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About the Course

In today’s ever-growing and changing world, being able to think creatively and innovatively are essential skills. It can sometimes be challenging to step back and reflect in an environment which is fast paced or when you are required to assimilate large amounts of information. Making sense of or communicating new ideas in an innovative and engaging way, approaching problems from fresh angles, and producing novel solutions are all traits which are highly sought after by employers. This course will equip you with a ‘tool-box’, introducing you to a selection of behaviours and techniques that will augment your innate creativity. Some of the tools are suited to use on your own and others work well for a group, enabling you to leverage the power of several minds. You can pick and choose which of these tools or techniques suit your needs and interests, focusing on some or all of the selected approaches and in the order that fits best for you. The practical approach of this course enables you to acquire an essential skill-set for generating ideas, with plenty of: - Fun e-tivities and exercises; - Practical lectures and tips; - Video representations of the techniques in action. By the end of this course you should be able to: - Pick a type of brainstorming you think will be useful to apply to a challenge - Use alphabet brainstorming in tackling a challenge - Use grid brainstorming in tackling a challenge - Use a morphological chart to synthesise a solution to a challenge - Use the TRIZ contradiction matrix to identify recommended inventive principles - Apply SCAMPER to a range of challenges The greatest innovators aren’t necessarily the people who have the most original idea. Often, they are people- or teams- that have harnessed their creativity to develop a new perspective or more effective way of communicating an idea. You can train your imagination to seize opportunities, break away from routine and habit, and tap into your natural creativity. Join this course and a community of practitioners in CREATIVITY!...

Top reviews

MJ

May 24, 2020

An excellent course for a systematic exposure of some interesting and widely used creativity tools! Thanks for increasing the awareness and confidence to use them in professional and personal domains!

M

Jul 22, 2020

Amazing to find out that I have been using the Six thinking Hats tool all my adult life and I wasn't even aware of its existence! As an Event Manager, I would definitely be applying many of the tools.

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By HARDIK J

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Sep 9, 2021

Very

By SHENKUMAR R P

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Sep 6, 2021

good

By Sowmiyaa

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Jun 6, 2020

Nice

By MARGARITA G M

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Feb 25, 2022

In general, I would recommend this course. I wish I had taken it many years earlier. Regarding TRIZ, I wish it had been explained to a larger extent, it was not very clear as to how to solve a problem since I am not involve in engineering. Here only 2 principles were mentioned and tho orther 37 not. Part of CPS and Doble Diamond were not very clear either.

By Tiara W H

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Nov 10, 2022

the course is just too boring :( It tells about creativity but I don't see "creative" itself inside the content. Tho, the material is pretty comprehensive. If you can keep up with "bored" content, take this course.

By HY L

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Oct 5, 2022

I find the course is delivered in a skewed towards Auditory sensory learning. Since people are from mixed of V, A and K learning styles, I hope coursera can consider improving the delivery mode of such courses.

By GRECIA C D L

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May 31, 2022

Me gustaria mas que todos los archivos de lectura y ejercicios pudieran estar tambien con la opcion de traducirlos a español ya que se me dificulto por que no se el idioma de ingles

By Andres M

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Jan 31, 2024

Even though this course teach a lot of creativity thinking tools, it's quite introductory and somewhat vague, also, the material is a bit old

By Cristina G

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Oct 23, 2022

I had some problems to understand the theory.

By ABBEY A N P

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Dec 15, 2022

Tres bon cours

By AREEJ F H M A F H M

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Nov 15, 2023

طويلة جداً

By ASSOUAN M

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Apr 26, 2023

PAS MAL

By Diksha S

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Apr 13, 2024

/....,

By Abhishek E

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Apr 11, 2024

Thanks

By Adedigba O

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Oct 30, 2021

nice

By swapnil s

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Jun 24, 2021

good

By rutuja g

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Aug 13, 2021

3

By Deleted A

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Dec 28, 2023

The lectures are succinct and include relevant practical examples, but they don't fully embody the 'Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success' theme. The course offers two effective techniques for success and daily tasks, while the remaining content is more mechanical and primarily beneficial for mechanical engineers. It falls short of expectations and may not be worth the investment for those seeking comprehensive creative thinking strategies.

By Fathia k

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Oct 22, 2021

poorly explained topics and hard quizzes, I wouldn't recommend

By Victória C

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Feb 21, 2022

Seems like a great content but it's not what i expected.

By Rupesh B

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Mar 28, 2020

Choice in assignments would have been better!

By kone d j

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Oct 28, 2022

pas mal

By Juhina A

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Apr 10, 2022

good

By Shamma E S H A

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Oct 18, 2023

I cant see my name in certificate

By SIRISHA R P R

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Sep 24, 2021

worse course...time waste