Creativity European Association
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Creativity European Association (CREA) holds an annual conference for people who wish to share ideas on how to live and work creatively. It has been held every spring in Sestri Levante
, Italy since its founding in 2003.
The conference is organized by CREA Italia, a non-profit association based in Milan
, dedicated to developing and disseminating the Creative Problem Solving Process
(CPS) as well as other systematic creativity techniques throughout Italy and Europe. Other creativity organizations have a strong presence at the conference, with individuals assisting in the organization, presenting, and learning there, including Créa France and the International Center for Studies in Creativity
in Buffalo, New York
, USA. It is also affiliated with the American Creativity Association.
as well as training in other creativity tools and techniques and in facilitation.
In addition to educating conference participants, the conference has inspired the dissemination of deliberate creativity techniques elsewhere, both in Europe and in America.
Sestri Levante
Sestri Levante is a town and comune in Liguria, Italy. Lying on the Mediterranean Sea, it is approximately 56 kilometers south of Genoa and is set on a promontory. While nearby Portofino and the Cinque Terre are probably the most well known tourist destinations on the Italian Riviera, Sestri...
, Italy since its founding in 2003.
The conference is organized by CREA Italia, a non-profit association based in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, dedicated to developing and disseminating the Creative Problem Solving Process
Creative Problem Solving Process
The Creative Problem Solving Process , also known as the Osborn-Parnes CPS process, was developed by Alex Osborn and Dr. Sidney J. Parnes in the 1950s. CPS is a structured method for generating novel and useful solutions to problems...
(CPS) as well as other systematic creativity techniques throughout Italy and Europe. Other creativity organizations have a strong presence at the conference, with individuals assisting in the organization, presenting, and learning there, including Créa France and the International Center for Studies in Creativity
International Center For Studies In Creativity
As the first and oldest degree granting program in creativity in the world, the foundation of the International Center For Studies In Creativity dates back to Alex Osborn's seminal work in creativity education in the 1940s and 1950s....
in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, USA. It is also affiliated with the American Creativity Association.
The conference
The conference hosts 250 participants (mainly creativity professionals and educators) from more than 20 countries. Programs are given in Italian, French, and English. Core programs include instruction in the Creative Problem Solving Process, the technique developed in the 1950s by Alex Osborn and Sid ParnesSid Parnes
Dr. Sidney J. Parnes is a retired professor at Buffalo State College and the co-founder of the International Center for Studies in Creativity. The Center is housed within Dr. Sidney J...
as well as training in other creativity tools and techniques and in facilitation.
In addition to educating conference participants, the conference has inspired the dissemination of deliberate creativity techniques elsewhere, both in Europe and in America.