Infusing Creative Thinking into Higher Ed
It is finally here! We are thrilled to announce our latest book, Infusing Creative Thinking into Higher Education, written by Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. John Cabra and 33 educators from around the world! This book is based on twenty creative thinking skills and abilities and contains over 800 ideas to make learning more engaging […]
Durham College’s Creativity: A Personal Understanding
Introducing Creativity to Durham College Since the fall of 2018, I, along with a few of my colleagues, have been working to make creativity a part of the culture at Durham College. Durham College is a provincially-funded community college located in Oshawa, Ontario, approximately 45 miles (72 kilometres) east of downtown Toronto, Canada. To bring […]
Infusing Creativity into Your College Course
Do you think it is important to infuse creative thinking skills into a college course? Imagine you are sitting in a college class. The professor walks in, turns on her presentation, and lectures for 90 minutes. You take copious notes, study hard, take a test to prove you know the content, and likely forget most […]
Creativity Day at Durham College
Welcome to Durham College I have been lucky enough to teach full-time at Durham College for more than 15 years. Durham College, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, is a community college located approximately 45 miles (or 72 kilometres) east of downtown Toronto. Durham College is one of Ontario’s 24 provincially-funded colleges. The college has been a […]
College During the Pandemic:
How Students Create Success
The Skills of the Future The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2020 ranks resilience, stress tolerance, flexibility, and creativity among the top ten skills of 2025. The question for universities and employers then becomes how to train the next generation in these skills to set them up for success in today’s job market. Faced with […]
A Catalyst for New Thinking: The Concert of Ideas
Thinking of Things as if They Could be Otherwise When my colleagues and I work with university faculty, business leaders, and other professionals, our goal is to help people think in new ways. Typically, they have a problem to solve or some big new idea to wrap their minds around, or maybe they’re confronting change […]
Creativity and the Well-Being of Educators
As we approach the tail end of the winter months, cooped up in our houses, and feeling a general sense of isolation and fatigue, our resourcefulness to maintain our well-being is key. Right now, there is really nothing more important than care for our well-being and the well-being of others, because, of course, the two […]
Tools, Tips, & Tricks for Teaching Creative Problem Solving Virtually
Tools, Tips, & Tricks for Teaching Creative Problem Solving Virtually Register for this event here. Invest in Yourself: $25 This workshop will be highly interactive as attendees participate in a virtual creative problem-solving facilitation session using Zoom, Mural, and Google. We will demonstrate the best practices for using those technologies and provide participants with resources they […]
Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship:
The Difference and Why it Matters in Education
According to LinkedIn, creativity is the number one skill desired by employers. Companies like McKinsey, for example, seek creative thinkers and problem solvers, and many universities now offer courses that teach creativity. Examples of university courses include: Creativity, Innovation, and Vision Debunking Myths and Enhancing Creativity Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Thinking Creative Approaches to Problem […]
The Five Pillars of Creative Problem Solving
Introduction Over the last 40 years, I have taught more people to lead the Creative Problem-Solving process than anyone else in the world. When I step back and view the field from this perspective, I have observed that there are five “pillars” that support the successful use and implementation of the creative behaviors embedded in […]
Ten TED Talks to Teach Your Students About Creativity
Why Creativity? Creativity is more important now than ever before. In recent years, reports such as The Future of Jobs, from the World Economic Forum, and the Workplace Learning, from Linkedin, emphasized that creativity is an essential skill in the workplace. However, the importance of creativity is not limited to the work environment. Throughout humanity’s […]
Seize the Day: An Alternative Approach to the First Day of Class
Imagine receiving an email from your professor that only contains a poem. The email you received has no introduction, no set-up or context. Nothing! Not only does it not contain any instructions, but the poem is also missing its title and the poet who wrote it, for crying out loud! Gather ye rosebuds while ye […]
A Beginner’s Guide to a Creativity Community of Practice
Forming a creativity community of practice is actually quite easy to do. With a little time, energy, and dedication, any elementary, secondary, or post-secondary school could have their own.
Create in a Flash
Are you looking for a complete curriculum that will help you teach a creative problem solving course? Then you need Create in a Flash! A Leader’s Recipe for Breakthrough Innovation. I’m Dr. Roger Firestien, and I’ve spent the last 42 years teaching, researching, and consulting in the field of Creative Problem-Solving (CPS). I have written […]
