Sid Parnes

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], 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).^[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] the Creative Problem Solving Institute^[5] and the CREA Conference in Europe.

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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.