Why Social Connection is the Engine of Creative Problem Solving The image of the solitary creator—hunched over a desk in a dimly lit room—is one of the most persistent myths in history. In reality, creativity is a team sport. Creative Problem Solving (CPS) relies...
In our work as facilitators and problem-solvers, we often teach that the highest form of communication is Dialogue. Unlike debate—a zero-sum game designed to crown a “winner”—dialogue assumes that multiple people hold distinct pieces of a complex truth. It...
The start of this week has been marked by profound tragedy and discord. Our hearts at the Creative Education Foundation are with the communities experiencing immense pain in Minnesota and across the United States. In moments of collective sorrow, it is disingenuous to...
In a culture that prizes “expert status” and constant certainty, the act of admitting we don’t have all the answers feels radical. However, if we want to be the leaders, partners, and friends we aspire to be, we have to start with vulnerability. The...
The New Year usually arrives with a frantic energy. We are told to “grind,” to “level up,” and to fill every white square on our January calendars with productive output. But if you want to be a better problem solver in 2026, the most...
I was 27 and, I felt like a failure. I was working as a nanny in Hartford, CT, without a degree. College? I’d failed out twice. I’d neatly filed away the idea that higher education wasn’t for me, settling into what felt like a comfortable—but limited—rut. Then,...
