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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 our community of practitioners in CREATIVITY!

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Ca. 23 Stunden zum Abschließen

Englisch

Untertitel: Englisch

Was Sie lernen werden

Understand what creative thinking techniques are

Comprehend their importance in tackling global challenges as well as in everyday problem-solving scenarios

Select and apply the appropriate technique based on the opportunity to seize or the problem to tackle

Kompetenzen, die Sie erwerben

Creative ThinkingProblem SolvingCreativityBrainstorming

Zertifikat zur Vorlage

Erhalten Sie nach Abschluss ein Zertifikat

100 % online

Beginnen Sie sofort und lernen Sie in Ihrem eigenen Tempo.

Flexible Fristen

Setzen Sie Fristen gemäß Ihrem Zeitplan zurück.

Stufe „Anfänger“

Ca. 23 Stunden zum Abschließen

Englisch

Untertitel: Englisch

Lehrplan - Was Sie in diesem Kurs lernen werden

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Woche

1

Woche 1

3 Stunden zum Abschließen

Introduction to the Principles of Creativity

In the first week, we focus on the basic principles of creativity and highlight its importance in tackling global challenges. Creativity is explored and applied at two different levels, lower and higher-level creativity.

3 Stunden zum Abschließen

4 Videos (Gesamt 7 min), 8 Lektüren

4 Videos

Mother and Father of Innovation1m

Levels of Creativity3m

Creative Environments1m

Creative Environments - Part 233

8 Lektüren

Welcome to the course10m

Course Structure and Syllabus10m

Type of Assessments and Grading Policy15m

About Imperial College London and the Team10m

How to Be Successful in this Course10m

Glossary and Helpful Resources10m

Inspirational Reading10m

Recycled plastic will soon be the only choice10m

Woche

2

Woche 2

3 Stunden zum Abschließen

Creativity Tools

In this week, we will look at how we can augment our creativity using different methods of Brainstorming, a creativity approach that aids the generation of ideas in solving a stated problem. We particularly focus on the application of brainstorming tools in group activities, with the aim of enabling you to understand, evaluate and apply different types of brainstorming techniques in your own context.

3 Stunden zum Abschließen

2 Videos (Gesamt 4 min), 8 Lektüren, 2 Quiz

2 Videos

Creativity Tools1m

Brainstorming2m

8 Lektüren

Creativity Tools10m

Top 6 Brainstorming Techniques10m

The Principles of Brainstorming10m

Flip chart10m

Post-it10m

Alphabet Brainstorming10m

Brainwriting10m

Grid Brainstorming10m

2 praktische Übungen

Knowledge Check: Creativity Tools20m

Knowledge Check: Grid Brainstorming20m

Woche

3

Woche 3

3 Stunden zum Abschließen

Six Thinking Hats

We will focus on the principles as well as application of the 6 Hats thinking tool both at an individual level and in a group, under various professional and personal situations, allowing you to develop competency and accelerate proficiency on the use of technique.

3 Stunden zum Abschließen

5 Videos (Gesamt 18 min), 4 Lektüren, 3 Quiz

5 Videos

The Value of Diversity2m

Principles of Six Thinking Hats6m

Group Application: Using the 6 Thinking Hats Tool5m

Personal Decision Making2m

Six Hats Without the Hats1m

4 Lektüren

Introduction10m

Use of Six Hats in STEM Subjects10m

White Hat Principle10m

Red Hat Principle10m

2 praktische Übungen

White Hat Principle into Practice20m

Knowledge Check: Six Thinking Hats15m

Woche

4

Woche 4

4 Stunden zum Abschließen

Morphological Analysis

You will become familiar with the Principles of Morphological Analysis and learn how to apply it in various life scenarios, from design to developing movie plot-lines, whilst developing a more systematic approach to idea generation.

4 Stunden zum Abschließen

2 Videos (Gesamt 9 min), 3 Lektüren, 3 Quiz

2 Videos

Principles of Morphological Analysis4m

Group Application of Plot Line MA4m

3 Lektüren

Introduction10m

Group Application10m

Morphological Analysis applied to Plot Line10m

1 praktische Übung

Knowledge Check: Morphological Analysis20m

Woche

5

Woche 5

3 Stunden zum Abschließen

TRIZ - the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving

In week 5, we continue to enhance your fluency, flexibility and originality of idea generation by introducing you to another creativity tool called the theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ). We will particularly focus on application of TRIZ and the TRIZ Contradiction Matrix and how it can be used in problem, both at an individual and in group level.

3 Stunden zum Abschließen

5 Videos (Gesamt 21 min), 7 Lektüren, 3 Quiz

5 Videos

Short Cut to Experience2m

TRIZ: Principles and Description2m

Contradiction Matrix4m

Examples of Application: Contradiction Matrix5m

Interview With the Expert: Oxford Creativity6m

7 Lektüren

Introduction10m

Introduction to TRIZ and its Tools10m

TRIZ: 39 Parameters10m

TRIZ: 40 principles10m

Contradiction Matrix Grid10m

Contradiction Matrix: Examples of Application10m

Inventive solutions to everyday problems20m

3 praktische Übungen

Knowledge Check: TRIZ Principles and Parameters20m

Application of TRIZ - 120m

Application of TRIZ - 220m

Woche

6

Woche 6

1 Stunde zum Abschließen

SCAMPER

This week, we will introduce you to the final creativity tool in the course and its importance in generation of ideas and improvement of the existing ones; SCAMPER.

1 Stunde zum Abschließen

2 Videos (Gesamt 8 min), 2 Lektüren, 1 Quiz

2 Videos

SCAMPER for Architecture2m

Team Innovation Using SCAMPER5m

2 Lektüren

Introduction to SCAMPER10m

SCAMPER and 6 Thinking Hats10m

1 praktische Übung

Knowledge Check: SCAMPER20m

Woche

7

Woche 7

6 Stunden zum Abschließen

Using the Tools in Combination

Now that you have mastered a wide range of creativity tools and developed competency in their application over a wide range of situations and domains, we will wrap up by asking you to use these tool in combinations and apply these in context and scenarios that are also related to your own discipline or context. This will help you reinforce the concepts that you have learnt so far and enable you to use the creativity tools freely in problem solving and idea generation.

6 Stunden zum Abschließen

9 Videos (Gesamt 235 min), 6 Lektüren, 1 Quiz

9 Videos

Examples of Application: Circle Brainstorming1m

State of the Art Software: B-Link2m

Course Wrap Up1m

Peter Childs on Creative Thinking1m

Webinar 1: Meet Peter Childs55m

Webinar 2: Let's meet Charlotte Slingsby46m

Webinar 3: Discover Alan Moore41m

Webinar 4: Meet Shafina Vohra37m

Webinar 5: Daniela Paredes Fuentes45m

6 Lektüren

Introduction10m

Creative Problem Solving10m

The Double Diamond Model10m

Circle Brainstorming Steps10m

E-tivity: B-Link10m

CTT Newsletters10m

1 praktische Übung

Knowledge-Check: Overview of Creative Thinking Techniques20m

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