Course Description
Nurturing creativity is crucial for solving problems and fostering innovation in the workplace. Daniel Cape's course will demonstrate how reframing your way of thinking can lead to creative brainstorming. You will see how deferring judgment and considering many ideas—even some that might seem unorthodox—are valuable to the brainstorming process. Then you will be given the appropriate skills that will make you a valued creative thinker amongst your colleagues.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the value of deferring judgment in a creative environment
- Know why it is valuable to generate many ideas, including unorthodox ones
- See how building on ideas and not assigning credit helps the brainstorming process
- Learn the proper skills for creative thinking, including combining ideas, challenging assumptions, prototyping, problem-reframing, mindfulness and working around limitations
What You'll Learn
- Reframe your way of thinking to spark creative brainstorming
- Defer judgment to support a creative brainstorming environment
- Generate many ideas, including unorthodox and wild ones
- Build on the ideas of others without assigning credit
- Apply creative thinking skills such as combining ideas, challenging assumptions, prototyping, and reframing problems
- Use mindfulness and work around limitations to think more creatively
Key Takeaways
- Nurturing creativity is crucial for solving problems and fostering innovation in the workplace.
- Deferring judgment and considering many ideas, even unorthodox ones, are valuable to the brainstorming process.
- Building on ideas and not assigning credit helps the brainstorming process.
- Creative thinking skills include combining ideas, challenging assumptions, prototyping, problem-reframing, mindfulness, and working around limitations.
- Developing these skills helps make you a valued creative thinker among your colleagues.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
This course is part of the Creative Thinking Skills for Business Leaders Series and is aimed at those who want to become valued creative thinkers among their colleagues by nurturing creativity for problem solving and innovation in the workplace.
What will I learn in this course?
You will learn the value of deferring judgment, why generating many ideas (including unorthodox ones) matters, how building on ideas without assigning credit helps brainstorming, and creative thinking skills such as combining ideas, challenging assumptions, prototyping, reframing problems, mindfulness, and working around limitations.
Who teaches this course?
The course is taught by Daniel Cape, who demonstrates how reframing your way of thinking can lead to creative brainstorming.
What topics do the lessons cover?
Lessons include Introduction, Deferring Judgment, Wild and Crazy Ideas, Lots and Lots of Ideas, Build on the Ideas of Others and Don't Assign Credit, Combining Ideas, Challenging Assumptions, Prototyping, Reframing Problems, Mindfulness, Limitations, and Conclusion, along with Test Your Knowledge checkpoints.
What skills will I gain from this course?
The course develops skills in creative entrepreneurship, creativity, creative problem solving, creative thinking, influencing skills, and creative strategies.
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
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