A Unique Opportunity for Chicago Area Faculty Teaching Creativity and
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If you teach or research creative teamwork or use creative team experiences in your teaching, there is a unique opportunity in Chicago this June -- a conference rich in experience, networking, and learning about leading, teaching, and empowering creativity. Normally held in Buffalo, without the paper presentations and proceedings many need to justify conference travel, this year's scheduling in Chicago should bring it into the reach of many local academics. This 52nd Annual Creative Problem Solving Institute will take place on Loyola's Lakeside Campus June 25-30, 2006. This program, started in Buffalo in 1954 by business trainers to bring creativity techniques into education has evolved into an incredibly diverse event drawing educators and business professionals from around the world to teach each other ideas, methods, and concepts to lead and teach creativity and teamwork. It is described at: http://www.cpsiconference.com/ As one of a group of leaders of this conference who have undertaken responsibility for restoring the research content of the program and the involvement of academics, I am networking with Chicago area Deans and faculty to locate those who might be interested in attending some or all of the program, and/or sharing their ideas and research at an informal pre-conference meeting. There are discounted fees for educators and for students. There may also be opportunities for volunteers supporting the conference to earn free or discounted attendance. We are also investigating whether there is enough interest to organize a one-day pre-conference at which Chicago area academics teaching and/or researching in this area could meet each other as well as the academics from around the world who attend this conference. The topic of discussion would be how to do research that benefits practice in this area. Please contact us with questions and suggestions, and please feel more than free to pass this link on to others who might be interested in teaching or researching creativity and teamwork. We will be adding more content with explanations and details as they become available and negotiated, as well as endorsements by folks who have attended.
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Dr. Christopher M. Barlow
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