current Creativity Topics and Research

2:00pm EDT

Daydream. Imagine. Play. Reconnect with Your Superpower

Thinking imaginatively can greatly improve our wellbeing and happiness, but paradoxically it is one of the hardest activities to practice because some personal attitudes lock our imagination into the status quo constraining it to our memory and experience as well as grounding it in the real world. This workshop will present imagination as people’s superpower and the engine of creativity by helping participants embrace who they are and empower them to believe in their ideas. Through daydreaming, experiential playful exercises, and metacognitive activities, participants will activate their imagination and be able to envision radically new possibilities and scenarios about their lives or society while also learning tools to transform those ideas into realities.

Presenters

Sheila Pontis

Professor of Practice in Design & Graduate Program Leader, Northeastern University

Sheila Pontis, PhD, is Professor of Practice in Design and Director of the Information Design and Data Visualization (IDDV) graduate programs at Northeastern University, as well as partner at the design consultancy Sense Information Design. Combining design, and metacognitive, and... Read More →

Tuesday June 25, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Personal Growth

2:00pm EDT

Positive Creativity Leadership: Leveraging Appreciative Inquiry in Your Work Life

Appreciative Inquiry and Creativity are powerful approaches to Leadership that will further strengthen the results you can achieve with teams. This session shows you how to incorporate Positive Creativity Leadership, a strategic combination of AI and the Science of Creativity, in your work life. We use an interactive style to share the foundational concepts and exercises to help you master the art of reframing problems to become opportunities. If you are looking for some ways to amplify your own work or help others increase their professional impact, this reframing is an essential skill for achieving clear, actionable outcomes. Join us to begin your process of incorporating AI + Creativity into your Leadership practice.

Presenters

Kim Marie McKernan, MBA, MS

Founder, Inspired Outcomes Now LLC

Kim is an international marketing leader, facilitator, and presenter. She left a career as a marketing executive at a 3 billion company to found her business, Inspired Outcomes Now, to help organizations be more positive, creative, and strategic. Over 125 organizations and individuals have leveraged her A Nu Way™ Branding and Co-Creating the Future processes to stand apart and design their desired future. With an MBA from SUNY at Buffalo, an MS in Creative... Read More →

Terry Fulcher, BS, MS

Lead Consultant, Resource-Ful One Consulting

Terry is an experienced healthcare leader, executive coach & team facilitator. Terry utilizes Appreciative Inquiry and Creativity based research as the basis for Strategic Planning work. Terry has provided executive coaching and organizational development experiences to healthcare... Read More →

Tuesday June 25, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Business, Tools Techniques and Processes, Personal Growth

2:00pm EDT

The Power of Unlearning

Ready to flip the script on traditional thinking? Join this workshop for a dive into the power of unlearning! In this interactive course, we'll learn why unlearning is the secret sauce for groundbreaking problem-solving. Buckle up as we learn to intentionally acknowledge and let go of mental constraints, get uncomfortable with the process, and see how unlearning sparks fresh perspectives and turbocharges your ability to tackle challenges innovatively.

Presenters

Michelle Green, PT, DPT

Assistant Program Director / Associate Professor of Health Sciences, Campbell University

Innovation, teambuilding, employee, and student engagement

Tuesday June 25, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes

2:00pm EDT

Transcending Experiences by CX Your Life

How well are you treating the #1 client in your life = YOU? Let's switch the lens of these powerful CX (Customer Experience) tools to exponentially improve your life and professional experiences. In this dynamic workshop, Mari will apply CX (Customer Experience) Tools to improve to the experiences of your most important client: YOU.

Key Takeaways:
1. Explore the experiences you are creating for yourself at key touchpoints in your life
2. Align your experiences and life journey with your life goals
3. Reclaim your VIP spot in your life and share the joy of being YOU

Presenters

Mari Puras

Founder & Chief Insights Strategist, Insight Marketing Touch

Mari Puras is passionate about supporting individuals, businesses, and society to transcend their stories and experiences. As an entrepreneur, multicultural insights and marketing expert, life coach, speaker, and mother, she is blessed to have transcended many challenging life experiences... Read More →

Tuesday June 25, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Personal Growth

4:00pm EDT

Battlefield Guide for Staying Alive (in Conversations)

In this lively session, we'll inject purpose and creativity into your conversations. Bid farewell to autopilot mode and embrace purposeful interactions. Discover innovative ways to foster personal psychological safety, express your authentic self, and navigate challenging discussions with finesse. Through interactive exercises, you'll hone these skills and transform your communication style.

Presenters

Kate Thomas

Financial Strategist, Chick-fil-A

Kate is a Strategic Accountant by profession, but an Innovator at heart. While her expertise lies in numbers, she is also a Certified Facilitator, who unleashes teams' full potential through dynamic and interactive sessions. She can also be seen commanding the stage at large events... Read More →

Tuesday June 25, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Personal Growth

4:00pm EDT

Creativity Games for Divergent Thinking

Creative play is a great way to increase flexibility of thinking, open up possibilities, dream a new future, and practice divergent thinking. In this session, play games and explore ideas in a judgment-free zone! We will do exercises that help develop your divergent thinking skills in a fun way. This is all participation and will stretch your brain!

Presenters

Talia Dashow

Creativity Catalyst, Talia Dashow Coaching

Talia started a Creativity Club during the pandemic to get to hang out with friends on Zoom while everything was shut down. Once she put it on Eventbrite it grew into an international group, and now has regulars from all over the world. Talia has spent decades trying to figure out... Read More →

Tuesday June 25, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes

4:00pm EDT

Developing Conscious Facilitation

When we find ourselves in the role of facilitator, the responsibility can feel overwhelming. What do we do if and when conflict arises? How do we keep participants engaged without sacrificing authenticity? How do we build community when time is limited? How does a facilitator empower participants to take the reins of their own learning and unburden ourselves from being the keeper of knowledge? These concepts are particularly helpful as our culture learns to understand the impact of equity, inclusion and identity as points of leverage and unlearns perceiving them as barriers.

Presenters

Jimmy Juste

CEO and Founder, Innerve Consulting

Jimmy relentlessly seeks unexplored territories, sparking thought-provoking discussions with simple questions. Embracing a nine-year journey in Montessori spaces, he thrives on disrupting and reshaping cultural norms as a seasoned consultant and facilitator. Jimmy has left his mark... Read More →

Tuesday June 25, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes

4:00pm EDT

FourSight Teams PREVIEW

We can’t wait to see you at CPSI.
…a whole week to celebrate creativity!
…new friends…new insights…

Ever wish you could bottle it all up and take it back to work? So do we.

In fact, our goal at FourSight is to make that possible. Since 2004, we’ve been making Creative Problem Solving easy for teams to teach, learn, and apply. You might already know about the FourSight Thinking Profile assessment. It measures how people like to approach a challenge that needs creative thinking.

But wait! There’s more…
Come to the “FourSight Teams PREVIEW!”

This year at CPSI, we’re unveiling our new FourSight Teams feature. This ingenious online platform keeps CPS alive in teams, even after people have taken the FourSight assessment and CPS training. FourSight Teams helps people understand how they fit into their teams and how to collaborate better with every teammate. Team even get advice (and CPS tools) to help them solve problems more effectively.

This thing is cool (if we do say so ourselves).

Come to this session and see how it works. If you come, you get a free trial subscription and coaching tips on how to use this tool to help leaders and teams think better together.

Haven’t taken FourSight yet? Take it now!

If you’re signed up for the CPS Foundations course, use this link:
https://aa.foursightonline.com/assessments/eb6cf89b506ecd5162ced12b01d5472c

EVERYBODY ELSE… use this one!
https://aa.foursightonline.com/assessments/0ebff252fd0063aef4f93c5820af82db

See you there!

Presenters

Sarah Thurber

Managing Partner, FourSight

Sarah is Managing Partner at FourSight. A speaker, author and thought leader in the field of creativity, she works in partnership with academic researchers, creativity trainers and designers to spearhead the development of online and print-based tools that support cognitive diversity... Read More →

Sponsors

FourSight

Tuesday June 25, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes

4:00pm EDT

Outrageous Photos and Videos using AI

In this session we will explore using PicsArt, a photo and video app that has led the way in utilizing AI capability. After a demonstration of what is possible in PicsArt using various AI functions, we will create some wild and outrageous photos and videos. We will also discuss how AI photography might be used in your personal and professional lives.

At the end of the session, we will vote on the most outrageous photo or video created!

What You Need:

PicsArt downloaded on your phone or tablet before the workshop
Some photos and videos ready to work on during the session

Presenters

Mary Ellyn Vicksta

Founder, Vicksta Innovative Practices, LLC

Mary Ellyn started taking photos with her own camera when she was 10. Since then, she’s explored photography in college classes, photo workshops in wonderful parts of the US and creative expression-focused workshops in Canada. She’s devoted to taking at least one photo a day... Read More →

Tuesday June 25, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Arts, Tools Techniques and Processes

4:00pm EDT

Step Into: LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methods

Are you looking for new tools for engagement? Time to add LEGO bricks to your tool kit!

Come and sample this facilitated thinking & communications technique. It draws on extensive research from the field of business, organization development, psychology and learning. This session will be action packed with 90 minutes of hands-on real-time learning through play!

Using hand-brain knowledge this 3D process helps teams surface information, explore ideas, create better options, develop deeper knowledge and identify solutions faster with 100% engagement. Build some meaningful connection while you make and create in this fast paced breakout. You will be thinking in 3D like a pro in no time at all! It’s time to play!

Learning Objectives:
-Build with LEGO® bricks using directives to improve engagement;
-Apply the five step processes to improve communication through story-making;
-Experience how hands-on minds-on building creates powerful artifacts and changes the
conversation;
-Uncover the meaning behind the story;
-Examine flow theory and underlying neuroscience principles that make this method
powerful and memorable.

Presenters

Stephen Walling

Director of PLAY, Strategic Play Global

Tuesday June 25, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes

4:00pm EDT

The Comedy Cure: How To Turn Your Frustrations into Funnies to De-Stress Your Distress

“The Comedy Cure” is a combination stress-relief workshop and humor how-to that shines a light on the positive impact of turning our frustrations into funnies. The stressors of the world today can lead to compassion fatigue and burnout, and these kinds of stressors are no joke… but joking ABOUT them can be life-changing. Learning to create the comedy that CAUSES the laughter may just be the cure!

Presenters

Margie Cherry

Associate Director, Alumni Career Services/ Humorist, Lafayette College/ Work| Life | Joy

Margie Cherry’s multiple professional identities have included career coach, corporate outplacement counselor, illustrator, copywriter, former long-running cartoonist and (very) short-term stand-up comic. Margie presents workshops on humor, creativity, and career reinvention, and... Read More →

Tuesday June 25, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Personal Growth

2:00pm EDT

Art of the Decision

Most people are looking for an edge in their decision-making. We spend time clarifying the challenges in our workplace and in our lives, developing ideas, and then planning for action only to find ourselves stalled or back at square one just a bit frustrated. Wouldn’t it be great if there existed a resource that would yield more novel and useful ideas than you could have ever imagined? Creativity expert and arts professional Anthony Billoni developed and tested a process over the last ten years that will guide you toward this treasure trove of ideas by experiencing art like never before.

Presenters

Anthony Billoni

Owner, APEX Leader Growth

I have an MS from Center for Applied Imagination. I use CPS/Deliberate Creativity daily in live and in my consulting practice. I have been leading, volunteering and presenting at CPSI for 20+ years.

Wednesday June 26, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Arts, Tools Techniques and Processes

2:00pm EDT

Decoding Emotional Harmony: Unveiling the Cognitive Behavioral Model

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.

Presenters

Dr. Kristy Tyson

Chief Talent Development Coach, Lifement LLC

Dr. Kristy Tyson, acclaimed author of "YOUR CALL: Critical Thinking for Decision Makers," is the Owner and Chief Talent Development Coach at Lifement LLC. With a focus on emerging leaders and organizations, Dr. Tyson delivers personalized coaching tailored to individual and group... Read More →

Wednesday June 26, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Current Creativity Topics and Research, Tools Techniques and Processes, Personal Growth

2:00pm EDT

Finding the Root Cause of Your Success: A 5 W’s & H Tool

Ever wonder what made a project successful? Is there a way to repeat that success? Yes! Using an adaptation of Root Cause Analysis we will search for the root causes of success. Instead of searching for a solution to a problem, we will be investigating hidden patterns that have caused successful outcomes.

Presenters

Dr. Gregory Buschman, MSMKT, MSIS, Ph.D.

Founder, Strategic Leadership Development

A leadership author, keynote speaker, professor, and expert in leadership development and workforce optimization. Dr. Buschman specializes in creative leadership for innovation and change, generational diversity, and strength-based employee coaching. He has facilitated creative leadership... Read More →

Debbie Buschman

Co-Founder, Strategic Leadership Development

A former Publicly Elected Official, Debbie Buschman has seamlessly transitioned into the role of Operations Analyst for the City of St. Petersburg. With over a decade of experience in Public Administration and Management, Debbie excels in fostering significant changes through strategic... Read More →

Wednesday June 26, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes

2:00pm EDT

Flightpath: Your Strategic Life Plan

Flightpath is a fun, educational 90-minute endeavor that will leave you with a strategic flight plan for navigating the coming years. We will be combining CPS with strategic business tools to explore creative options. Fire up your jets and join us to accelerate your velocity.

Presenters

David Eyman

Faculty and Innovation Director, Miami University, Oxford, OH

David Eyman believes more people should say yes to making life better through creativity. As an entrepreneur, innovation leader, and industrial designer, David Eyman brings thirty years of creative experience to his teaching at Miami University. As a catalyst, his expertise lies in... Read More →

Wednesday June 26, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Business, Personal Growth

2:00pm EDT

Great Expectations

Expectations that are clear and shared are critical for the success of a team or even a family. In this session participants will learn a process for setting clear expectations with themselves and others. Having a process that can be used in any setting is very helpful for new conversations that we wish we could have but often don’t.

Presenters

Lindsay Burr

CEO, Yarbrough Group

An engaging facilitator and Polarity ThinkingTM Master Trainer, Lindsay brings a depth of knowledge and a global perspective that supports seeing the known in a new way. Lindsay will unpack the key concepts of Polarity Thinking and change how you think about leadership and followership... Read More →

Wednesday June 26, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes, Personal Growth, Business

2:00pm EDT

Now What the Duck?

Are you looking for some fun activities you can do with just a handful of bricks? Like
most teachers, trainers, and counsellors, HR professionals, management consultants,
you are likely being asked to do more with less. If so, this is the perfect short session for
you.

You might be working with a classroom full of students, a large group of people at a
conference, or a small group, board of directors, or group of executives. Regardless, we
have the activities you need to keep people engaged, communicating, and learning
while time flies by.

So, what’s with the duck metaphor? We make use of the 6 LEGO® bricks that constitute a duck.

This fast-moving, interactive training will take you by surprise as you see the power of the hand-brain connection. This makes for a great activity to get started, and it is low-budget too. All you need are some simple LEGO® bricks. The true power of the process is the incredible ways in which this tool can be adapted and modified to deliver your outcome and results.

Learning Objectives:
-Explore ways to engage students and participants
-Create moments of insight re: cognitive diversity
-Uncover hidden creativity and the power of the hand – eye – brain connection
-Discover new ways to stimulate powerful conversations

Presenters

Stephen Walling

Director of PLAY, Strategic Play Global

Wednesday June 26, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes

2:00pm EDT

Observational Mindfulness: Techniques to Spark Your Creativity

Neuroscience shows us that mindfulness can stabilize our attention and help us focus more deeply. By working to develop our attention and working memory, we can engage the senses and refresh the mind to spark creativity. In her book, Peak Mind, Amishi Jha, Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, writes, “Attention is powerful, fragile, and trainable.” In this workshop we’ll leverage tools to practice mindfulness “push-ups” and engage in activities to move into an observational mindset where creativity and innovation flourishes. In every session, we will apply adult learning techniques, including brain breaks, stretching, sketch noting and mindfulness activities. We also use facilitated attendee engagement, interactive, collaborative learning strategies, learning by doing, and focus on personalized action plans.

Presenters

Marnette Falley

Executive Coach, SunRoad Coaching & Consulting LLC

IFC certified coach Marnette Falley, MS, is a strategist and creative problem solver who helps clients identify and activate personal and organizational strengths and overcome persistent barriers. She helps leaders and teams find new paths. Marnette leverages 25 years of business... Read More →

Wednesday June 26, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes

2:00pm EDT

Say ‘I Do’ to AI

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.

Presenters

Nicole Haddad

Founder & CEO, ArtWorks

Wednesday June 26, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Current Creativity Topics and Research

4:00pm EDT

3D Diagnostic Cards: Based on LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Methods

Do you need a faster way to better understand your clients / consumers?
Are you looking for a better way to design workshops?
Do you want to add more fun while effectively using your time?

The powerful pocket-sized tool is for inspiring creative thinking, problem-solving, decision-making and collaborating to drive innovation. Designed for facilitators, teachers, consultants and researchers, 3D Diagnostic Cards stimulate productive meetings and workshops through rapid diagnosis and purpose-built play.

This session is for you if you:
1. Recognize the power of storytelling
2. Love creative visuals
3. Like to play with ideas
4. You’re a LEGO® fan
5. You want to add a new tool to your facilitator play kit
6. You’re looking for some serious fun

3D Diagnostic Cards help you identify the key issues that clients are struggling with. Whether it is due to office politics, lack of clarity, embarrassment, or pride, it can be difficult to bring certain topics to light. The inherent humor of the image serves as an external prompt that makes it easier for people to open the discussion to topics which they may have considered taboo or challenging to address.

Learning Objectives:
-Explore CPS on a deeper level using this fun playful tool
-Create a common language and clarity to communication
-Uncover hidden innovation through root cause analysis and story boarding
-Discover new ways to stimulate powerful conversations

Presenters

Stephen Walling

Director of PLAY, Strategic Play Global

Wednesday June 26, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes

4:00pm EDT

Focusing on Failure: Using Improv to Stretch Our Confidence Skills

Most people try not to fail, but this session is about taking that belief and flipping it around. This session will help us focus on learning from failing forward (or using lessons from our experiences) by developing comfort in the concept of “failure.” We will use improv and other therapeutic methods to help our brains and bodies find focus not on avoiding failure but find comfort in it.

Presenters

Mallori DeSalle, MA, LMHC, NCC, CMHC, CHP

Therapist, Humorist, Trainer, and Oreo Sommelier, Mallori DeSalle, LLC

Mallori DeSalle is a licensed mental health counselor, motivational interviewing trainer, and certified humor professional. As a speaker and trainer, she has sparked curiosity in both the young and young-at-heart. Her passion for creating a lasting impact led her to the public health... Read More →

Wednesday June 26, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Personal Growth, Tools Techniques and Processes, Arts

4:00pm EDT

My Expansive Self

Embrace the opportunity to foster and encourage intuitive, reflect engagement with yourself. By being expansive, you may be willing to open yourself up to different thoughts, ideas, and beliefs, even if just a little, and hopefully grow in the process. Bonus: you will leave with a memento of your expansive self!

Key Takeaways:

Acquire a flexible tool that allows you to consider past, present, and future experiences.
Engage in self-reflection and introspection.
Immerse yourself in multimodal opportunities to be creative.

Presenters

Jennifer Verbakel

Owner, The Art of Amateurity

Jen is a doodler, a creative dabbler, and a sewing gal! She is also a certified Kaizen Muse Creativity Coach. She believes that creativity helps people take up their own unique space, and she is working towards embodying that presence as well. She loves to chat about creative... Read More →

Wednesday June 26, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Personal Growth

4:00pm EDT

Oodles of Doodles

Doodling requires no artistic skills, and is anything but mindless. Doodling enhances comprehension and concentration: a recent study shows that people who doodle are more likely to retain information than non-doodlers. Putting pencil or pen to paper and randomly sketching is also shown to relieve stress, improve your mood, and enhance creativity.

Presenters

Aaron Wartner

President, BuzzEngine Marketing & Events

Aaron Wartner is President of BuzzEngine Marketing & Events, potter and ceramics teacher.

Wednesday June 26, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Arts

4:00pm EDT

Social Styles: How to Spot Creative Preference in the Wild

Collaboration is about idea exchange. When we collaborate, we express creative needs that often go unmet, which can derail how we work together. Wouldn’t it be great to understand what people think when emotions run high and conflict kicks in?

Presenters

Michael Ackerbauer

Business Transformation Consultant, IBM

see bio here: https://twitter.com/RobertDowneyJr

Wednesday June 26, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Business, Personal Growth, Tools Techniques and Processes

4:00pm EDT

Strategic Leadership Unleashed: Navigating Sustainability in Dynamic Business Landscapes

Join this dynamic session where strategic leadership meets sustainability. Uncover practical techniques to enhance self-leadership, navigate the Five Strategy Questions for sustainable decision-making, and unveil the Three Secrets to Sustainable Company Building. Gain actionable insights, not just theories, and leave equipped to creatively tackle challenges in your business journey.

Presenters

Dr. William Clark

CEO, Eli Patrick & Co.

Dr. William Clark is a noted expert in nonprofit sustainability, fundraising strategies, and leadership development. With over 15 years of experience in city government, nonprofit administration, and public housing operations, he has dedicated his life's work to empowering nonprofit... Read More →

Wednesday June 26, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Business, Tools Techniques and Processes

4:00pm EDT

The (Creative) Hero’s Journey

In the story of your life, you are the protagonist — the hero of your own story. Like all heroes of literature and history, you are on a journey. This workshop looks at how the archetypal Hero’s Journey mirrors a person’s creative journey and explores how it can be applied to your own creative journeys — whether it’s the journey of a single creative endeavor or the journey of living a creative life.

Presenters

Paul Reali

Executive Director, Charlotte Lit

Paul Reali is co-founder of Charlotte Lit, a nonprofit literary arts center in Charlotte, NC, and is a lead for its Authors Lab book-writing program. He is co-author of "Creativity Rising", which is used in introductory creativity classes at colleges worldwide. He won the 2023 Doris... Read More →

Wednesday June 26, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Personal Growth

2:00pm EDT

Endo-Preneur: From Internal Entrepreneurship to Successful and Sustainable Businesses

Presenters

Alona Starostenko

General Director, Grupo Proactivo Mexicano A.C

Born in Ukraine and livingin Mexico and Canada; Aliona is a deamer devoted to making people happy who loves holistic creativity, magical journeys, and community support.Aliona has more than 12 years of experience in the area of corporate social responsibility, ESG and strategic marketing... Read More →

Mau Starostenko

Founder, Endopreneur

Mau´s mission is to awaken people's life purpose and achieve their maximum empowerment, using the innovative ENDOPRENEUR initiative that he created.With studies in Spain, Canada, Mexico and the United States, Mau has applied disruptive leadership, emotional ecology, assertive kindness... Read More →

Thursday June 27, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Business

2:00pm EDT

Harnessing ChatGPT: Focusing Creative Energies in the Digital Age

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.

Presenters

Debbie Buschman

Co-Founder, Strategic Leadership Development

A former Publicly Elected Official, Debbie Buschman has seamlessly transitioned into the role of Operations Analyst for the City of St. Petersburg. With over a decade of experience in Public Administration and Management, Debbie excels in fostering significant changes through strategic... Read More →

Thursday June 27, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Current Creativity Topics and Research, Tools Techniques and Processes

2:00pm EDT

Social Fitness and Creativity

Solo genius is a myth. Productive creativity is a social process, and social relationships are essential for our health. But who should you reach out to when you feel stuck? Do you even have time for that? What if you're an introvert? Have you ever mapped your social relationships on paper?

Participants will visualize and map their social capital and the seven roles that nurture creative confidence in various ways. This eye-opening, mindset-shifting session will enable participants to intentionally engineer their social relationships for productive creativity and well-being.

It is ideal for anyone seeking sustained high levels of productive creativity by leveraging the power of relationships more effectively. And to make this experience even more memorable, every participant will get a special gift.

Presenters

Dr. Ieva Martinaityte

Founder, Creativity Lab

You are in a room with two doors. Open one door and a time monster will get you. Open the other and the sun's rays will destroy you. What do you do? I don’t like when I hit a wall. I am stuck and I am blinded by pressure and stress. I can not see a new perspective. It is so limiting... Read More →

Thursday June 27, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Personal Growth

2:00pm EDT

The 7 Secrets of Making Empathy Your Superpower

Insight heroes, assemble! In this action-packed session, we will share the 7 Secrets of Making Empathy Your Superpower. Participants will engage with a framework of proven, strategic “secrets” that will ignite more powerful creative problem solving through empathy. We will reveal the secrets, see them in action, and put our newfound powers of good to use in a hands-on activity. The mission of the session is to educate and inspire attendees to integrate empathy into every part of the creative problem-solving process—in order to unlock keener observations, undeniable insights, sharper problem definitions, and impactful solutions.

Presenters

Troy Geesaman

SVP, Strategy, Seed Strategy

Troy Geesaman is Seed Strategy’s SVP of Strategy. He’s a connector in every sense, bringing together ideas and action; learning and context; humanity and leadership. As a proven innovator who has led the strategy and launch of several new products on both the client and agency... Read More →

Jim Berling

SVP & Managing Director, Burke Institute

Passionate educator, coach, and qualitative researcher that believes emotions and data come together through targeted stories that uncover actionable insights.

Thursday June 27, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes

2:00pm EDT

The Basadur Profile: Creativity and Innovation with Style

In this interactive, experiential session, discover and learn to describe your unique preferred blend of the different stages of the Basadur creative problem solving process, and also to understand the preferences of others. Through use of the original CPS style preference instrument, the Basadur Profile, learn how to more fully internalize the process and put it into everyday practice, honing your own unique approach to creativity and increasing your effectiveness in working with others.

Presenters

Tim Basadur

Lead Trainer and Facilitator, Basadur Applied Innovation

I have been facilitating and training people in CPS for 30+ years. I have been a presenter at CPSI for nearly 20 years now and when I was a wee lad I helped my father, Min Basadur, with his CPSI presentations.

Thursday June 27, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes

2:00pm EDT

Visioning through Abundance: Combining Creative Problem Solving and Appreciative Inquiry tools to celebrate and build an abundance based personal vision

Exploring the synergy between Appreciative Inquiry and CPS, this session invites participants to infuse these tools and techniques into a personal visioning process. Participants will be invited to participate in group activities utilizing tools and techniques from both models, and to celebrate and build an abundance based personal vision.

Presenters

Annemarie Boss

Facilitator, UMBN

Annemarie honed her craft facilitating workshops at The Dalí Museum’s Innovation Labs in St. Petersburg, FL, where she helped clients view their business challenges through the works of Salvador Dalí. From there, she began working with all kinds of minds and missions. Since 2018... Read More →

Thursday June 27, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Subject Tools Techniques and Processes