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Creative Porblem Solving (CPS) is framework which individuals or groups can use to: formulate problems, opportunities, or challenges; generate and analyze many, varied, and novel options; and plan for effective implementation of new solutions or courses of action. Today's CPS framework bulds on more than four decades of theory, research, and application in a variety of contexts. CPS involves the integration of both creative and critical thinking skills. Using CPS effective also requires drawing upon several metacognitive and task appraisal skills. Current research and applications focus on flexible, dynamic, descriptive uses of CPS, moving away from traditional linear, prescriptive stepor stage-sequential models. CPS offfers a powerful set of tools for productive thinking; these can be learned an used successfully by children, adolescents, and adults.
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Treffinger, D.J. Creative Problem Solving: Overview and educational implications. Educ Psychol Rev 7, 301–312 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02213375
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