Past ICOTs

International Conference on Thinking

The International Conference on Thinking was founded 34 years ago by leading world researchers in thinking. The conference fosters collegial exchange and educational development around the topic of thinking and its development. Thinking is understood broadly to include any kind of thinking and learning and to acknowledge cultural, psychological, historical, and disciplinary diversity and richness.

Universities and organizations throughout the world have organized the International Conference on Thinking. Through its 18 unique iterations, the conference has spanned the globe. Most recently, it was hosted in Bilbao, Spain (2015); Wellington, New Zealand (2013); Belfast, Northern Ireland (2011); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2009); and Norrköping, Sweden (2007).

With each location, the conference’s theme, vision, mission, goals and brand/creative campaign are reimagined. The 18th International Conference on Thinking will be held in Miami, the conference’s fifth stop in the U.S.