The Creative Problem Solving model is integral in all FPS components:
1. Identify Challenges - Generate challenges or issues related to global research, Future Scenes, or
specific need area.
2. Select an Underlying Problem - Analyze and maintain focus on one problem area.
3. Produce Solutions - Generate solution ideas to the Underlying Problem.
4. Generate and Select Criteria - Create criteria to evaluate the merit of the best solution ideas.
5. Apply Criteria to Solution Ideas - Evaluate the solution ideas using student-designed criteria to
rank order the solution ideas.
6. Develop an Action Plan - Based on the highest scoring solution idea, develop a plan of action
explaining how the solution will work and describing how the problem will be solved.
Future Problem Solving Program International aligns with Common Core State Standards
Initiative, 21st Century Skills, STEM, and the National Association for
Gifted Children (NAGC) Gifted Education Programming
Standards in addressing the major educational
competencies of the 21st Century.