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 (CEF).[1] 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.[2]

Parnes and Alex Osborne developed the Creative Problem Solving Process (CPS), a structured method for generating solutions to problems.[3] This method is taught annually at the International Center for Studies in Creativity[4] and the Creative Problem Solving Institute.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Board of Trustees. Creative Education Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
  2. ^ History of the Creative Education Foundation. Creative Education Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
  3. ^ Hurson, Tim (2007). Think Better: An Innovator's Guide to Productive Thinking. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill, xi. ISBN 978-0071494939. 
  4. ^ ICSC Course Descriptions. International Center for Studies in Creativity. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
  5. ^ Creative Problem Solving Institute. Creative Education Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.

[edit] Further reading

  • Parnes, Sidney J. (1997-09-01). OPTIMIZE the Magic of Your Mind. Bearly Limited. ISBN 978-0943456416. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (Ed.) (December 1992). Source Book for Creative Problem Solving: A Fifty Year Digest of Proven Innovation Processes. Creative Education Foundation. ISBN 978-9994597499. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (December 1992). Visionizing. Creative Education Foundation. ISBN 978-0930222888. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (1992). Visionizing : State-of-the-art processes for encouraging innovative excellence. Creative Education Foundation Press. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (1988). Visionizing: State-of-the-Art Processes for Encouraging Innovative Excellence. D.O.K. Publishers. ISBN 0880471565. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (June 1985). Facilitating Style of Leadership. Bearly Limited. ISBN 978-0943456089. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (June 1981). Magic of Your Mind. Creative Education Foundation. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J.; Ruth B. Noller (1977-02-01). Guide to Creative Action. Charles Scribner's Sons. ISBN 978-0684148885. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (1976). Assessing Creative Growth: Measured Changes Book 2. Creative Education Foundation. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (1975). Aha! Insights Into Creative Behavior. D.O.K. Publishers. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (1974). Toward Supersanity: Channeled Freedom. D.O.K. Publishers. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (June 1972). Creativity: Unlocking Human Potential. Creative Education Foundation. ISBN 978-0914634058. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (1967). Creative Behavior Guidebook. Charles Scribner's Sons. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (1966). Programming Creative Behavior. State University of New York. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (Ed.) (June 1962). A Source Book for Creative Thinking. Scribner. ISBN 978-0684104485. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (1961). Student workbook for creative problem-solving courses and institutes. University of Buffalo. 
  • Parnes, Sidney J. (1960). Instructors manual for semester courses in creative problem solving. Creative Education Foundation.