California: DESTINATION IMAGINATION - Imagination to Innovation

Destination Imagination teaches the creative process from imagination to innovation using “inquiry-guided group learning.”  Students use inquiry to find solutions for their selected challenge.  Team managers provide the guidance and tools needed to facilitate the students' inquiry process.  By working in teams of 2 to 7 members, stundents experience the advantages of teamwork.  Team members learn to respect and build on the strengths and ideas of all team members.

Destination Imagination process includes, 21st Century Skills, brain health, teamwork, STEM, leadership skills and arts appreciation.

The creative process, “Thinking and Doing," includes these five parts:
•   Recognize:  becoming aware of a challenge or opportunity;  maintaining a health state of mind (alertness, attitude)
•   Imagine: applying thinking skills to develop ideas for solutions
•   Initiate and collaborate:  taking risks and controlling behavior; Working in collaborative manner
•   Assess : sometimes requires starting over or admitting failure
•   Evaluate and Celebrate: reflecting on the experience, resources, teamwork; celebrating the team's success in learning and experiencing the creative process from imagination to innovation

Beyond Standardized Is Creativity

California Creativity has encouraged youth teamwork and creativity for over 25 years . Our program operates in seven regions in California to provide youth a venue to display their divergent thinking and teamwork as they creatively solve challenges. California Creativity Association, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation (EIN 33-0860160), and accepts tax-deductible contributions.

 

Start A Team

  • Purchase team number(s) from Destination ImagiNation - At time of purchase you will receive an email which will contain your team number(s) and order number.  You will need the team number(s) and order number for the next step.
  • Get Basic Online Training - Before Regional Team Manager Training is available go to DIUNIVERSITY.ORG for basic training to get started.
  • After September 4. 2012. register your team with California Creativity  by going to register.caldi.org  by the earlier of your region's date, or January 15, 2013.  Use your DI Order number and Team Number to give your region the information needed to plan for the tournament.
  • Contact your Regional Director.  Training opportunities start early.
  • Register for the tournament in your region.  Registration for tournament will be available at register.caldi.org soon.  Right now you can register you team which includes you volunteers and appraisers for the tournament.

*This year, all adults (Team Managers, Appraisers, Volunteers) register directly on the team page, not the event page. 

Start a Team

To Start a Team, go to startateam.org for instructions.

Contact your Regional Director

It's good to contact your Regional Director early in the process.  They can help set up an informational meeting at your school or organization, tell you about training opportunities, etc.  Plus, it's good t

o let them know for planning purposes who is participating. To find information about your region, go to the map here, and click on your county to be directed to information about your region.

Each Region has it's own calendar and region page accessed by clicking on their name under «Region», above.  Many regions also maintain a regional mailing list described on their region page.

Register you Team with California Creativity

Go to register.caldi.org create a login if you do not already have on and the register your team.  You will need your team number 105-xxxxx and your order number that was supplied from Destination ImagiNation when your team number was purchased from them.

 

Register for the tournament in My region

Regional tournament registration varies by region.  Monitor My region for the region-specific registration instructions.

Regional Tournament Dates:

  • Best of the Bay February 23, 2013
  • Region One  March 2,2013
  • Silicon Valley  March 2, 2013
  • Central Coast  February 23, 2013
  • San Joaquin Valley  February 23, 2013
  • La-DI Land  March 2, 2013
  • Waves to Dunes  February 23, 2012

State Tournament  March 23, 2013, Cuyamaca College

Global Finals  May 21 - 25 2013

Additional Information

IDODI.org and ShopDI.org have all you need to get started. When you Start a Team, you will receive the appropriate number of Team Numbers, the materials listed in the Program Guide, and e-mailed instructions on how to access the online system once DI has received payment.

California has an Affiliate fees that will be collected at ShopDI. Please be careful to select the California from the drop-down box when you Start a Team so that the prices are adjusted to reflect those mentioned below as they are added to your shopping cart.  Regions in California vary in how they recoup operating expenses for training, special events, and the tournament.  Contact your Regional Director if it is not clear in the Region's web pages.

2013 CALDI State Tournament Results

 

CalDI State Finals Results


Destination ImagiNation congratulates all the students who participated in the San Diego, CA tournament. We think you are all winners!

  Teams emphasized as such are going on to Global Finals

 

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