In this workshop, participants will learn about an original longitudinal study that examines social-emotional development and creative potential among participants in Creative Youth Development organizations. The study includes 416 youth, ages 9—24, from 8 organizations in San Diego, CA and uses a pre-post-post research design. In addition to hearing preliminary findings from this study, participants will learn about current trends in creativity measurement and will have a fun opportunity to test their own creativity. Additionally, we will take a close look at the two instruments being used in the San Diego study—the Holistic Student Assessment developed by Dr. Gil Noam at Harvard’s Partnerships in Education and Resilience (PEAR) Institute and the Runco Creative Assessment Battery developed by Dr. Mark Runco’s Creativity Testing Service.