Future Problem Solving Program
Future Problem Solving Program International is an organization that challenges students to look 20-30 years into the future and develop solutions to problems using creative and critical thinking skills. There are divisions for elementary, middle and high school students.
“Future Problem Solving Program International is a wide ranging international organization whose mission is to develop the ability of young people globally to design and achieve positive futures through problem solving using critical and creative thinking. FPSPI is a dynamic international program involving thousands of students annually from around the world. Developed in 1974 by creativity pioneer Dr. E. Paul Torrance, Future Problem Solving (FPS) provides competitive and non-competitive components for today’s curriculum via a six-step model which teaches critical and creative thinking, problem solving, and decision making.”
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How do I expand this narrative arc? Do you love thinking outside of the box? Consider one of these other imagination-intensive competitions:
Explore the world of Mars when you compete to Build a Mars City State.
Develop your space cred when you compete to build the best International Space Settlement.
Join a fun challenge where you hack a solution to a problem using everyday objects in the Rube Goldberg Competition.
HOT TIP: Competitions like this are a great way to have fun and meet new people. You’ll get the most admissions mileage out of your efforts if your project links into something else in your narrative arc.