In general, the course is not bad, especially the idea to Do Something Different is perfectly implemented. Unfortunately, there is little theory, a lot of ideas are repeated several times and the quality of some videos is poor, especially when the authors read their text!

Not all the DSDs were useful, and some of the content is very dated (such is the nature of a MOOC that isn't maintained), but it was useful to learn about methodologies and tools to think creatively about issues and solving problems.

the delivery is not very interactive and appealing, and also the material seems a bit monotonous week after week. but i actually love the dsd concept, it really pushed me to be a bit more creative and brave

The course is very interesting and inspiring in terms of creativity and increasing creative potential.

What I felt was missing, or could be strengthened, is the link to problem solving.

it was fine. but of course a very basic course. It could have been longer and theoretical . I did not find pair studies very useful. it could have been more academic.

Me hubiese gustado que tenga más foco en la resolución de problemas y no tanto en el desarrollo de la creatividad desde el punto de vista del arte.

The content was so informative but the quality of visual lessons could be better and more appealing. I appreciate the teams effort. Good luck

Loved doing the 3 DSD (Do something different) assignments. Had a lot of fun doing those. I just wished the course was a bit longer.

Vary vague and subjective type questions in the quiz! It felt like solving an english paper!

Course content itself was very less. But great way to get introduced to Creative thinking.

The assignments were really useful, however the evaluation method is not efficient.

The course is boring and not very informative, also content is outdated

Would appreciate if the lecturers' videos are more fun and interactive

cant submit the assignment without upgrading

Really help you after completing the course

muy buen curso, me gusto mucho

Good course.

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I find this course mediocre at best.

Given the vast amount of experience of Prof. Hokanson, he is just scrapping on the surface of the topic. Please upgrade the content and make it robust and valuable.

The title "Creative Problem Solving" led me to believe the course would be touching on the fundamentals of CPS (creative problem solving) as defined by Alex Osborn and Sid Parnes, but nothing of that kind is even mentioned here. Furthemore basics of design thinking or well know creative techniques spearheaded by gurus like De Bono aren't mentioned, and at least T. Buzanshould h ave been mentioned as the "father" of mindmapping !!

In all honestly if the goal of this course was to get me to sign up for courses with the University of Minnesota, it has actually done the opposite. If the goal was to get me to be more creative, or to provide a path on how to be more creative, definitely it hasn't.

I credit it though, for opening my eyes to the issue of creativity declines at schools/IBM CEOS report (though the report and NW article are over 12 years old). As of today (05/2022), and in California, most schools are cutting down art lessons, restricting them to once a month -and covered with parents volunteers- while promoting STEM subjects. Where this will lead our kids, it is nowhere good.

I felt that the videos could have been of better quality. Sound volume differed from one video to another. The quality of editing wasn't great. While I can respect people want to read from their notes, they should have it right in front of the camera and not down or off to the side. It makes it less authentic. I also would appreciate that when I put effort into the assignments, I shouldn't have to grade peer work that isn't complete. The amount of empty submissions is very discouraging and should automatically be eliminated. Makes the course feel lesser than.

Decided to cancel the course as I didn't find myself learning much that I didn't already know, the method of teaching was fairly boring, and the class assignments were not set up so that you could actually do a good job. I understand the course is free, but I also find peer review to be a inept method of grading. I'm not sure how having non-experts grade my work, many of whom don't speak the same language as I do, is useful at all.

the course starts very good, and the teachers try hard. Its interesting, but after a while they keep repeating the same and that makes it boring over time. For professionals that deal with creativity, I belive they can do better. However, I enjoyed the challenges and the overall course.

Even The first introduction video seem to be very dull and i really lost interest in the Introduction Itself ... Maybe the course is helpful but how it's presented is not that good.

The activities are creative interesting but contents are too repetitive and vague. Even the useful content is appeared at very last.