Innovative thinking is one of the top characteristics global businesses look for in their employees. Yet only 1 in 4 of us feel that our creativity is where we actually want it to be. Almost none of us has ever been taught how to be inventive. This course is based on an extraordinarily successful program that has been presented at over 70 top American universities.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Credit: edX
Course Curriculum
Introduction and Problem | |||
How Innovative Are You? | 00:01:00 | ||
How you’ll become more innovative | 00:04:00 | ||
Innovation defined | 00:04:00 | ||
First Steps – The PIG | 00:02:00 | ||
Next Steps: In MuD | 00:02:00 | ||
Discussion of stop & thinks | 00:05:00 | ||
What’s your problem? | 00:03:00 | ||
Characteristics of Good Questions | 00:02:00 | ||
Prying your problem from its box | 00:03:00 | ||
Characteristics of Good Questions | 00:04:00 | ||
Actionable problems | 00:03:00 | ||
Giving your question a personality | 00:02:00 | ||
Going deeper | 00:02:00 | ||
Discussion of stop & thinks | 00:03:00 | ||
Concept Review | 00:02:00 | ||
Identify Frames and Metaphors; Groups | |||
Frames Defined | 00:05:00 | ||
Characteristics of Frames | 00:04:00 | ||
Frames Grab You | 00:00:00 | ||
Breaking Frames | 00:04:00 | ||
Discussion of Stop & Thinks | 00:03:00 | ||
Why join a group? | 00:06:00 | ||
Getting the most out of a group | 00:04:00 | ||
Group Operations & Culture | 00:04:00 | ||
Special characteristics of innovative groups | 00:03:00 | ||
Discussion of stop & thinks | 00:04:00 | ||
Concept Review | 00:02:00 | ||
Generate: Observation & Analogy | |||
Observation | 00:03:00 | ||
Observation is Complacent | 00:05:00 | ||
Observational Biases | 00:05:00 | ||
Analogy | 00:03:00 | ||
Associative Hierarchies | 00:04:00 | ||
Discussion of stop & thinks | 00:03:00 | ||
Concept Review | 00:01:00 | ||
Generate: Reorganization & Rearrangement; Lateral Thinking | |||
Reorganization & Rearrangement | 00:06:00 | ||
SCAMPER | 00:05:00 | ||
Reversal | 00:04:00 | ||
Dissection | 00:05:00 | ||
Expansion | 00:04:00 | ||
Discussion of Stop & Thinks | 00:04:00 | ||
What is lateral thinking? | 00:05:00 | ||
PO: Provocative Orientation | 00:04:00 | ||
PMI: Plus, Minus, Interesting | 00:04:00 | ||
APC: Alternatives, Possibilites, Choices | 00:03:00 | ||
APC in process and design | 00:03:00 | ||
Stepping Stone method: Getting outlandish | 00:03:00 | ||
Discussion of stop & thinks | 00:05:00 | ||
Concept Review | 00:02:00 | ||
Meld & Dissemination | |||
Convergence | 00:05:00 | ||
Prototyping | 00:02:00 | ||
Dissemination: Keenness for newness | 00:03:00 | ||
Dissemination: Openness to change | 00:03:00 | ||
Dissemination: Allowing change | 00:02:00 | ||
Discussion of stop & thinks | 00:06:00 | ||
Concept Review | 00:02:00 | ||
Assessment | |||
Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
Certification | 00:00:00 |
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