Mission & Vision

Mission:

CEF is the Centre for Applied Imagination – helping individuals, organizations and communities transform themselves as they confront real-world challenges.

Vision:

The Creative Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization of leaders in the field of creativity theory and practice. Every day principles fostered by CEF programs are helping someone, somewhere in the world, develop new products, make business operations run more profitably, restructure organization and agencies to become more effective and less encumbered, reinvigorate economies, make improvements in our schools, revitalize communities and replace ineffective methods and systems with new, more workable ones.

Values:

	Dialogue Discussing matters of deep concern. Listening to and considering opposing views. Courageously yet tactfully expressing one’s views. Fostering a high clash of ideas and a low clash of egos.
	Serious Play Having fun and showing curiosity in creating new things. Incorporating new concepts. Pioneering and reinventing. Showing a willingness to be edgy. Manifesting joy in work we do.
	Diversity Seeking different perspectives from different cultures, personalities, ideas, and life experiences. Holding all in unconditional positive regard.
	Quality Producing work that is recognized for excellence. Striving to be the benchmark for quality in the field of creative practice.
	Integrity Keeping our actions in alignment with our values. Working from a place of trust, caring, respect, openness, honesty and fairness. Acting responsibly and in the best interests of CEF. Being accountable and responsible for our commitments and our actions.
	Selfless Service Giving service without seeking reward or recognition. Being humble. Subordinating ourselves.