Thinking and doing the same things faster and better is not enough for innovation; we need creativity. Fortunately, creativity is a skill you can learn. This course will examine when, why, and how you can be creative so you can go through the creative process more efficiently and effectively. It teaches concrete steps to enable you to change your perspective to see new possibilities and solutions. It clarifies what to expect from the creative process and provides support for how you can sustain your progress. It also provides guidance on leading a supportive culture for creativity. The result is an ability to increase your own creativity and that of your teams and organizations so as to recognize and develop new opportunities.
This course is part of the Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship Specialization

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Course Orientation
Module 1: Being Creative
Module 2: Raw Materials and End Products
Module 3: The Creative Journey
Module 4 Supporting Creativity
Reviews
- 5 stars83.24%
- 4 stars11.97%
- 3 stars2.94%
- 2 stars1.10%
- 1 star0.73%
TOP REVIEWS FROM CREATIVITY TOOLKIT I: CHANGING PERSPECTIVES
I really enjoyed this course - the instructors were fantastic and the case studies they shared to help drive the concepts home/make them real to us were great. Thank you!
Amazing course with great tools and applications! Great teachers and guests, funny exercises and application in real life!
Great course, the video content was very informative, sustaining my interest level throughout the entire course.
This course made the process of creativity clearer, and it provided methods to find ways to be creative when you're stuck through systems like PAGES.
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