Osborn and Parnes met at the first Creative Problem Solving Institute and began a collaboration thereafter. The two became close collaborators on research and writing projects, organizing conferences, and improving the Creative Problem Solving model. On top of this, they had a close personal friendship. Most significantly, Parnes brought Osborn’s dream of a creativity education program to reality at Buffalo State College in 1967, one year after Osborn’s death.

 

This endearing exchange of quotes gives some insight into their friendship and mutual passion for creativity.