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About

About the Florida Creativity Conference

The Florida Creativity Conference (FLCC) returns in 2026—continuing more than two decades of celebrating creativity, innovation, and human potential. Now in its 23rd year, FLCC is a highly interactive, hands-on conference where educators, entrepreneurs, facilitators, artists, and curious thinkers come together to explore new ideas and unlock their creative capacity.

Across three energizing days, you’ll experience a diverse selection of workshops led by dynamic presenters, along with inspiring main stage sessions designed to spark imagination, collaboration, and meaningful growth.

Since 2022, the Creative Education Foundation (CEF) has proudly served as the managing presenter of FLCC. CEF is best known for its flagship program, the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI)—the premier global training in Creative Problem Solving (CPS). In fact, FLCC was originally founded by longtime CPSI attendees who wanted to keep their creativity practice thriving year-round.

Today, CEF continues to steward FLCC with the same playful, welcoming Sarasota spirit that makes the conference truly special—while also expanding the curriculum with our gold-standard Foundations in Creative Problem Solving (CPS)course. Participants in this course are eligible to take the Certification in Foundations of CPS exam at no additional cost.

Whether you’re investing in personal creative growth or elevating your professional skills, FLCC offers a powerful space to learn, connect, and ignite new possibilities.

Join us in 2026—we can’t wait to create with you.

Creative Education Foundation Team
Beth Miller, Executive Director

Jessica Andrews-Wilson, Conference Consultant
Roseanne Avella, Events Manager
Jane Fischer, Senior Creativity Trainer
Jamie Robinson, Office Manager

Venue Partners
Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, Florida

Ringling College of Art and Design is a nationally recognized leader in art and design education, known for its innovative programs, state-of-the-art facilities, and inspiring creative environment. Located in Sarasota, Florida, the campus provides the perfect backdrop for immersive learning, collaboration, and imaginative exploration.

Florida Creativity Conference Founders
Kitty Heusner
Hedria Lunken Saltzman

Example of Bio #1: Marcia Berkey

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.

Example of Bio #2: Jane Goldwasser

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™.

Example of Bio #3: Art Emrich

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).

 

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Example of Workshop Description #1: Christine Alexander

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.

Example of Workshop Description #2: Jane Goldwasser

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).

Example of Workshop Description #3: Ann Bracken

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.

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Example of Learning Outcomes #1: Christine Alexander

  1. Participate in a variety of Improv exercises and theater games
  2. Take time to reflect and discus experiences and insights
  3. Identify strategies to improve communication
  4. Make connections between ‘play-acting’ and one’s real world POSSIBLE

Example of Learning Outcomes #2: Jane Goldwasser

  1. Translate a dream into a major goal
  2. Develop a plan to realize this goal
  3. Learn to move beyond stumbling blocks

Example of Learning Outcomes #3: Ann Bracken

  1. Identify and describe your relationship to time for creative pursuits
  2. Use a series of structured journaling and visual-arts prompts to identify problems and brainstorm solutions
  3. Pair-share solutions
  4. Create an arts-based clock-face reflect new relationship to time
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Example of Possible Applications #1: Christine Alexander

  1. Add new improv exercises and theater games to teaching, group facilitation or training
  2. Build on the insights gained in the workshop through continued reflection
  3. Discover a passion for the stage and become involved in community theater or beyond

Example of Possible Applications #2: Jane Goldwasser

  1. Implement the plan for action and achieve a major goal
  2. Apply the D.A.R.E. planning tools to other goals

Example of Possible Applications #3: Ann Bracken

  1. Make effective use of reconfiguring time to accomplish important tasks (prof/self)
  2. Use art as a means of goal-setting and track progress in achieving goals (self/prof)
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Example of Possible Applications #1: Christine Alexander

  1. Add new improv exercises and theater games to teaching, group facilitation or training
  2. Build on the insights gained in the workshop through continued reflection
  3. Discover a passion for the stage and become involved in community theater or beyond

Example of Possible Applications #2: Jane Goldwasser

  1. Implement the plan for action and achieve a major goal
  2. Apply the D.A.R.E. planning tools to other goals

Example of Possible Applications #3: Ann Bracken

  1. Make effective use of reconfiguring time to accomplish important tasks (prof/self)
  2. Use art as a means of goal-setting and track progress in achieving goals (self/prof)
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