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 Buffalo State College. It's one of the only places in the world where you can receive 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, and was the first director of CEF's Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI), which is the world's longest-running international creativity conference.