Creative Education Foundation
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The Creative Education Foundation ("CEF") is an independent, nonprofit membership organization of leaders in the field of creativity theory and practice. It regards itself as the "Centre for Applied Imagination",[citation needed], with a mission to help individuals, organizations and communities transform themselves as they confront real-world challenges.
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[edit] History
The organization was founded in 1954 by Alex Osborn, co-founder the advertising firm, [[BBDO], who is uoften credited for inventing brainstorming[citation needed] His book, Applied Imagination [1] continues to inspire the work of CEF.
Along with Sidney Parnes, Osborn developed the Osborn-Parnes Creative Problem Solving Process (commonly referred to as CPS). For more than 50 years, CEF has been teaching adults and children in organizations, schools and communities how to use this proven process to develop new ideas, solve problems and implement solutions.
The group sponsored a Leadership Convocation in 1960, bringing together the pioneers of the creative thinking movement, including Calvin Taylor, J. P. Guilford, Ellis Paul Torrance, and Donald MacKinnon.
[edit] Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI)
This annual, international conference inspires people to learn, to engage and to support the global use of Applied Imagination and creativity. Held annually since 1954, CPSI is the longest-running creativity conference in the world.
[edit] Journal of Creative Behavior
For more than 40 years, JCB has been the benchmark scientific periodical with the most current research on creative thinking. in education, psychology, business and arts.[citation needed] The current editor is Dr. Tom Ward of the University of Alabama.
[edit] CEF YouthWise
This outreach program teaches young people how to apply Creative Problem Solving to their own lives, and to collaborate with youth and adults in their schools and communities to solve challenges creatively and for the common good.
[edit] CEF Membership
Members promote Applied Imagination for improving quality of life – especially through creative education and youth, creative aging and retirement, and creative communities and cities.
[edit] Consulting and Training
CEF is available to teach Creative Problem Solving to your organization or community - including in-services, training, facilitating, consulting and more.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Osborn, Alex. Your Creative Power. Myers Press. ISBN 978-1406777550.
