Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success
Explore different techniques and tools to improve idea-generation and problem-solving by enrolling into Creative Thinking Techniques and Tools for Success.
Beginner
Online
7 WeeksQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success course is designed to boost your creative thinking and help you come up with innovative ideas more frequently. It will help you communicate novel ideas in engaging using innovative ways, produce original solutions, and address problems from unique angles.
By using the lessons from the Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success programme, you can train yourself to use your natural creativity at optimum potential, break away from conventional thoughts, and grab opportunities at the right time. You will develop the ability to view things from new viewpoints and act accordingly. This course is offered in the self-paced mode and it can be taken by paying the course fee or free. In the free audit mode, the candidates will be given access only for a limited period.
Today’s information overload makes it difficult to think out-of-the-box. Innovative employees are highly in demand across various industries. The Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success MOOC will provide you with a ‘toolbox’, which will give you some techniques and behaviours that will spark your inventiveness and ingenuity.
The Highlights
- Free course
- 7-weeks programme
- Humanity course
- Self-paced programme
- English language
- Digital certificate
- Introductory-level course
Programme Offerings
- digital learning
- Self-paced learning
- digital certificate
- video lectures
- Expert instructors
- English video transcripts
- ImperialX course
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| USD 59 | yes | Imperial College, London |
Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success course fee details :
Course option | Amount |
Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success | Free |
Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success (with certification) | $ 59 |
Eligibility Criteria
There is no prerequisite for joining the Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success online course by edX. It is an introductory level course that anyone can enrol in.
What you will learn
Towards the end of the Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success online course by edX, you will learn a plethora of useful things and be able to:
- Comprehend the significance of creative thinking in facing global challenges and in routine problem-solving scenarios
- Be proficient in the implementation of the six thinking hats tool in various backgrounds
- Innovate on an existing situation, service, or product applying the SCAMPER method
- Select and apply the suitable method based on the problem to solve or the opportunity to grab
- Understand what are creative thinking techniques
- Apply different brainstorming methods in group activities
- Develop a systematic manner to idea generation with the use of morphological analysis
- Get self-assured with the inventive problem-solving theory, called TRIZ
Who it is for
Admission Details
Enrol in edX’s Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success course by using the below-stated steps.
Step 1 – Go to the course webpage.
Step 2 – Tap or click on the ‘Enroll’ button near the top of the page.
Step 3 – You need to register at edX by using your email ID and create a password. OR simply link an existing Apple, Google, Facebook, or Microsoft account for instant sign in.
Step 4 – After successful registration, a ‘Thank You’ message will be shown confirming your enrolment in the Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success digital course at edX.
Application Details
There is no need for you to fill an application form to enrol in the Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success online programme by edX. Simply open the course page on your browser, register and access the course without any hassle.
The Syllabus
- In the first module 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.
Throughout, we're aiming to provoke your thoughts and develop your creative mind through varied activities and interactions.
- In this module, 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, evaluateand apply different types of brainstorming techniques in your own context.
- 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.
- 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.
- In Module 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.
- This module 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. You will become familiar with the concepts of SCAMPER and gain proficiency in its application in various unusual, personal or professional situations, whilst inspiring related ideas.
- 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.
Instructors
Imperial College, London Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The course is developed by Imperial College London, England.
The instructor for Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success MOOC is Peter Childs, who is the Professorial Lead in Engineering Design and Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London.
Not at all. The Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success MOOC on edX are made for anyone who wants to learn creative thinking. No previous knowledge is required.
The Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success MOOC via edX is developed with seven weeks’ worth of content. However, it is a self-paced course. You can approach the modules at your own speed and can finish the course before seven weeks if you want.