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The problem with problem solving
5 Problem Solving Strategies to Become a Better Problem Solver
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OECD Disrupted Futures 2023
The Impact of FPS
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Submit a Topic. 2016-17, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 2024-25, Affiliate Finals Problem, International Conference, Practice Problem, Qualifying Problem, STEM Topics, World Solutions Challenge. Visit our topic center to learn more about current and past Future Problem Solving student competition topic challenges.
The full list of 50+ years of solving real world challenges
Our Future Problem Solving topics represent important challenges from business, civics, society, science, and technology and serve as the thematic basis for given problem solving situations. Each year, students in grades 4-12 get to solve important near-future global issues and progress through local, regional, and international competitions. ...
Future Problem Solving
Ready for work, life, and to create a better future. Our proven educational outcomes are life-changing for students. We prepare young people to find solutions, take relevant action, and be a force for positive change. Our model ignites curiosity in real world issues and equips students with complex problem-solving skills.
Topics
Topics Our mission is to develop the ability of young people globally to design and achieve positive futures through problem solving using critical and creative thinking.
Global Issues Problem Solving
Global Issues Problem Solving can be used as a curriculum, integrated into content areas, or offered as an extra-curricular option. Students research a series of global topics and apply Future Problem Solving Program's six step problem solving process to resolve the Future Scene, a hypothetical scenario, set 20-30 years in the future.
FPS topics
Robotic Workforce. Machines were developed to assist with dangerous and difficult jobs. At present, unskilled human labour is being replaced with robotics more quickly than at any time in history. Advancements of such machines move technology closer and closer to lights-out manufacturing.
Future Problem Solving
FPS is a research-based academic program that teaches problem solving strategies, collaboration, critical and creative thinking, and effective communication. The interdisciplinary approach helps develop ethical leadership skills, prepares students for future challenges, and equips them with the skills they need to succeed in a rapidly changing ...
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A seasoned educator, April Michele has served as the Executive Director since 2018 and been with Future Problem Solving more than a decade. Her background in advanced curriculum strategies and highly engaging learning techniques translates well in the development of materials, publications, training, and marketing for the organization and its global network.
Topic Ideas
Topic Ideas. FPSPI are accepting submissions for future FPSPI topics! Topics with the below focus are considered: A global perspective - not necessarily a global impact, but accessible to a range of global participants, likely to appeal to FPSPI participants around the globe, considerate of varying views. Accessible to students and ...
Future Problem Solving Program International
Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI), ... Students spend 1-2 months researching the topic with an eye to potential future challenges and solutions. At the beginning of the competition, students are given a Future Scene (FS), a one- to two-page document that describes the hypothetical future situation having to do with the pre ...
Who We Are
Future Problem Solving proudly celebrates 50 years of placing close to a million young people at the core of a dynamic, purposeful learning experience. ... Our topics represent important challenges from business, civics, society, science, and technology and serve as the thematic basis for given problem-solving situations.
FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING
Future Problem Solving Program International is celebrating 50 Years! The year long celebration will culminate with the Future Problem Solving International Conference June 5-9, 2024 at the University of Indiana Bloomington.. Kentucky teams who place at our State Finals in March may earn an invitation to the International Competition to represent Kentucky on the world stage.
Missouri Future Problem Solving Program
The Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI) publication, Problem Solving Across the Curriculum, emphasizes that FPSPI teaches a technique for constructively analyzing a topic or issue.The topics are chosen from strands to offer students opportunities to research various future scenarios and think about the future.
International Conference Archives
A seasoned educator, April Michele has served as the Executive Director since 2018 and been with Future Problem Solving more than a decade. Her background in advanced curriculum strategies and highly engaging learning techniques translates well in the development of materials, publications, training, and marketing for the organization and its global network.
Annual Topics
2023-24 Topics. The future problem solving topics for the school year have been listed below. The International Conference topic will be announced in the spring of the school year at the New York State Conference. Please take advantage of researching the topics before the competition.
News
Future Problem Solving Program Australia is governed and guided by a Committee of Management. The COM work directly shapes our capacity for impact and future growth. ... It's true and we want your input on future topics! Voting for the 2022-23 topics is now open! Read More. Parent Perspectives Newsletter. This edition of Parent Perspectives ...
FPS Category List
FPS Category List VAFPS is a webpage that provides information about the different categories of Future Problem Solving (FPS), a program that develops critical and creative thinking skills in students. The webpage explains the features and benefits of each category, such as Global Issues, Community Problem Solving, Scenario Writing, and Scenario Performance. The webpage also links to other ...
Learning
We give teachers resources to integrate components of our multidisciplinary Future Problem Solving method into their classroom curriculum. ... Integrate Global Issues topics, future scenes, and problem-solving steps into your classroom as standalone activities for content areas or teach the 6-step problem-solving process as part of a full ...
Future Problem Solving Program
Trained evaluators review and compare student work of the same age division on all topics (Future Problem Solving Program Coach's Handbook, 2001). Topics and Student Interests. To best meet student interests, the selection of FPSP topics is guided by the results of a poll of the students participating in grades 4 to 12 (Torrance & Safter ...
Effective Problem-Solving Techniques in Business
Problem solving is an increasingly important soft skill for those in business. The Future of Jobs Survey by the World Economic Forum drives this point home. According to this report, complex problem solving is identified as one of the top 15 skills that will be sought by employers in 2025, along with other soft skills such as analytical thinking, creativity and leadership.
Stumped? Five Ways To Hone Your Problem-Solving Skills
Respect the worth of other people's insights. getty. Problems continuously arise in organizational life, making problem-solving an essential skill for leaders.
Scenario Writing
Scenario Writing is an individual competition in which students develop short stories related to one of FPSP's four annual topics. The story (1500 words or less) is set 20 - 30 years in the future and is an imagined but logical outcome of actions or events taking place in the world. Scenario Writing can be used as a stand-alone activity by an ...
Creative Writing
We announce the problem topic on March 1 each year for use at our world finals event. At the conference, students use a topic-related future scene with time, place, and topic parameters as inspiration for their story. They may write up to 1,000 words within a given time limit. ... "How important was Future Problem Solving in the development ...
Top 10 Research Topics For Students 2024
A research topic encapsulates a focused area of exploration within a field, guiding the investigation and analysis. For students, engaging in research not only sharpens critical thinking but also nurtures creativity and problem-solving skills essential for future endeavors.
What IC sessions/workshops are available this year?
The emergence of Future Problem Solving as an academic competition in 1974 helped galvanize an era of higher level thinking skills in schools. Learn how Dr. E. Paul Torrance contributed to the movement of creative teaching and learning in schools. Examine how the 6-step problem-solving process evolved from evidence-based practices.
What does a Global Issues booklet look like?
What does a Global Issues booklet look like? In the Global Issues program, participants read a provided futuristic scenario based on one of the competition topics for that year. After reading, participants work through our 6-step problem-solving process. In competitive settings, there are two hours to write all six steps.
The first exponential quantum advantage for a natural streaming problem
What a natural streaming problem is, and why it matters. The math problem at the center of the team's claim, called maximum directed cut, is significant because it is what researchers call a ...
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Submit a Topic. 2016-17, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 2024-25, Affiliate Finals Problem, International Conference, Practice Problem, Qualifying Problem, STEM Topics, World Solutions Challenge. Visit our topic center to learn more about current and past Future Problem Solving student competition topic challenges.
Our Future Problem Solving topics represent important challenges from business, civics, society, science, and technology and serve as the thematic basis for given problem solving situations. Each year, students in grades 4-12 get to solve important near-future global issues and progress through local, regional, and international competitions. ...
Ready for work, life, and to create a better future. Our proven educational outcomes are life-changing for students. We prepare young people to find solutions, take relevant action, and be a force for positive change. Our model ignites curiosity in real world issues and equips students with complex problem-solving skills.
Topics Our mission is to develop the ability of young people globally to design and achieve positive futures through problem solving using critical and creative thinking.
Global Issues Problem Solving can be used as a curriculum, integrated into content areas, or offered as an extra-curricular option. Students research a series of global topics and apply Future Problem Solving Program's six step problem solving process to resolve the Future Scene, a hypothetical scenario, set 20-30 years in the future.
Robotic Workforce. Machines were developed to assist with dangerous and difficult jobs. At present, unskilled human labour is being replaced with robotics more quickly than at any time in history. Advancements of such machines move technology closer and closer to lights-out manufacturing.
FPS is a research-based academic program that teaches problem solving strategies, collaboration, critical and creative thinking, and effective communication. The interdisciplinary approach helps develop ethical leadership skills, prepares students for future challenges, and equips them with the skills they need to succeed in a rapidly changing ...
A seasoned educator, April Michele has served as the Executive Director since 2018 and been with Future Problem Solving more than a decade. Her background in advanced curriculum strategies and highly engaging learning techniques translates well in the development of materials, publications, training, and marketing for the organization and its global network.
Topic Ideas. FPSPI are accepting submissions for future FPSPI topics! Topics with the below focus are considered: A global perspective - not necessarily a global impact, but accessible to a range of global participants, likely to appeal to FPSPI participants around the globe, considerate of varying views. Accessible to students and ...
Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI), ... Students spend 1-2 months researching the topic with an eye to potential future challenges and solutions. At the beginning of the competition, students are given a Future Scene (FS), a one- to two-page document that describes the hypothetical future situation having to do with the pre ...
Future Problem Solving proudly celebrates 50 years of placing close to a million young people at the core of a dynamic, purposeful learning experience. ... Our topics represent important challenges from business, civics, society, science, and technology and serve as the thematic basis for given problem-solving situations.
Future Problem Solving Program International is celebrating 50 Years! The year long celebration will culminate with the Future Problem Solving International Conference June 5-9, 2024 at the University of Indiana Bloomington.. Kentucky teams who place at our State Finals in March may earn an invitation to the International Competition to represent Kentucky on the world stage.
The Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI) publication, Problem Solving Across the Curriculum, emphasizes that FPSPI teaches a technique for constructively analyzing a topic or issue.The topics are chosen from strands to offer students opportunities to research various future scenarios and think about the future.
A seasoned educator, April Michele has served as the Executive Director since 2018 and been with Future Problem Solving more than a decade. Her background in advanced curriculum strategies and highly engaging learning techniques translates well in the development of materials, publications, training, and marketing for the organization and its global network.
2023-24 Topics. The future problem solving topics for the school year have been listed below. The International Conference topic will be announced in the spring of the school year at the New York State Conference. Please take advantage of researching the topics before the competition.
Future Problem Solving Program Australia is governed and guided by a Committee of Management. The COM work directly shapes our capacity for impact and future growth. ... It's true and we want your input on future topics! Voting for the 2022-23 topics is now open! Read More. Parent Perspectives Newsletter. This edition of Parent Perspectives ...
FPS Category List VAFPS is a webpage that provides information about the different categories of Future Problem Solving (FPS), a program that develops critical and creative thinking skills in students. The webpage explains the features and benefits of each category, such as Global Issues, Community Problem Solving, Scenario Writing, and Scenario Performance. The webpage also links to other ...
We give teachers resources to integrate components of our multidisciplinary Future Problem Solving method into their classroom curriculum. ... Integrate Global Issues topics, future scenes, and problem-solving steps into your classroom as standalone activities for content areas or teach the 6-step problem-solving process as part of a full ...
Trained evaluators review and compare student work of the same age division on all topics (Future Problem Solving Program Coach's Handbook, 2001). Topics and Student Interests. To best meet student interests, the selection of FPSP topics is guided by the results of a poll of the students participating in grades 4 to 12 (Torrance & Safter ...
Problem solving is an increasingly important soft skill for those in business. The Future of Jobs Survey by the World Economic Forum drives this point home. According to this report, complex problem solving is identified as one of the top 15 skills that will be sought by employers in 2025, along with other soft skills such as analytical thinking, creativity and leadership.
Respect the worth of other people's insights. getty. Problems continuously arise in organizational life, making problem-solving an essential skill for leaders.
Scenario Writing is an individual competition in which students develop short stories related to one of FPSP's four annual topics. The story (1500 words or less) is set 20 - 30 years in the future and is an imagined but logical outcome of actions or events taking place in the world. Scenario Writing can be used as a stand-alone activity by an ...
We announce the problem topic on March 1 each year for use at our world finals event. At the conference, students use a topic-related future scene with time, place, and topic parameters as inspiration for their story. They may write up to 1,000 words within a given time limit. ... "How important was Future Problem Solving in the development ...
A research topic encapsulates a focused area of exploration within a field, guiding the investigation and analysis. For students, engaging in research not only sharpens critical thinking but also nurtures creativity and problem-solving skills essential for future endeavors.
The emergence of Future Problem Solving as an academic competition in 1974 helped galvanize an era of higher level thinking skills in schools. Learn how Dr. E. Paul Torrance contributed to the movement of creative teaching and learning in schools. Examine how the 6-step problem-solving process evolved from evidence-based practices.
What does a Global Issues booklet look like? In the Global Issues program, participants read a provided futuristic scenario based on one of the competition topics for that year. After reading, participants work through our 6-step problem-solving process. In competitive settings, there are two hours to write all six steps.
What a natural streaming problem is, and why it matters. The math problem at the center of the team's claim, called maximum directed cut, is significant because it is what researchers call a ...