Destination ImagiNation, Inc.
Celebrating 25 years of creative problem solving
in 2007-2008
Who We Are
What We Do
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Goals
To acquaint Participants with…
• Destination ImagiNation, Inc.’s Community of Programs
and Destination ImagiNation®
• The Mission Statement
• The Educational Goals
• The components of the Destination ImagiNation®
Equation
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Presentation
Discussion
Video/DVD
Activities
Debrief
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What is Destination ImagiNation, Inc.?
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Destination ImagiNation, Inc. Sponsors:
National Dairy Council
3M
AEM
Sci Fi
Staples
Saputo
Dollywood
Passageways Travel
NXLevel Solutions, Inc.
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Past Sponsors:
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Velcro USA, Inc
Best Buy Children's Foundation
Philips Consumer Electronics, Inc.
MSC, Inc.
Bank of America
NASA
Avid Technology, Inc.
CopyMax
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Fish & Richardson
Conserve School
American Institute of Foreign
Study (AIFS)
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National Center for Creativity, Inc.
BrightHouse
Eastman Kodak
Field Trip Factory
Smuckers
Krystal
Scientific American
KidPro
lowa Egg Council
Chick-fil-A
Sharp Electronics Co.
CyberAlert
Mission Statement
Destination ImagiNation, Inc. dedicates itself
to enriching the global community and the
lives of all those touched by our programs
by providing opportunities to explore and
discover unlimited creative potential through
teamwork, cooperation and mutual respect.
. . . a 501(C)(3) corporation
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Destination ImagiNation, Inc. Goals:
• Foster creative and critical
thinking
• Learn and apply Creative Problem
Solving methods and tools
• Develop teamwork, collaboration,
and leadership skills
• Nurture research and inquiry
skills, involving both creative
exploration and attention to detail
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Goals continued:
• Enhance and apply written and
verbal communication and
presentation skills (both impromptu
and sustained)
• Promote the recognition, use and
development of many and varied
strengths and talents
• Encourage competence in,
enthusiasm for, and commitment to
real-life problem solving
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What is Destination ImagiNation ?
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Our “Flagship” Program
Community-based, school friendly
program that builds participants’
creativity, problem solving and teamwork
in enjoyable and meaningful ways.
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Destination ImagiNation is..
• The world’s largest “MembershipBased” creative problem-solving,
process-oriented, International
Program
• Currently exists in 50 states and 40+
countries and Canadian provinces
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Destination ImagiNation is..
• over 13,000 teams of young people
(over 100,000 participants)
• 350 Annual Destination ImagiNation®
Tournaments utilizing at least 100
volunteers & officials. 35,000 people in
total!
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Destination ImagiNation is..
• Destination ImagiNation, Inc. conducts an
annual Global Finals event which drew
over 20,000 participants, officials and
support personnel in May 2007.
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The Destination Imagination® Program
• Has two major components
– Team Challenge
– Instant Challenge
• Promotes Educational Goals
• Primary difference between the two is
simply the ways the solution is produced
– Team Challenge — several months
– Instant Challenge — a few minutes
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Central Challenge
• Develop CPS techniques and teamwork
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over a long period of time
Are academically based and focused on
different areas
Have a research component
May include an Improvisational Component
One or more have an International theme
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Video
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Side Trips
• Encourage participants to discover and
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showcase their collective interests &
abilities as a team and as individual
Have an Educational Focus
Allow teams total freedom to develop
elements of their own choosing
Allow teams to highlight team strengths
Allow teams to make the most of each
individuals abilities and interests
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Instant Challenge
• Put team’s CPS abilities, creativity and
teamwork to the test in a short, time driven
Challenge
• Have an Educational Focus
• Encourages teams to develop creative
problem solving, time management,
performance and improvisational
techniques
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The DI Equation
Team Challenge
Central Challenge
Side Trips
+ Instant Challenge
It All Adds Up
to a Complete Educational package!
LETS TAKE A CLOSER LOOK 
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Assessment
• Do you understand the difference between
Destination Imagination, Inc. and
Destination Imagination® the program?
• Questions?
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Thank you for coming
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