Sid Parnes
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Dr. Sidney J. Parnes is a retired professor at Buffalo State College
(located in Buffalo, New York
) and the co-founder of the International Center for Studies in Creativity
. The Center is housed within uffalo State College], one of the only places in the world that offers a Masters of Science degree in Creativity
. The department also now offers a distance learning version of the degree to students around the world as well as an undergraduate minor in Creative Studies.
Parnes is a lifetime trustee of the Creative Education Foundation
(CEF). He joined the (CEF) in 1955 in order to help develop a comprehensive educational program for the CEF's Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI), which is the world's longest-running international creativity conference. In 1966, CEF founder Alex Osborn died, leaving Parnes to head the Foundation.
Parnes and Alex Osborne developed the Creative Problem Solving Process
(CPS), a structured method for generating solutions to problems. This method is taught annually at the International Center for Studies in Creativity, the Creative Problem Solving Institute and the CREA
Conference in Europe.
Buffalo State College
The State University of New York College at Buffalo, referred to as Buffalo State College, often referred to colloquially as Buff State, is a public, liberal arts college in Buffalo, New York, United States and is part of the State University of New York. Buffalo State was founded in 1871 as the...
(located in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
) and the co-founder of the International Center for Studies in Creativity
International Center For Studies In Creativity
As the first and oldest degree granting program in creativity in the world, the foundation of the International Center For Studies In Creativity dates back to Alex Osborn's seminal work in creativity education in the 1940s and 1950s....
. The Center is housed within uffalo State College], one of the only places in the world that offers a Masters of Science degree in Creativity
Creativity
Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby a person creates something new that has some kind of value. What counts as "new" may be in reference to the individual creator, or to the society or domain within which the novelty occurs...
. The department also now offers a distance learning version of the degree to students around the world as well as an undergraduate minor in Creative Studies.
Parnes is a lifetime trustee of the Creative Education Foundation
Creative Education Foundation
The Creative Education Foundation is an independent, nonprofit membership organization of leaders in the field of creativity theory and practice...
(CEF). He joined the (CEF) in 1955 in order to help develop a comprehensive educational program for the CEF's Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI), which is the world's longest-running international creativity conference. In 1966, CEF founder Alex Osborn died, leaving Parnes to head the Foundation.
Parnes and Alex Osborne developed the Creative Problem Solving Process
Creative Problem Solving Process
The Creative Problem Solving Process , also known as the Osborn-Parnes CPS process, was developed by Alex Osborn and Dr. Sidney J. Parnes in the 1950s. CPS is a structured method for generating novel and useful solutions to problems...
(CPS), a structured method for generating solutions to problems. This method is taught annually at the International Center for Studies in Creativity, the Creative Problem Solving Institute and the CREA
Creativity European Association
Creativity European Association holds an annual conference for people who wish to share ideas on how to live and work creatively. It has been held every spring in Sestri Levante, Italy since its founding in 2003....
Conference in Europe.