The editorial team of the Journal of Creative Behavior is delighted to welcome all readers and potential contributors to the newest venture for the journal. JCB is the original and longest-standing journal devoted specifically to work that advances our understanding of the phenomenon of creativity in the broadest sense. Since 1967 JCB has been published by the Creative Education Foundation, and the 44 issues to date contain an impressive and extensive body of knowledge about the topic. Beginning in 2012, JCB will be published by Wiley-Blackwell, bringing its wealth of experience and breath of reach in the publishing world to advance our mission.

Although JCB’s reach will greatly expand with our new Wiley-Blackwell partnership, the core mission of the journal will not change. We still aim to be the prime outlet for the highest quality and most innovative scholarship on the topic of creativity. The field of Creativity mirrors the very topic it studies. Just as creativity is complex and multifaceted, so too are the approaches to its study. There are case study, historiometric, laboratory, statistical, meta-analytic, and philosophical approaches. There are studies concerned with social, cultural, personality, developmental, motivational, emotional, cognitive, and neurophysiological factors. There are emphases on extraordinary creativity, as might be shown by noted artists, composers, scientists or inventors, and on more normative aspects of creativity inherent in how ordinary people solve the problems of everyday life, form, modify, combine and manipulate their concepts, use language in creative ways, and innovate for its own sake. There are basic research approaches directed at increasing our theoretical understanding of the phenomena, and more applied approaches examining the manifestation and enhancement of creativity in business, educational, scientific, social policy and decision-making settings in the real world. This is not an exhaustive list, but does signify the richness of the field.

Our intent is to have JCB continue to serve as a mirror of creativity and of the field itself. All approaches are welcome. Outside of relevance to the topic of creativity, the sole criterion for publication in the journal is and should be the quality of the work. We encourage and look forward to you submitting your very best and innovative work, and to sharing with you issue after issue the rich tapestry of research on creativity.

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The Creative Education Foundation is dedicated to making the world a better place through innovation and creativity. Every day, principles fostered by our programs are helping people develop new products, restructure organizations, reinvigorate economies, improve schools, and revitalize communities.

At this year’s Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI), we debuted a new program called Creativity in the 21st Century Classroom. It is an introductory Creative Problem Solving course designed specifically to give educators tools to integrate creativity into their existing curricula.

The feedback we received was overwhelmingly positive. Participants loved the energy, the hands-on activities, and the opportunity to collaborate with other educators. They were excited to take the tools they learned back to their communities and unanimously said that they would recommend the class to their colleagues.

In order to continue to develop quality programs, we have to be able to make ends meet. Through our Annual Drive, we must raise $50,000 by the end of 2011 -- essential funds that would help close the gap between our operational expenses and revenue so that we can continue to grow our impact and provide scholarships and training for those in need.

Please make your donation today. Just imagine, with a little more help, how much we can accomplish together.

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Due to high demand, we scheduled another 2-Day Creativity Training. On January 24-25 we will be offering the Foundations of Applied Imagination course in Philadelphia, PA.

The Foundations of Applied Imagination is a hands-on, practical program that demonstrates how to become more creative and drive innovation in your organization or community. You’ll learn the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Process, the research-based gold standard of creativity methods, and be exposed to the Foursight framework that can help you understand how you and your teammates approach challenges. Your experienced facilitator will use hands-on activities, real-world examples, and a variety of divergent and convergent thinking tools to give you the skills you need to advance your personal and professional goals.

For more information, plus registration, visit: http://www.etouches.com/creativitytraining-phi