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Creative Problem Solving

This course deals directly with your ability for creativity which is a critical skill in any field. It focuses on divergent thinking, the ability to develop multiple ideas and concepts to solve problems. Through a series of creativity building exercises, short lectures, and readings, learners develop both an understanding of creativity and increase their own ability. This course will help you understand the role of creativity and innovation in your own work and in other disciplines. It will challenge you to move outside of your existing comfort zone and to recognize the value of that exploration. This course will help you understand the importance of diverse ideas, and to convey that understanding to others. The principal learning activity in the course is a series of "differents" where you are challenged to identify and change your own cultural, habitual, and normal patterns of behavior. Beginning with a prompt, e.g. "eat something different", you will begin to recognize your own = limits and to overcome them. In addition, you are encouraged to understand that creativity is based on societal norms, and that by it's nature, it will differ from and be discouraged by society. In this course, the persistence of the creative person is developed through practice. At the same time, these exercises are constrained by concerns of safety, legality, and economics, which are addressed in their creative process.

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Rating 3.6 based on 91 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Effort 4-6 hours/week
Starts Jun 26 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From University of Minnesota via Coursera
Instructors Jody Lawrence, Brad Hokanson, PhD, Jody Nyboer, PhD
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Language English
Subjects Business
Tags Business Personal Development Leadership And Management

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comfort zone

sometimes oversimplified, so minus one star :) This is a fun course that makes you step out of your comfort zone and embrace your creativity.

"Do something different" assingments were an interesting idea.Some content material is missing, including the link to a text that is needed to answer a quizz which will influence your final grade.Grading standards are weird: maximum grades are to be given to assignments performed in public, as if things done in private aren't creative; there are better ways to have someone get out of their comfort zone.

Fun course that gets you out of your comfort zone.

I really enjoyed doing things in creatively at the public area that made me to step out of comfort zone.

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very good

Very good course to open up your creative window learned a lot.

High incentive, productive, informative, scientific, and unique course 干货非常多,我想如果你认真学习那么一定会满载而归。 Esta curso ha sido de gran ayuda para incentivar la creatividad y el pensamiento innovador, para salirse de la caja en la cual siempre nos colocamos, donde tenemos restricciones que incluso son puestas de acuerdo a nuestra educación y c Excellent Very good!

you guys are doing a very good job!!!!

very good course .

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very interesting

this was a very interesting course and at the same time challenging.

i have learnt a lot of creativity and will keep challenging myself and the people around me This course is very interesting.

But it is a very interesting course.

And could probably be very interesting if you are into that content and style.

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problem solving

There is some good content on creativity in this course, thoug it barely addresses problem solving.

I enjoyed this course a lot, it makes you expand your horizons and challenge yourself in order to be more creative, i liked going through the different assignments and forcing myself to think outside the box; however i wish there had been more material and emphasis in actual problem solving which was the reason why i wanted to take the course in first place.

That is not creative nor helpful at problem solving.

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few weeks

I dropped pretty early, so my review is only about the first few weeks into the course.

This was a really fun few weeks.

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first few

Did not finish the course, so it may have improved after the first few sessions.

get out

It's just a series of activities for people who have too much time on their hand and need something to do to get out of their routine.Not a course I would recommend for anyone wanting to gain useful skills.

All in all a great course that i thoroughly enjoy, you will only get out of it as much as you put in the DSD activities, IMO, but definitely well worth it!!

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Rating 3.6 based on 91 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Effort 4-6 hours/week
Starts Jun 26 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From University of Minnesota via Coursera
Instructors Jody Lawrence, Brad Hokanson, PhD, Jody Nyboer, PhD
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Business
Tags Business Personal Development Leadership And Management

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