E Paul Torrance Intl Roundtable

11th E. Paul Torrance International Roundtable on Creative Thinking

VIP Executive Art’s Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal, 22 July 2025

Topic: “Torrance at 110: The Future of Creative Thinking in a Complex World

Topic goal: To Explore how artificial intelligence can augment human creativity and innovation.

The E. Paul Torrance International Roundtable on Creative Thinking aims to refresh the work and legacy of Dr Torrance internationally especially among today’s crop of creativity enthusiasts, push the boundary of knowledge on creative thinking as well as increase knowledge sharing within creative thinking sub fields. 


Call for Contributors: 11th E. Paul Torrance International Roundtable on Creative Thinking

Theme: Torrance at 110: The Future of Creative Thinking in a Complex World

We invite creativity researchers, educators, practitioners, artists, psychologists, designers, and innovation leaders to contribute to the 11th edition of the E. Paul Torrance International Roundtable on Creative Thinking, held within the 20th Annual KIE Conference.

This year’s Roundtable honors the 110th anniversary of Dr. Torrance’s birth and invites contributions that revisit, challenge, extend, or reimagine his ideas in the context of today’s complex, tech-driven, and interconnected world.

We welcome short talks, reflections, provocations, or case studies on topics such as:

  • Creative thinking in the age of AI
  • Rethinking the Torrance Tests for new generations
  • Creativity in global classrooms and culturally diverse contexts
  • Applied creativity in business, education, and public leadership
  • Reviving imagination and risk-taking in professional practice
  • New directions in creativity assessment, pedagogy, and innovation

Help us refresh the work and vision of Dr. Torrance for today’s creativity-minded world.

To contribute, submit a brief proposal (250 words) via the KIE Conference abstract submission page by May 30, 2025.

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