University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Creative Problem Solving
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Creative Problem Solving at Coursera Overview
Duration | 14 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Creative Problem Solving at Coursera Highlights
- 20% started a new career after completing these courses.
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
- Flexible deadlines according to your schedule.
Creative Problem Solving at Coursera Course details
- This course deals directly with your ability for creativity which is a critical skill in any field. It focuses on divergent thinking, the ability to develop multiple ideas and concepts to solve problems. Through a series of creativity building exercises, short lectures, and readings, learners develop both an understanding of creativity and increase their own ability.
- This course will help you understand the role of creativity and innovation in your own work and in other disciplines. It will challenge you to move outside of your existing comfort zone and to recognize the value of that exploration. This course will help you understand the importance of diverse ideas, and to convey that understanding to others.
- The principal learning activity in the course is a series of "differents" where you are challenged to identify and change your own cultural, habitual, and normal patterns of behavior. Beginning with a prompt, e.g. "eat something different", you will begin to recognize your own = limits and to overcome them. In addition, you are encouraged to understand that creativity is based on societal norms, and that by it's nature, it will differ from and be discouraged by society. In this course, the persistence of the creative person is developed through practice. At the same time, these exercises are constrained by concerns of safety, legality, and economics, which are addressed in their creative process.
Creative Problem Solving at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction to the Course
Welcome/Introduction
Course Methods: Creative Skill Development
Idea Generation: Brick Activity
DSD General Introduction
DSD 1 Eat introduction
Critiquing and Making Improvements
Brief tutorial on shooting pictures for the class
Introduction - read this first
The Creativity Crisis [ published in Newsweek 2010 ]
#1: Newsweek
Divergent and Convergent Thinking
Divergent and Convergent Thinking
Play and Creativity
DSD 2: Child
Steven JohnsonTED talk: Where Good Ideas Come From
Steven Johnson - Where Good Ideas Come From
Originality Development Engine #1 [do this each week]
Where Good Ideas Come From Introduction
Creativity, Motivation and Observation
Applying Divergent and Convergent Thinking
Creativity and Motivation
Mindmapping
Beliefs, Habits, Skills and Knowledge
Give Differently Introduction
Attribute Listing: Observation and Application
Bricolage + Exquisite Corpse as Creativity Techniques
Chapter 1: Developing Creative Thinking Skills
Originality Development Engine #2 [do this each week]
Creativity and Observation
Creativity and Motivation
Brush Your Teeth
Left Brain/Right Brain Thinking
Top 10 Things About Creativity
Moving Forward
Conclusion
Creativity Models and Theories
An external evaluation of your creative lifestyle
Creativity Resources and Tools
Originality Development Engine #3 [do this each week] PC
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