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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 Joseph S

Aug 7, 2022

what a time to be alive , I really enjoyed the course and the skills gained are really implementable . This will definately improve my problem solving abilities and creativity in general.

I mostly enjoyed the Morphologocal Analysis and TRIZ (contradiction matrix, parameters and principles , I will always find a solution to any problem from now on.

Thank you Coursera together with Imperial college , salute you.

By Al M M

Sep 3, 2022

First, I'd like to thank Coursera and Imperial University for offering this amazing course. I learned a lot of brainstorming tools and other techniques that will certainly help me in my career. Secondly, thanks to the peers who took part in the discussion prompt. It helped me to observe the practical uses of this course. And, lastly? Enroll in this course, your time won't go in vain.

By James D S

Feb 12, 2024

This was thoroughly enjoyable. Peter is a great instructor and I appreciated his enthusiasm and love for the subject matter. Some of the tools and techniques were familiar, I just didn't know that they had a formal name. I picked up a lot of practical information that I am putting into practice immediately! Well worth the time investment.

By Adnan A K N

Nov 19, 2023

"Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success" is an inspiring and thought-provoking course that delves into various methods and tools to foster creativity. It explores techniques for unlocking innovative ideas and provides practical insights into applying creative thinking in both personal and professional settings.

By Sridhar P

Nov 24, 2021

Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success is really a very good course. The tools learnt in this course are definitely creative than what i know earlier and easy to use in my personal and official life for various situations. I suggest every one to register for this course and improve your creative thinking.

By Aarav C F

Jul 8, 2022

I completed a very engaging course on CourseraOpens in a new tab named Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success. The techniques and concepts are very clearly articulated by Professor Peter ChildsOpens in a new tab from Imperial College LondonOpens in a new tab. I learnt various new techniques for creativity and generation.  Highly recommended.

By Fiona L

Aug 12, 2023

Thank you to Professor Peter Child for making the course available on the Coursera platform. The content covers a wide range of creative thinking tools and techniques, with clear instructions on how to proceed provided and demonstrated. Also, it gives opportunities to apply through practice.

By Mario A C M

May 19, 2022

Curso muy interesante, me hubiera gustado tener un poco más de tiempo personal para tomarlo con calma pero creo que he aprendido varios conceptos que nunca habia escuchado.

Lo volveria a revisar para poder entender mejor algunas cosas que no me quedaron tan claras por la rapidez de mi curso.

By Beril Ö Ç

Jan 24, 2022

This course is very beneficial for me to understand the essences of creative thinking with given techniques and tools' examples. Actually, I think it should be a must course for many departments to teach how to create a productive mindset and exploring the ways to develop 'thinking' itself.

By Mathias A

Dec 9, 2022

If you are curious to understand what "Mind-"tools can you get help from being more creative with your ideas, this course is a good one. Easy to follow, interesting topics and some beautiful mind practicing to become better to realize ideas of yours. A good starter cource of this topic.

By Joseph A R K

Nov 21, 2022

I consider the course on creative thinking tools and techniques to be a great course to refresh my knowledge on how different creativity tools (Morphological Analysis, Brainstorming, Double Diamond, TRIZ, SCAMPER, etc.) may be used to generate ideas and offer solutions for new projects.

By Shashank T

Mar 4, 2022

Excellent course & the instructor explains everything so systematically and with brilliance. It indeed brought about a major transformation in my approach towards looking at problems & finding a solution. Thank you to Professor Childs and Coursera team for this wonderful course.

By Daleen T

Jan 2, 2022

The thing I love about this course is that it provides students with many assignments to work on so that they know how to solve problems, create breakthrough ideas and apply them in practice. What's more, having peers cross-check the assignments improves the way of thinking.

By Sally W

May 15, 2022

This course gave me theoretical, as well as practical knowledge on applying thinking skills and creative tools for success The assignments forced me to use the skills so that I could understand them and internalise them. Thank you Peter.

By Tyshchenko S S

Nov 11, 2024

"Творче мислення: техніки та інструменти для успіху" допомагає розвивати креативність та знаходити нестандартні рішення. Це практичний посібник для тих, хто хоче покращити своє творче мислення і досягти успіху в різних сферах життя. :)

By Russel

Nov 27, 2022

He Peter!!

This course was totally unknown to me. It’s amazing to me while doing the course. The course has designed perfectly. In real life I used to some tools of these creative thinking. I will these technique in future in future.

By Daisy B

Jun 16, 2024

The course provides practical strategies and exercises to stimulate imagination and break conventional patterns. My favorite is the Morphological Analysis. I highly recommend the course to anyone seeking to boost their creativity.

By Ravi G

Jan 21, 2022

I felt inside classroom, connected and engaged. Course is so informative and compelling that I could not stop myself from completing it. An excellent course for professionals who would like to be different from the rest.

By augusto q

Jul 12, 2022

Nada que decir, llevo más de 20 años en el mundo de la creatividad y siempre tuve la necesidad de mejorar y complementar mis conocimientos y talentos en este tema y este curso hizo exactamente eso. Muchas gracias!!!!!

By Иванов А

Jan 16, 2024

I've used brainstorming in teams before. But I didn’t know that it could be so multifaceted. And I have never used other methods for solving inventive problems. And now they will definitely be applied in my life.

By Raya M A

Jul 27, 2024

That was a really enjoyable and helpful course. I really have improved my competence in the field of creativity and creativity tools and learned so much from Mr. Peter Childs, Many thanks to him and to the team.

By Anna B

Jan 17, 2022

I have really enjoyed this course it was a great journey! I have to admit it was my first online course and I am glad I could start with this one. I am looking forward to develop my skills in this field.

By Veronica A D

Nov 21, 2024

Me encantó como reto, las herramientas proporcionadas me han ayudado en tener una mejor visión en cuanto a mis retos del día a día, pero por supuesto también en aquellos objetivos que quiero cumplir.

By Joanna S

Apr 3, 2023

Great course! It provided me with a lot of knowledge in a simple and accessible way. I would highly recommend it to everyone who wants to learn how to solve problems using creative thinging tools!

By Rofida M

Aug 31, 2022

it's really cool , it contains a lot of valuable information , i'm just looking forward to getting a free certificate after completing the course because i don't have enough monney