Sid Parnes

Sidney J. Parnes (January 5, 1922 – August 19, 2013) was an American academic who was professor at Buffalo State College (located in Buffalo, New York) and the co-founder of the International Center for Studies in Creativity. The Center is housed within Buffalo State College, one of the only places in the world that offers a Masters of Science degree in Creativity. The department also now offers a distance learning version of the degree to students around the world as well as an undergraduate minor in Creative Studies.

Parnes was a lifetime trustee of the Creative Education Foundation (CEF). He joined the CEF in 1955 in order to help develop a comprehensive educational program for the CEF's Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI), which is the world's longest-running international creativity conference. In 1966, CEF founder Alex Osborn died, leaving Parnes to head the Foundation.

Parnes and Alex Osborn developed the Creative Problem Solving Process (CPS), a structured method for generating solutions to problems. This method is taught annually at the International Center for Studies in Creativity, the Creative Problem Solving Institute and the CREA Conference in Europe.

• Parnes, Sidney J. (1997-09-01). OPTIMIZE the Magic of Your Mind. Bearly Limited. ISBN 978-0-943456-41-6.
• Parnes, Sidney J. (Ed.) (December 1992). Source Book for Creative Problem Solving: A Fifty Year Digest of Proven Innovation Processes. Creative Education Foundation. ISBN 978-99945-974-9-9.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
• Parnes, Sidney J. (December 1992). Visionizing. Creative Education Foundation. ISBN 978-0-930222-88-8.
• Parnes, Sidney J. (1992). Visionizing : State-of-the-art processes for encouraging innovative excellence. Creative Education Foundation Press.
• Parnes, Sidney J. (1988). Visionizing: State-of-the-Art Processes for Encouraging Innovative Excellence. D.O.K. Publishers. ISBN 0-88047-156-5.
• Parnes, Sidney J. (June 1985). Facilitating Style of Leadership. Bearly Limited. ISBN 978-0-943456-08-9.
• Parnes, Sidney J. (June 1981). Magic of Your Mind. Creative Education Foundation.
• Parnes, Sidney J.; Ruth B. Noller (1977-02-01). Guide to Creative Action. Charles Scribner's Sons. ISBN 978-0-684-14888-5.
• Parnes, Sidney J. (1976). Assessing Creative Growth: Measured Changes Book 2. Creative Education Foundation.
• Parnes, Sidney J. (1975). Aha! Insights Into Creative Behavior. D.O.K. Publishers.
• Parnes, Sidney J. (1974). Toward Supersanity: Channeled Freedom. D.O.K. Publishers.
• Parnes, Sidney J. (June 1972). Creativity: Unlocking Human Potential. Creative Education Foundation. ISBN 978-0-914634-05-8.
• Parnes, Sidney J. (1967). Creative Behavior Guidebook. Charles Scribner's Sons.
• Parnes, Sidney J. (1966). Programming Creative Behavior. State University of New York.
• Parnes, Sidney J. (Ed.) (June 1962). A Source Book for Creative Thinking. Scribner. ISBN 978-0-684-10448-5.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
• Parnes, Sidney J. (1961). Student workbook for creative problem-solving courses and institutes. University of Buffalo.
• Parnes, Sidney J. (1960). Instructors manual for semester courses in creative problem solving. Creative Education Foundation.