Florida Creativity Conference 2025

Check in for the conference with Jamie and Rosie and receive your conference bag and name tag.  Then head over to the name tag table to customize your conference name tag.  

Join us in the Brickman Café for a light breakfast and coffee before the workshops begin.

Kick the conference off right and AWAKEN your options for the 2025 Florida Creativity Conference!

If you are a member of a committee, head of a business or organization or simply a person who has difficult people in your life, like a colleague, friend, family member, who are e.g. angry, controlling, demanding, this course is for you. You'll experience creative ways of dealing with difficult people so you make peace not war. Bring your difficult people scenarios and we’ll generate, thru role playing, many powerful and practical approaches to solving these frustrating situations and you'll leave with a time-tested handout of tools and techniques, in a session that will be filled with humor and poignant moments.

Key Takeaways:

• Identify the underlying reasons why people become frustrated, upset, angry, entitled or controlling. 
• Learn specific techniques and phrases to defuse an angry person and calm their behavior.
• Make life easier and more enjoyable by not allowing difficult people to steal your joy — no matter what!
  

Values are qualities or characteristics that describe who we are and who we want to be - as facilitators, educators, leaders, and people. When we understand our values and act on them, we are more likely to make a positive impact on ourselves, others, and the world around us. In this session, you’ll engage in hands-on exercises, reflection, and discussion to identify your core values and discover creative ways to take action on them, giving you a new tool to show up as your authentic self in your work and your life in general.

Participants will:
• Identify your core values
• Discover ways to act on your values
• Plan which values you’ll prioritize and how

Participants will use LEGO bricks to build 3D models. They are asked to 'build' based on a question they are asked (Build a model where you feel your creativity shines) 2) They share their model (This provides them with story telling confidence and allows others to get to know them - find commonalities/differences) 3) Reflect - participants reflect on the experience, their learnings etc. Depending on the number of participants we will be able to get through 2-3 questions. A final question in each workshop is to build "one action they will take away and apply to their work/life."

Key Takeaways:

• Confidence (in their ability to share)
• Story Telling (ability to use alternative methods for sharing their thoughts) 
• Awareness (through a tactile exercise they can learn something about themselves and others for which a question may not uncover or unlock)

In this interactive session, we will explore how shifting perceptions can enhance creativity and even improve communication!  Through hands-on perception exercises, including optical illusions and word games, you'll engage your senses and rewire thinking patterns to see the world in fresh, innovative ways. You will gain practical skills in the dual solutions of perception-checking and empathy building.

Key Takeaways:
• Gain insight into how your brain takes charge without you even knowing it
• Understand a clear connection between the perception process, creativity, and communication
• Learn how to change your perceptions, open your mind, and enhance your creativity

If you are new to FLCC, Foundations of Creative Problem Solving is your fast track to a deliberate creativity process for solving problems and capitalizing on opportunities. You’ll learn the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Process, the research-based gold standard of creativity methods, and be exposed to the FourSight framework, which can help you understand how you and your teammates approach challenges.

In an incredibly engaging format, your team of experienced facilitators will use hands-on activities, real-world examples, and a variety of divergent and convergent thinking tools to give you the skills you need to advance your personal and professional goals.

Foundations of Creative Problem Solving is the first of four skills-building courses in Creative Problem Solving. After completing all four CPS courses, you will deepen your ability to facilitate and train others in the CPS process, while also becoming eligible to be considered to lead CPS programs at future CPSIs!

In this course, you will:
• Recognize and overcome blocks to creativity.
• Identify attitudes and behaviors conducive to creative thinking.
• Apply core concepts of creative thinking.
• Use a variety of divergent and convergent thinking tools.
• Apply the CPS method to many simulated or real situations.
• Consciously be creative when facing problems and opportunities.

NOTE: This is a three-day course and you must be present for all of class time on all days. This core track is limited to 25 attendees. You must select Foundations of CPS when registering for CPSI to attend this track (selecting it here in Sched does not qualify as reserved spot). Foundations of Creative Problem Solving is your fast track to a deliberate creativity process for solving problems and capitalizing on opportunities. You’ll learn the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Process, the research-based gold standard of creativity methods, and be exposed to the FourSight framework, which can help you understand how you and your teammates approach challenges.

In an incredibly engaging format, your team of experienced facilitators will use hands-on activities, real-world examples, and a variety of divergent and convergent thinking tools to give you the skills you need to advance your personal and professional goals.

*PREREQUISITE: Level 1: CPS Foundations at previous CPSI or FLCC. If you did not take Level 1 but have a solid understanding of the Osborne-Parnes Creative Problem Solving process, you must connect with CPSI Program Staff before being enrolled.

Level 2: Creative Problem Solving Tools is a natural stepping stone if you have previously taken Level 1: Foundations of CPS. This fast-paced course allows beginner to intermediate facilitators to go deeper into the CPS process, adding more facilitation tools to your repertoire.

You will gain a clear understanding of which tools to use at each stage of the CPS process, as well as how to modify them to fit your session objectives or add a bit of creative flair. You will have time to practice tools to gain real mastery of them. You will also learn a variety of energizers and fun grouping games to keep your sessions engaging and interactive. Learn through small- and large-group work, including round-robin sharing and show-and-tell exercises.

In this course, you will:

• Explore a variety of divergent and convergent tools for individual and group problem solving.
• Learn how and where to apply different tools within the CPS process.
• Practice facilitating tools.
• Discover how to use tools when you or your team are unable to progress or working in areas of low preference.

NOTE: You must attend your Core CPS Course all days of the conference to complete this program and qualify for the credential assessment for CPS Level 2.

This core track is limited to 25 attendees. You must select Tools when registering for FLCC to attend this track (selecting it here in Sched does not qualify as reserved spot).

Kick off the conference by joining intentionally placed groups designed to foster collaboration and connection. Together, you’ll work on an engaging activity that sets the tone for teamwork and creative problem-solving. These groups will continue to meet throughout the conference, participating in additional group activities and networking opportunities. It’s a great way to build relationships, share ideas, and grow together as a community!

Grab a bite to eat and enjoy seating inside or the outdoor covered patio in the front of the building.  

In this session, we will explore how moving from the need to be right to embracing curiosity can foster deeper connection, even in disagreements. Through practical exercises and embodiment practices, you will learn how to shift your mindset, rekindle curiosity, and approach difficult conversations with openness and empathy. Participants will walk away with tangible tools to improve communication, build stronger relationships, and find connection in unexpected places.

Key Takeaways:

• Be inspired by the Power of Curiosity in Conflict: Participants will learn how shifting from the need to be right to embracing curiosity can transform difficult conversations into opportunities for deeper connection, even with those they disagree with.
• Gain skills to overcoming Barriers to Listening: Participants will explore common barriers to listening during hard conversations—such as the need for validation or protection—and practice skills to listen more effectively, even when the conversation is emotionally triggering.
• Learn practical Tools for Connection: Attendees will leave with actionable techniques—such as relaxing the body, asking reflective questions, and recognizing shared vision—to rekindle curiosity and improve communication in both personal and professional relationships.

Do you ever get stuck when deliberate creativity bumps up against reality? Do you know why? In this discovery-focused workshop, you'll combine to powerful strategies to gain insights into yourself and the creative process. You'll start with the Playmobil ProPlay (tm) method--a way to invoke that magical mindset that allows you to see and say things through play that are often difficult to express through words alone. Next, you'll apply Polarity Thinking (tm), the both/and approach that enables you to understand and leverage the normal tension of interdependent truths (for example, Focus on the Team AND focus on the individual) to shatter the most common barriers to truly productive problem solving.

Key Takeaways:

• Explore ProPlay™ as a tool for understanding the key forces that can both constrain and liberate your thinking
• Discover basic Polarity Thinking™ principles and explore at least one creativity polarity that is important for you
• Challenge yourself to think about specific applications of these insights for those you lead, facilitate, and work with

Experience creative and fun self-expression activities from a journal created by youth for everyone! Research from a variety of fields — from neuroscience to psychology — shows how self-expression is a critical outlet for releasing feelings, boosting mood, creating greater self-awareness and more! In this session, we'll experience multiple activities to use in communities and with teams – and we'll benefit from our own creative expression as an outlet too!  

Key Takeaways:

• Experience creative journaling activities for self-expression - fostering emotional awareness and release
• Reflect on the creative expression techniques and resources used in this session to adapt for use in other settings, from clinical to community
• Each Participant will leave with a journals filled with additional creative expression activities to use in a diversity of settings

This interactive workshop empowers educators to unleash the transformative power of improvisation in their classrooms. Through a series of engaging exercises and games, you'll discover how to build trust, foster collaboration, and ignite creativity in your students. Explore the art of active listening, embrace the thrill of creative risk-taking, and learn to "read the room" like a pro.  From fostering self-expression and confidence to creating a more dynamic and inclusive learning environment, this workshop will equip you with practical improv techniques that can be seamlessly integrated into any subject area or grade level. Prepare to laugh, learn, and leave inspired to create a classroom where every student feels empowered to say "Yes, And..." to their full potential.

Key Takeaways:

• Practical Improv Skills: Participants will learn a variety of improv games and exercises that can be directly applied in the classroom to enhance student engagement, communication, collaboration, and creative problem-solving
• Enhanced Teacher-Student Connection: The workshop emphasizes the importance of active listening, empathy, and building trust, which are crucial for creating a positive and supportive learning environment where students feel comfortable taking risks and expressing themselves authentically
• A More Dynamic Classroom: By incorporating improv techniques, teachers can foster a more playful, spontaneous, and interactive classroom atmosphere. This can lead to increased student motivation, improved communication skills, and a greater sense of community within the classroom

If you are new to FLCC, Foundations of Creative Problem Solving is your fast track to a deliberate creativity process for solving problems and capitalizing on opportunities. You’ll learn the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Process, the research-based gold standard of creativity methods, and be exposed to the FourSight framework, which can help you understand how you and your teammates approach challenges.

In an incredibly engaging format, your team of experienced facilitators will use hands-on activities, real-world examples, and a variety of divergent and convergent thinking tools to give you the skills you need to advance your personal and professional goals.

Foundations of Creative Problem Solving is the first of four skills-building courses in Creative Problem Solving. After completing all four CPS courses, you will deepen your ability to facilitate and train others in the CPS process, while also becoming eligible to be considered to lead CPS programs at future CPSIs!

In this course, you will:
• Recognize and overcome blocks to creativity.
• Identify attitudes and behaviors conducive to creative thinking.
• Apply core concepts of creative thinking.
• Use a variety of divergent and convergent thinking tools.
• Apply the CPS method to many simulated or real situations.
• Consciously be creative when facing problems and opportunities.

NOTE: This is a three-day course and you must be present for all of class time on all days. This core track is limited to 25 attendees. You must select Foundations of CPS when registering for CPSI to attend this track (selecting it here in Sched does not qualify as reserved spot). Foundations of Creative Problem Solving is your fast track to a deliberate creativity process for solving problems and capitalizing on opportunities. You’ll learn the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Process, the research-based gold standard of creativity methods, and be exposed to the FourSight framework, which can help you understand how you and your teammates approach challenges.

In an incredibly engaging format, your team of experienced facilitators will use hands-on activities, real-world examples, and a variety of divergent and convergent thinking tools to give you the skills you need to advance your personal and professional goals.

*PREREQUISITE: Level 1: CPS Foundations at previous CPSI or FLCC. If you did not take Level 1 but have a solid understanding of the Osborne-Parnes Creative Problem Solving process, you must connect with CPSI Program Staff before being enrolled.

Level 2: Creative Problem Solving Tools is a natural stepping stone if you have previously taken Level 1: Foundations of CPS. This fast-paced course allows beginner to intermediate facilitators to go deeper into the CPS process, adding more facilitation tools to your repertoire.

You will gain a clear understanding of which tools to use at each stage of the CPS process, as well as how to modify them to fit your session objectives or add a bit of creative flair. You will have time to practice tools to gain real mastery of them. You will also learn a variety of energizers and fun grouping games to keep your sessions engaging and interactive. Learn through small- and large-group work, including round-robin sharing and show-and-tell exercises.

In this course, you will:

• Explore a variety of divergent and convergent tools for individual and group problem solving.
• Learn how and where to apply different tools within the CPS process.
• Practice facilitating tools.
• Discover how to use tools when you or your team are unable to progress or working in areas of low preference.

NOTE: You must attend your Core CPS Course all days of the conference to complete this program and qualify for the credential assessment for CPS Level 2.

This core track is limited to 25 attendees. You must select Tools when registering for FLCC to attend this track (selecting it here in Sched does not qualify as reserved spot).

Check your phone, grab some coffee or tea and a snack, meet new folks, add more stickers to you name tag - take a breather between sessions!

We all experience creative blocks! Whether working on a blog post, a piece of art, or a client presentation, we sometimes freeze in front of a blank canvas (or an empty Google Slide). This sense of paralysis can lead to internal conflict, judgment, or shame—but it can also create a pathway to greater intimacy with ourselves. In this workshop, you will learn a unique step-by-step approach to turning creative blocks into opportunities for self-connection and growth.

Key Takeaways:

• Learn a step-by-step process to turn creative blocks into opportunities for self-knowledge and deeper self-expression.
• Practice identifying the assumptions and expectations that may be limiting your creativity.
• Explore the difference between emotions and perceptions, and practice recognizing the emotions that arise when feeling disconnected from your creativity—so you can transform them.

This session will step back, way back, and pose the question as to how we can truly flourish as humans in an increasingly digital, virtual world. First, we will discuss the definition of human flourishing and how it differs from wellness. We will also define a professional development track as well as a higher ed track for the promotion of flourishing.

Key Takeaways:

• We need each other and we need to pay attention to our humanity.
• Environments of flourishing are critical in our communities, workplaces and schools.
• Creativity is one of the critical aspects of our humanity which we must activate.

In this workshop, we will gain a better understanding of why we doodle, demonstrate the potential of drawing as a communicative medium, and learn how to draw ten (or more!) new symbols you can begin to use right away. Whether you are taking a brave first step into the world of doodling or simply looking to add a new creative tool to your facilitation toolbox, this workshop offers practical techniques for all skill levels. No experience necessary!

Key Takeaways:

• Demystify the art of graphic facilitation (it’s easy, anyone can do it!)                                                                                 
• Demonstrate the benefits of graphic facilitation (or adding doodles to your note-taking)
• Teach/Equip participants with a toolbox of basic doodles they can use all the time

“Spark Your Genius” is a fun, interactive session designed to help you unlock your creativity through both words and art. You’ll engage in hands-on activities that combine storytelling and visual expression, offering practical techniques to bring your vision to life in a tangible project. This unique session blends playful creativity with real-world tools, leaving you inspired and equipped to take your ideas further.

Key Takeaways:

• Creative Tools and Techniques: Participants will learn practical methods for unlocking and expanding their creativity through both words and art, empowering them to bring their ideas to life
• Tangible Project Framework: Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how to transform their creative ideas into tangible projects, like a book or visual piece, by blending storytelling with artistic expression
• Confidence in Creativity: Participants will gain confidence in their ability to explore and express their unique vision, with actionable steps they can immediately apply to future creative endeavors

If you are new to FLCC, Foundations of Creative Problem Solving is your fast track to a deliberate creativity process for solving problems and capitalizing on opportunities. You’ll learn the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Process, the research-based gold standard of creativity methods, and be exposed to the FourSight framework, which can help you understand how you and your teammates approach challenges.

In an incredibly engaging format, your team of experienced facilitators will use hands-on activities, real-world examples, and a variety of divergent and convergent thinking tools to give you the skills you need to advance your personal and professional goals.

Foundations of Creative Problem Solving is the first of four skills-building courses in Creative Problem Solving. After completing all four CPS courses, you will deepen your ability to facilitate and train others in the CPS process, while also becoming eligible to be considered to lead CPS programs at future CPSIs!

In this course, you will:
• Recognize and overcome blocks to creativity.
• Identify attitudes and behaviors conducive to creative thinking.
• Apply core concepts of creative thinking.
• Use a variety of divergent and convergent thinking tools.
• Apply the CPS method to many simulated or real situations.
• Consciously be creative when facing problems and opportunities.

NOTE: This is a three-day course and you must be present for all of class time on all days. This core track is limited to 25 attendees. You must select Foundations of CPS when registering for CPSI to attend this track (selecting it here in Sched does not qualify as reserved spot). Foundations of Creative Problem Solving is your fast track to a deliberate creativity process for solving problems and capitalizing on opportunities. You’ll learn the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Process, the research-based gold standard of creativity methods, and be exposed to the FourSight framework, which can help you understand how you and your teammates approach challenges.

In an incredibly engaging format, your team of experienced facilitators will use hands-on activities, real-world examples, and a variety of divergent and convergent thinking tools to give you the skills you need to advance your personal and professional goals.

*PREREQUISITE: Level 1: CPS Foundations at previous CPSI or FLCC. If you did not take Level 1 but have a solid understanding of the Osborne-Parnes Creative Problem Solving process, you must connect with CPSI Program Staff before being enrolled.

Level 2: Creative Problem Solving Tools is a natural stepping stone if you have previously taken Level 1: Foundations of CPS. This fast-paced course allows beginner to intermediate facilitators to go deeper into the CPS process, adding more facilitation tools to your repertoire.

You will gain a clear understanding of which tools to use at each stage of the CPS process, as well as how to modify them to fit your session objectives or add a bit of creative flair. You will have time to practice tools to gain real mastery of them. You will also learn a variety of energizers and fun grouping games to keep your sessions engaging and interactive. Learn through small- and large-group work, including round-robin sharing and show-and-tell exercises.

In this course, you will:

• Explore a variety of divergent and convergent tools for individual and group problem solving.
• Learn how and where to apply different tools within the CPS process.
• Practice facilitating tools.
• Discover how to use tools when you or your team are unable to progress or working in areas of low preference.

NOTE: You must attend your Core CPS Course all days of the conference to complete this program and qualify for the credential assessment for CPS Level 2.

This core track is limited to 25 attendees. You must select Tools when registering for FLCC to attend this track (selecting it here in Sched does not qualify as reserved spot).