Future Problem Solving Program International

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Future Problem Solving Program International

Abbreviation	FPSPI
Established	1974
Founder	Ellis Paul Torrance
Type	Educational program
Legal status	501(c)(3)
Headquarters	Melbourne, Florida
Website	fpspi.org

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.^[1] Today, thousands of students from over 14 countries participate in the program each year.^[2] Most FPSPI components are open to students who are in the equivalent of the U.S. grade level range of 4 through 12.