The Florida Creativity Conference isn’t about painting, crafting, or traditional notions of creativity—it’s about thinking differently. Whether you’re a professional, educator, business leader, consultant, or simply someone curious about problem-solving, this conference offers an accepting and collaborative environment to explore innovative ways to tackle challenges.
At the heart of our event are two immersive core workshops: Foundations of Creative Problem Solving (CPS) and Tools for Creative Problem Solving. These workshops run alongside dynamic breakout sessions and feature the FourSight Thinking Profile, a powerful tool to help you understand how you and your team approach challenges. This insight fosters stronger collaboration and more efficient problem-solving.
Held at the inspiring Ringling College of Art and Design, the conference offers a seamless, immersive experience. All workshops, sessions, meals, and networking take place in one centralized building, making it easy to stay connected and engaged.
Our breakout sessions are led by renowned leaders and innovators from around the globe, offering diverse perspectives and actionable insights. Whether you’re looking to refresh your approach, build new skills, or connect with like-minded individuals, the Florida Creativity Conference is an experience you won’t want to miss.
“Interested, engaged, interesting and diverse attendees add so much to my experience as an attendee and as a presenter.”
“The energy was fantastic. I felt the passion from the event leadership and it made me feel more engaged/enthusiastic. There was also a good mix of different things covered in the workshops.”
“As an independent consultant, I am most interested in workshops with tangible deliverables and outcomes. I got that! Also– I wanted to stretch and try out new approaches, views, and styles. I definitely stretched. THANK YOU!”
Marcia after many years of teaching at traditional universities and corporate training, now teaches full time online in the IT department for South University. She has a wonderful time living and learning and applying the many concepts learned from everywhere. She has presented a variety of e-Creativity sessions for both education and business. Marcia also consults on Word, PowerPoint, Access databases, and Excel spreadsheets.
Jane Goldwasser is President of New Directions Consulting, Inc. a qualitative research company specializing in new product development. In her spare time, she is on the Board of Directors of a newly re-aligned Girl Scout Council and chairs both their Fund Development and Board Development committees. She is a CPSI alum who, having completed the Integrating Creative Leadership program, has put it to work in leading both PACE sessions and in working with CPSI Youthwise™.
Art is certified as a Master Practitioner and Trainer of NLP and Hypnosis by the 4 major hypnosis organizations in the US. His practice includes (a) medical referral clients who experience distress not relieved by traditional treatment, (b) the mental game of sports success (such as tennis, golf, and baseball), (c) academic excellence for peak performance in study and testing, and (d) enabling creative solutions for the challenges of life. Art is the HEAD Coach and Founder of U-Solutions LLC in Sarasota (the “U” stands for unconscious, where the most creative solutions reside).
Join Chris for a day of exploration through improvisation and theater games…no acting experience required! In this safe, small group setting, you will have opportunities to be both on the stage and in the audience. Through the experiences, discussion, and your reflections, you will find new insights into communication, relationships, and yourself. This is a wonderful opportunity to allow your inner voices to speak to you and to discover the possibilities that come from living in the NOW.
This is a workshop for people who have dreamed of starting a business, solving one of society’s great problems, or pursuing any dream that has remained elusive for years. Often the biggest challenge to undertaking an audacious, wonderful goal is leaving the security of the known to go out into uncharted territory. If you have such a dream, join Jane Goldwasser for a day-long opportunity to translate this wish into a detailed plan for action. Use Jane’s D.A.R.E. model – D. (Decide), A. (Analyze), R. (Reality Check), E. (Execute).
Do you find yourself saying you don’t have enough time? You can’t squeeze in enough space for fun or creativity? What if you could make time expand or contract at will? In this workshop, based on the book Creating Time by Marney Makridakis, you will use journaling to kick-start your ideas and create an art-inspired time-tool to help you flip your day so that you and time can become partners in your creative work.