Odyssey of the Mind

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Odyssey of the Mind

Founded	1978
Founder	C. Samuel Micklus Theodore Gourley
Type	Creative problem-solving competition
Focus	Creativity and Problem Solving
Origins	Glassboro State College, New Jersey
Area served	USA and 24+ other countries
Key people	"Dr. Sam" (C. Samuel Micklus)
Website	http://www.odysseyofthemind.com

Odyssey of the Mind, abbreviated OM or OotM, is a creative problem-solving program where team members present their solution at a competition to a predefined long-term problem that takes many months to complete and involves writing, design, construction, and theatrical performance. A spontaneous portion of the competition has the team also generate solutions to a problem they have not seen before.

Odyssey of the Mind is a trademark of Creative Competitions, Inc. (CCI). Competitions are administered by a mixture of regional non-profit associations and the for-profit CCI corporation.