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'''Future Problem Solving Program International''' ('''FPSPI'''), originally known as '''Future Problem Solving Program''' ('''FPSP'''), and often abbreviated to '''FPS''', is a non-profit educational program that organizes academic competitions in which students apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to hypothetical future situations. The program looks at current technological, geopolitical, and societal trends and projects those trends 20–30 years into the future in order to train students to develop solutions to the challenges they may face as adults. FPSPI was founded by creativity researcher [[Ellis Paul Torrance]] in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fpspi.org/what-is-fpspi/|title=What is FPSPI?|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> Today, thousands of students from over 20 countries participate in the program each year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Find an Affiliate|url=https://www.fpspi.org/slider/find-an-affiliate/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-02}}</ref> Most FPSPI components are open to students who are in the equivalent of the [[Education in the United States#Educational stages|U.S. grade level]] range of 4 through 12.
== Structure ==▼
FPSPI consists of state and nationwide organizations called affiliates. Each affiliate is responsible for conducting the competitions which take place in its own geographic area. Students begin preparing for competition at the start of each school year. Depending on the affiliate and the type of competition, there may be regional, state, or national levels of competition that take place during the year. Only the winners of any given competition qualify to proceed to the next level. The highest level of competition takes place at the annual International Conference (IC), which is held in May or June, at the end of the United States school year. The IC is held at the campus of a public university in the United States (the country with the largest number of competitors), with a new ___location being chosen every two years.▼
== Pedagogy ==
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FPSPI later developed additional programs that make use of the six-step problem-solving process, or that otherwise train students in creative critical thinking. In the '''Community Problem Solving''' (CmPS) competition, students are evaluated on how well they apply the process to present-day problems in their own community. The '''Action-based Problem Solving''' (AbPS) program adapts the process for classroom use. In the '''Scenario Writing''' competition, students write a short story, set at least 20 years in the future, based on one of the GIPS competition topics. The '''Scenario Performance''' component is similar but is geared toward students who prefer telling stories through oral communication.
▲== Structure ==
▲FPSPI consists of state and nationwide organizations called affiliates. Each affiliate is responsible for conducting the competitions which take place in its own geographic area. Students begin preparing for competition at the start of each school year. Depending on the affiliate and the type of competition, there may be regional, state, or national levels of competition that take place during the year. Only the winners of any given competition qualify to proceed to the next level. The highest level of competition takes place at the annual International Conference (IC), which is held in May or June, at the end of the United States school year. The IC is held at the campus of a public university in the United States (the country with the largest number of competitors), with a new ___location being chosen every two years.
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