The "Journal of Creative Behavior's" remarkable half-century is a good occasion for reflecting on the role of a scholarly field's institutions in fostering creative work. In creativity studies, some of our institutions are flourishing, particularly our many excellent peer-reviewed journals. But we face some institutional challenges that will require some creative solutions from creativity researchers. This article considers three challenges: (a) how to train and place the next generation of scholars when so few creativity researchers work at doctoral-level graduate programs; (b) how to tighten the field's social network by bringing together people from different subfields and career stages in face-to-face gatherings; and (c) how to identify and develop the leadership needed to manage our scholarly organizations.