The Train-the-Trainer Summit aims to equip scientists and educators with everything they need to bring creativity training back to their own institutions.
So what will attendees actually walk away with?
The day begins with a grounding in the Night Science philosophy: the powerful interplay between the imaginative, exploratory mode of generating hypotheses ("Night Science") and the rigorous process of testing them ("Day Science").
From there, participants will learn how to lead the workshop session firsthand, learning the structure, pacing, and facilitation techniques that make these sessions work.
The heart of the program is a deep dive into the thinking tools that experienced scientists use — often without realizing it — to spark creative breakthroughs. These include techniques for harnessing the metaphorical language of discovery, reframing scientific questions, navigating the back-and-forth between data and ideas, embracing contradictions as catalysts rather than obstacles, and recognizing when to "switch puzzles" in an ongoing research project.
