From ZIP-See to DIP-See Creativity Innovation

CPSI Creative Problem Soling Institute  (pronounced as ZIP-See) has several learning process to delivert the content.

The most well know is the immersion program where you dip your mind and completely immerse into the learning environment. This FLOW style of learning allow you to be engaging, be in the zone and be present.

That's how the diplmic and execives learn the foreign language program. That's how may college students cramp their finals. Here at ZIP-See, there are several is options, so that in a few days time, you could submerge with the know how, Then you could do a DIP-see with us.

ABZee Tip: to zip or to deep, that's the answer.

Remember registration is now,  See you and we will do some ZIP-change.

Will You be at Willis Tower for the new Toastmasters Club at Metropolitan Club

Click below to see the original invitation,
Invitation to visit The New Toastmasters Club at The Metropolitan Club

Visit the Metropolitan Club to see the awesome Chicago skyline, get a Toastmasters International club orientation and make some new contacts. Must pre-register due to security. Remember to bring your ID.

Address: the old Sears Tower is now Willis Tower.
233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606

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Toastmasters International is coming to The Metropolitan Club!

This Toastmasters Informational session is open to all Members, building tenants and guests.

Tuesday, June 14th 12:00pm.

Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of meeting locations. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people of all backgrounds become more confident in front of an audience.

Grab lunch with us to learn about all of the wonderful Toastmaster benefits and skill-building.
Registration is required for this informational session.

Members, please register with Member Services.

Building Tenants and guests, please contact

Stephani Thompson at 312-876-3200 or

stephani.thompson@ourclub.com to register.

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Metropolitan Club, 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606

ZIP-See ZIP-Saw Story

ZIP-See is how you pronounce the acronym CPSI, stands for Creative Problem Solving Institute. The parent organization is CEF,
CreativeEducationFoundation.org

My ZIP-See(CPSI) Story -

I was born in China where girls are not valued most of the time.

To prove that I have some value to offer, I become a mechanical engineer. My Daddy worked very hard to distill in my head that engineers are logical, analytical and rational. I think I am pretty good at problem solving, mathematically speaking. However, I never thought of myself being creative. Actually, I was not allowed to do any creative activities growing up.

Then I became a professional artist who combined art and science, revived an ancient art and coined the term, Painting On Water(TM). Most people tell me that's creative and innovative.

When my friend Gregg told me about CPSI 15 years ago, I was not interested.

I am not crafty, I am not artsy. My body of art work was a serious endevor that was made possible thru my scientific research experience. I never thought I belong to a community of creativity, until CPSI was held in my hometown, Chicago, in 2006. It was at my backyard so I stopped by.

Then the rest is history. I have been attending CPSI ever since.

I met people with like mind, carry a certain level of curiosity and yet smart enough to suspend their judgment. Ha, that's when I learned the lesson of holding back the judgment and practice failing fabulously in the safe zone.

Although I had read a number of books previously, I stepped into an environment of living and breathing creativity. Crafty and artistry are only a sub-set. There are a lot more substance to the art and science of creativity.

Being creative is a state of mind. It contains a set of skills that can be taught and learned. It's a way of thinking. Creativity is like the air around us. It could be gathered and powered to become forceful wind in the wind tunnel. Or it could be soft as a gentle breeze that beings a smile to our face. It depends on how one makes use of it. Even if you never pay any attention to it, still AIR still there.

Back to the Zip-See and the Zip-Saw story.

The first conference I attended gave me the language to articulate and communicate about Creative Problem Solving, CPS. It's like knowing the algebra and calculus. The more the vocabularies you have, the more precision you could think and express.

Since the community is very good with sharing, I shared my process of Painting on Water™ in 2007. It was well received. Soon, with Mario's encouragement, I developed it to be an experiential tool to help others to learn. I joined the open source movement.

Bottom line: To think different, Do something different, for a change. Attendees found it to be a meaningful process that access both their right brain and left brain simultaneously.

Since then, I developed several courses on leadership, team building and CPS based on Painting on Water™ as a learning process. I took it from an art demonstration to become a learning tool. The feedback has been phenomenal. To read a few samples, click here.

On Tue, June 21 from 4 - 5:30 I will present at Session 210
Painting On Water™ - The ABC of Creativity Flow

Tomorrow, I will post "From ZIP-See to DIP-See."

Looking back, I am grateful that Gregg Fraley told me about ZIP-See (CPSI). Glad that the CEF Board decided to hold the conference in Chicago. It was Marios Michaelides who pointed out the benefits . A big thank you to all the CPSIers who attended my sessions thru the years, spreaded the words and proved that there are benefits to the business world.

ABZee Tips: Register and attend ZIP-See (CPSIConference.org) from June 20 - 24 in Atlanta and find out your own ZIP-Saw.

ZIP-See Curiosity, 57 years of Creativity Conference CPSI in Atlanta

If you are curious about Creativity, here is your opportunity to see the players in action and you could be one of them.

If you are curious to find out what is the world's longest running Creativity Conference, 57 years and counting? Come and see it for yourself in Atlanta, June 20-24, 2011
http://www.cpsiconference.com/

If you are curious to find out how and why the organization managed to keep themselves surviving thru the high and the low, the ups and the downs. Show up. You might just get some new ideas which you can apply to your work and life.

Above all, if you are curious to find out who the creativity players are, how they thrive and arrive, you ought to pay a visit.

Tomorrow, I will tell you my story as how, moi, as an engineer, got involved with ZIP-See (CPSI).

For now, go and register so that we can have a chat  in person, in Atlanta.

If you wish to see what we did last year at the general session in Buffalo, New York, when I led the whole conference to do Painting on Water™
 click here to watch a 6 mins video on YouTube.

Come and see what other interesting things CPSI has planned for you this year. For press release and details,
http://amybasic.com/creative-problem-solving-institute-announced

ABZee Tips: ZIP-See is how you prounce the acrony, CPSI. It stands for Creative Problem Solving Institute. WARNING: If you show up at CPSI, be aware that you might come back for the next 57 years.

Creative Problem Solving Institute Announced 2011 Conference

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Below is a media release from CPSI for the 2011 confernece.

 

Creative Problem Solving Institute

 

Opens Early Registration Now Through May 15

 

Largest and Longest-Running Creativity and Innovation “How-To” Conference to Be Held June 20-24 in Atlanta

BOSTON, April 20, 2011 – The 57th annual Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI), thelargest and longest-running creativity and innovation “how-to” conference in the country, announced the opening of early registration now through May 15. The in-demand event, which draws people from around the world to develop creative and innovative skills, will be held June 20-24, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. Early registration, with a discounted conference rate, is available online atwww.cpsiconference.com.

 

“This is a conference of deep, hands-on learning on how to be creative and apply research-based creativity to approach and solve everyday challenges,” shared Kate Busch Gervais, director of programs at Creative Education Foundation. “With our current business and economic challenges, many experts agree that infusing creativity into many levels in our organizations can create powerful solutions.”

 

The 5-day conference is similar to an immersive college-style short course allowing for a truly tailored conference experience. With three main tracks focused on basic, advanced, and in-depth creative skills development, attendees then have an option of additional shorter programs to enhance their experience. Last year, more than 400 people from more than 150 companies, nonprofits and government agencies attended the annual event. In addition to the early registration discount offered now through May 15, government, nonprofit, group, business, and student conference rates are available as well.

 

More than 80 speakers, trainers and keynote speakers, each with established expertise and credentials, will be teaching at CPSI this year. Leading a Pre-Conference workshop on June 19 is Amy Basic, presenting a unique program, Painting on Water TM. An engineer and an artist by training, Ms. Basic engages participants’ creativity in new ways. Also presenting is Dave Gray, the author of the best-seller “Gamestorming” – presenting one of his few public workshops in the U.S. this year. In addition, David Magellan Horth and Dan Buckner will present “Innovation Leadership,” a program to help leaders foster a creative culture and build upon their human capital. Artist and engineer Amy Basic will present “Painting on Water” a new method of creative processing .

 

A full list of speakers and trainers is available at www.cpsiconference.com/presenters.cfm." target="_blank">http:// www.cpsiconference.com/presenters.cfm.

The city of Atlanta will serve as the host for the 2011 and 2012 CPSI conferences. “We chose Atlanta [as our host city] because it’s a hotbed of creativity and innovation – from the academic, entertainment, business and social spheres,” added Gervais. Previously, the conference has been hosted in Chicago, Boston, and St. Paul, MN among other cities.

 

 

About CPSI

CPSI is an annual conference focused on three main areas - Creativity, Innovation and Change Leadership - hosted by the Creative Education Foundation. Founded in 1954, the conference is the single largest creative immersive learning experience focused on individual skills and abilities. In its first 56 years, more than 30,000 people have learned how to become more creative through research-based training and applied skills development. CPSI was the brain child of Alex Osborn, the inventor of brainstorming and Creative Problem Solving, the founder of Creative Education Foundation, and more commonly known as the cofounder of advertising firm BBDO. More information, including registration, can be found online at www.cpsiconference.com.

 

 

Editors’ Notes:

 

Kate Busch Gervais, Director of Programs, Creative Education Foundation is available for interview, as are creativity experts who will be presenting at CPSI.

High-resolution images from previous conferences are available upon request.

Media Contact: Jenny Schmitt (404) 421-8323 jschmitt@cloudspark.com @cloudspark

 

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