Creative Problem Solving Institute 2026: Full Schedule

4:00pm EDT

The Creativity Canvas: Mapping Your Creative Ecosystem

Tuesday June 16, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

This workshop introduces a dynamic visual tool designed to map out your personal creative process. During this 90-minute session, you’ll explore key enhancers and critical blockers that make up your creative ecosystem. Through hands-on activities, you’ll design your own creativity canvas, gaining insights into how to unlock your full potential and drive creative breakthroughs.

Takeaways

A complete visual framework that maps your unique creative ecosystem
A deeper understanding of the key drivers and blockers they face in doing creative work
An action plan for implementing or optimizing a ritual creative practice

Presenters

Kim Macuare, Ph.D

Director of Education and Co-Director of Innovation Labs, The Dali Museum

In her role as the lead program designer and facilitator for the Innovation Labs, Kim has helped many organizations—from non-profits to government entities to Fortune 100 companies—build their innovation capacities by developing creativity-focused mindsets and problem-solving... Read More →

Tuesday June 16, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Breakout Workshops

Program Category The Arts, Personal Growth, Process Tools & Techniques

2:00pm EDT

Kaleidoscope of You - Dream, Share, Incubate, Create

Wednesday June 17, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Kaleidoscope of YOU offers an intimate yet expansive invitation to pause, play, and reawaken child-like curiosity. You will engage in guided daydreaming, visible thinking, writing, and creative mark-making to explore your past, present, and future creative selves. The journey continues in a “Living Gallery Walk.” This innovative workshop also invites others in the CPSI community to contribute to the collective creativity of the Kaleidoscope of YOU.

Takeaways:

Reframe your creative identity through reflection and playful exploration.
Reconnect with early experiences of creativity, joy, and imagination.
Integrate past, present, and future creative selves into your practice.

Presenters

Kathy Frazier

Gifted Education and Creativity Specialist, Touching the Future Today LLC

Katie Ravich

Founder, InsideOut Creativity™

Katie Ravich is a creative education specialist, systems designer and creative strategist who works at the intersection of creativity, learning ecosystems and applied neuroplasticity. With a B.A. in Visual Communications (University of Technology Sydney) and an M.Sc. in Creativity... Read More →