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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!

OE

May 29, 2020

I enjoyed this course right from the start. The videos are relatable and exciting as so were the reading exercises to get a better knowledge of how to think and easy, fast steps to get to those ideas.

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By Luis G I C

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Jun 18, 2020

I've learned a lot in this course despite I knew most of the techniques

By Randhelle A

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May 2, 2020

Very Informative. Great content, techniques, and tools are very useful.

By Xiangdong Z

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Oct 16, 2020

Thank you for this wonderful course. It was lots fun and inspirations.

By Santhoshkumar K

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May 21, 2020

Excellent course on creativity for starters. Its worth the time spent.

By Jahayra J V J

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Jan 7, 2021

A very technical and effective course to improve our creative skills.

By Lourdes A F S

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May 27, 2020

Excellent course, the professor Peter Childs is an excellent teacher!

By Manendrasingh S

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Jun 25, 2020

This course is amazing thankyou mr Peter thankyou team Coursera ....

By mina r

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May 22, 2020

very useful course for training creativity and finding new solutions

By José D S O

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May 17, 2020

I real liked the approach, and found the tools really easy to apply.

By Indi “ T

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May 10, 2020

Brilient Course and i have learn a lot! !!!!! Hat's of for Mr Childs

By Dadun K

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Feb 2, 2021

Course is Excellent and the support team was very kind and helpful.

By Piyush G

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Sep 8, 2020

It was excellent going through this course. I really learned a lot.

By Gunasekaran N

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Jun 1, 2020

Systematic. Tools are very useful. Will use them in problem solving

By Tantatorn S

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Apr 20, 2020

This course is great! Strongly recommended for anyone in any field.

By Divya s

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Apr 24, 2020

This is a good course for for developing creative thinking skills.

By Sajjad H

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Jul 26, 2020

It’s the very helpful for us and give us so much knowledge for us

By Jaimin P

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Jun 25, 2020

IT IS VERY HELPFUL TO ME FOR VARIOUS WAYS OF THINKING TECHNIQUES.

By Anan S

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May 11, 2020

very good course for me. Thank you very much for your dedication.

By Boon K W

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May 11, 2020

A lot of example and case study for actual technique application.

By Chanaporn T

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Jul 31, 2020

This course is so great for both personal and professional life.

By Maroun c

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May 31, 2020

Great course, a lot of information is elicited here. Recommended

By Hariharan R

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May 28, 2020

Excellent & Interesting tools to practice to improve creativity.

By Satyam K G

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May 24, 2020

The best course from the best faculty thanking you so much, sir.

By Estefany S C I

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May 18, 2020

Aporta muchas facilidades para poder crear, y trabajar en grupo.

By Francesca G

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May 11, 2020

I have enjoyed every aspect of this course. Strongly racomanded!