Creative Problem Solving Program on a World Stage Informational Meeting

Tulsa area parents and students can attend to learn about this program. Through solving open-ended problems, students develop creative-thinking skills that can be applied to real-life situations. Each year, tens of thousands of students around the globe participate in Odyssey of the Mind, the original STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education program.

In the fall, schools and organizations form teams of five to seven students. Each team develops a solution to a selected long-term problem. Challenges range from building mechanical devices, such as spring-driven vehicles, to engineering weight-bearing balsa wood structures and creating original interpretations of literary classics.

Each problem includes specific guidelines, such as cost and time limits and a scoring rubric. Every aspect of the solution must be the students’ original work.

Teams present their solutions at regional tournaments and at a state tournament hosted by the Oklahoma State University Honors College. The top teams in the state advance to World Finals, where they meet thousands of students from across the United States and dozens of countries around the world!