GEORGIA FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING PROGRAM, INC
Teaching students HOW to think, not WHAT to think.....
since 1974!
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Registration forms for 2025-26 available by August 7.
Global Issues
Individuals, or four-member teams, research and apply the six-step FPS process to at least three different topics annually. A future scene – an imagined future based on the selected topic – prompts students to tackle social, scientific, political, economic, or technological issues. Under the guidance of a trained coach, students master the FPS six-step model. Topics researched have included Entertainment, Terrorism/Security, Agriculture of the 21st Century, Depletion of Oceanic Species, Freedom of Speech, Cyber Conflict, Space Junk, etc.
Storytelling
This competition is for individuals who enjoy storytelling. Students create a 4 - 5 minute story set at least 20 years in the future based on one of the four annual topics. Contact GA FPSP if you are interested in this competition.
Action-based Problem Solving /
Novice
Interested in learning the six-step problem solving process but don't want to enter a competition? These non-competitive components allow teams of any size and any grade level to learn the creative problem solving process and apply it to at least two different topics annually. Targeted toward younger students, the only difference between the two components is that Novice has the futuristic element of Global Issues, and Action-based approaches the topic as it is today. Contact GA FPSP if you are interested in this component.
Creative Writing
Encouraging creativity and expressive writing, this competition allows an individual writer to create a futuristic short story based on one of the four annual FPS topics. Students develop and polish their creative writing skills. Written scenarios are limited to 1500 words and must be placed 20 years in the future.
Community Projects
A Community Project focuses on real community problems. Individuals or teams explore local, national, or international issues and select a project of concern to them. Mindful Companions: Senior Well-being during COVID-19 was the project for one individual senior division student in Georgia. During the pandemic, this student developed a virtual program for residents of senior living centers, sharing music, mindfulness training, and opportunities for discussions. This student won 1st place in the senior division individual competition at the 2021 virtual International Conference.
Community Projects participants submit a project proposal in mid-December, with a report, a portfolio, and a promotional video due mid-March. State winners attending the FPS World Finals also create a display and participate in an interview with Community Projects evaluators.