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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

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.

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 Ghina I

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Sep 6, 2020

Thank you so much, for Mr. Peter. I really enjoy this Creative Thinking : Techniques and Tools for Success

It really makes me thingking out of the box and craving for a new ideas to explore.

By Anas F

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Apr 4, 2020

helpful course and gave me many ideas.

By prasanna r

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Apr 7, 2020

Very good course and the professor

By WONG N C L

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Apr 3, 2020

Excellent course

By Daniele S

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Apr 24, 2023

Overall, I found the course to be well-executed and enjoyable, with stimulating content. For me, one weakness of the course is the lack of either a textbook or comprehensive lecture notes that cover the entire content of the course. While there are some basic notes available throughout the course, I found it challenging to remember some of the concepts, techniques, and tools presented without more detailed resources like a booklet or thorough lecture notes that one can read offline, like in an University course. Despite this, I would still highly recommend the course!

By Deleted A

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Apr 6, 2020

Good

By Ratnika S

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Apr 16, 2020

A lot of the videos and articles were shared as links. I wish they were directly embedded in the course itself, making them easier to download and view whenever we could. Apart from that, the content was great and a fair mix of theory as well as practical applications.

By Emil I M

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May 23, 2020

I'd like to thank Mr. Peter and his team for this informative, valuable, and interesting course. I believe the course will be a true worthy of money. I suggest others to take this course if someone really want to learn about creativity and its techniques.

By Nicholas W

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May 3, 2020

Really enjoyed this. I've completed some Creativity courses before, however I learnt lots of new tools and techniques that I will actually be able to use both at home and at work. Thank you.

By Sehresh M

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May 14, 2020

Had lots of fun doing this course.Learnt a lot of techniques regarding brainstorming ,TRIZ,Six hats(my favourite) and morphological analysis.I hope I could apply this knowledge in my field.

By SAGAR D

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May 13, 2020

Wonderful Course. Fantastically designed and smartly executed. Loved the whole concept of activities and engagement through various means. Enriched very nicely with good knowledge. Thanks!!

By Shahil J

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Apr 29, 2020

The course was fun! And I learnt a plethora of techniques that have immediate real-world application to all types of challenges I encounter in my everyday and professional life.

By Nittima S

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Jun 22, 2020

It is fun ! :) everyone can learn. Don't have to be creative before joining (like me) but you will learn more how to be and you will have fun with a nice Prof.Peter Childs :)

By Younis R D

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Apr 13, 2020

Prof. Childs is a great Instructor and teacher. He will explore you to different creative exercises and will help you to come up with your own creative solutions to problems.

By Carlos G

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Feb 22, 2020

Quite interesting course, I've learned new techniques I wasn't aware of. The number of practical exercises with peer review gradings might be increased

By Allam K P

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Apr 6, 2020

U people do a lot of effort and time really what can I say Thank You together will make the world progress and living

By Superior t

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Apr 10, 2020

Creative thinking is very great skill to learn any thing in simple way.

By MELVIN V -

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Apr 11, 2020

Great Course for Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Sucess

By Kushal A

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Apr 9, 2020

I loved the course. It clearly made me learn how to think.

By Nargiz Z

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Mar 31, 2020

I loved the course and assignments. They are very useful.

By Azajul I N

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Apr 3, 2020

Really informative. Ideal for people of all ages.

By Sreerag v

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Apr 11, 2020

it was a good cource its really healped me

By Tri S

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Apr 11, 2020

very applicable in real life

By Rajesh R

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Jun 14, 2020

While the content is generally good, there were some technical issues where it was not possible to upload assignments in the requested format. I have already written in to Coursera separately regarding this.

Also, there needs to be a more robust control or regulation system when it comes to graded assignments - as during peer grading, I encountered several incomplete assignments - or with no content at all. As a leader in the field, Coursera should consider the impact this has on the overall credibility of online learning.

By Abel G A M

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May 1, 2020

The course overall is very interesting. For me the most interesting are the tools that are shown. Though sometimes along the lessons the subjects can be not that "hooky". And also some text and exercises are written as giving for granted that you already know certain information that is not included in the course. This certainly could be improved. As well a couple of the exercises that also do not work could be fixed.

Overall 9/10