What Future Problem Solving Program Australia Inc. does

Future Problem Solving Program Australia Inc. (trading as FPS Australia) is an Australian incorporated nonprofit association that operates as the official domestic affiliate of Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI). It delivers a structured extracurricular and elective educational extension program built around FPSPI's proprietary 6-step thinking process, targeting school students of all ages and grade levels across Australia. The organization is staffed and supported through a volunteer network of coaches, evaluators, and committee members, with a leadership figure (Keith Frampton) referenced as central to its local history.

The product surface comprises five core programs: Global Issues (team/individual problem solving against future scenarios set 20+ years out), Community Projects (action-based project learning with real-world implementation), Creative Writing and Storytelling (futuristic short fiction competitions on annual themes), and Primary Programs (non-competitive classroom-embedded tracks for Prep-2 and Grades 3-4). An annual topic cycle drives curriculum refresh, with judging weighted on feasibility, originality, and creativity, and culminating in a National Finals event. Supporting infrastructure includes professional development coaching workshops (delivered in capital cities across all mainland states plus Tasmania and online) and recurring online Coach Catch-ups in terms 1 and 2.

Commercially, FPS Australia generates revenue through school and student program registration fees (recurring annual cycle) and paid educator workshop enrollment, with up to six hours of AITSL-aligned professional accreditation attached to workshop attendance. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is community- and event-led: school outreach and educator partnerships drive adoption, alumni testimonials provide peer advocacy, and workshops double as both training and recruitment touchpoints for new schools. The "Future Problem Solving" name is a registered trademark, and the organization maintains a national competition structure with alumni continuity that feeds back into coaching and evaluation roles.

Name

Future Problem Solving Program Australia Inc.

Legal name

Future Problem Solving Program Australia Inc.

Website

https://fpsp.org.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Future Problem Solving Program Australia Inc. (FPS Australia) is a nonprofit educational extension provider and FPSPI affiliate delivering structured creative problem-solving programs across Australian schools, via a network of volunteer coaches, paid registrations, and educator workshops.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Educational Enrichment Programs

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

akta.pro primary industry

Innovation & Design Thinking Programs (EDAMAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Project-Based/Inquiry-Based Learning (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAN)

Keywords

• Educational enrichment programs
• K-12 problem solving competitions
• Creative thinking curriculum
• Teacher professional development workshops
• Extracurricular student programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Program Registration Fees: Schools and students pay registration fees to participate in Future Problem Solving programs. The program is offered as an extracurricular activity or elective course.
2. Workshop Registration: Educators pay to attend professional development coaching workshops that train them to become Future Problem Solving coaches. Participants can add up to six hours to their professional accreditation requirements (AITSL standards).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Future Problem Solving Australia delivers extracurricular and classroom-implemented educational programs that train school students in creative problem solving through the proprietary 6-step FPS thinking process. The offering comprises five programs — Global Issues, Community Projects, Creative Writing, Storytelling, and Primary Programs — supported by professional development workshops for teachers and a national competition structure with National Finals.

Product overview

Future Problem Solving Australia is an educational extension platform comprising five interconnected programs: Global Issues (future-scenario problem solving), Community Projects (action-based community impact), Creative Writing (futuristic short story competition), Storytelling (oral narrative development), and Primary Programs (classroom-based problem solving for younger students). The programs share a common 6-step creative problem-solving methodology and are designed to build critical thinking, creativity, communication, and leadership skills. Supporting infrastructure includes FPS Coaching Workshops for educator professional development and Coach Catch-up sessions for ongoing support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Issues A structured problem-solving competition where students are presented with complex scenarios set 20 or more years in the future. Students identify underlying challenges, generate solutions, evaluate them against criteria, and select the best plan of action. Students work individually or in teams and are judged on feasibility, originality, and creativity of their solutions.
• Community Projects A project-based learning program where students select a real-world problem, identify a solution, and actively implement their action plan to address the problem. Designed as a standout offering for schools emphasising hands-on community impact.
• Creative Writing A creative writing competition in which students develop and submit short stories. Students compete individually, creating stories related to one of five set topics for the year.
• Storytelling An oral storytelling activity for individual students offering the opportunity to develop creative and entertaining short futuristic stories related to one of five set topics.
• Primary Programs A non-competitive problem-solving program designed for classroom implementation. Includes Foundational Skills (Prep-2) for younger students and Developing Skills (Grades 3-4) for intermediate students.
• FPS Coaching Workshops Professional development training that prepares educators to become Future Problem Solving coaches. Covers the 6-step FPS thinking process, coaching strategies, and organisation of school participation. Content meets AITSL standards with up to six hours of professional accreditation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students develop lifelong mindset and new outlook for viewing challenges as opportunities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPS Australia operates as the official Australian affiliate of the international Future Problem Solving Program organization. FPSPI provides the global program framework, methodologies (including the 6-step thinking process), annual topics, and competition structure that FPS Australia implements domestically. The affiliation includes use of the registered Future Problem Solving brand and seal.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Destination Imagination: International creative problem-solving competition for K-12 students using team-based challenges and a defined problem-solving process. Highly comparable methodology, target audience, and team-competition format, though operating primarily in the US.
• Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI): The international parent organization that owns the 6-step methodology and trademark. FPS Australia is its Australian affiliate — the programs, topics, and competition structure are inherited directly from FPSPI, making it the closest direct peer by content and methodology.
• Odyssey of the Mind: International creative problem-solving competition where student teams solve long-term and spontaneous problems. Direct peer in format (team competitions, judged creativity/originality) and audience (school-aged students with teacher coaches).
• Da Vinci Decathlon Australia: Australian academic enrichment competition for school teams covering ten disciplines including creative problem solving. Comparable in cohort (school teams, teacher-coached), competition structure, and emphasis on higher-order thinking skills.
• Tournament of Minds: Australian school-based creative problem-solving competition with team challenges across multiple disciplines. Closest direct peer — same target buyer (Australian schools), same extracurricular delivery model, and same focus on creative/critical thinking judged by panels.

Emerging players

• Australian Science Innovations: Runs the Australian Science Olympiad and Big Science Competition for school students. Comparable as a school-targeted extracurricular academic competition provider with national reach, though focused on science rather than creative problem solving.
• RoboCup Junior Australia: Australian school-team robotics competition with national finals. Comparable as a school-delivered, teacher-coached extracurricular competition targeting problem solving and project-based learning, though focused on robotics rather than creative thinking scenarios.
• FIRST Australia: Australian arm of the FIRST robotics and STEM competition programs (FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Tech Challenge). Comparable as an extracurricular, school-team-based competition targeting critical thinking and problem solving, but oriented around robotics/STEM.

Broad incumbents

• Australian Mathematics Trust: Established Australian institution running mathematics olympiads, enrichment programs, and academic competitions across school year levels. Comparable as a broader academic enrichment incumbent serving Australian schools with multiple programs and teacher networks, though focused on mathematics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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