Creative thinking is one of the most important skills in future work environments. Whether you are working in a large organisation, creating your own startup, or looking for new opportunities in your life, in this course you will learn how to practice creative thinking to come up with innovative ideas.
Everyone has the capacity to be creative. You don’t have to be in the “creative” sector to use creativity in your work and life. The course provides you with simple tips and techniques to nurture and practice your creative thinking skills. You will hear how the success of Pixar and Nobel Prizes winners is linked to creative thinking and innovation, and how industry experts from Google and IBM use these skills in their work.
This course is delivered with the assistance of the team at INCUBATE - The University of Sydney’s Flagship Startup Program. If you’re part of The University of Sydney community, check out their range of free startup courses and programs here: https://incubate.org.au/
Welcome to the course! This module covers common definitions of creativity, what creativity involves and what it doesn’t involve, and how it is applied in practice.
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4 vidéos9 lectures1 devoir2 sujets de discussion
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4 vidéos•Total 23 minutes
Welcome to the course•4 minutes
What is creativity?•5 minutes
Creativity in the creative arts and beyond•4 minutes
Creative thinking in practice - industry case study•10 minutes
9 lectures•Total 210 minutes
How to navigate the MOOC•5 minutes
Overview of assessments and activities•5 minutes
Sources of creativity in business•30 minutes
Does school kill creativity?•20 minutes
Activity - Multiple uses for one object•30 minutes
The value of lateral thinking•20 minutes
The power of creativity•60 minutes
Activity - Finding examples of creative action in your environments•30 minutes
Module 1 recap•10 minutes
1 devoir•Total 40 minutes
Module 1 quiz•40 minutes
2 sujets de discussion•Total 35 minutes
Introduce yourself and meet your peers•15 minutes
Share your understanding of creativity•20 minutes
What is innovation?
Module 2•4 heures à terminer
Détails du module
In this module, we will look at different definitions and types of innovation.
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3 vidéos7 lectures1 devoir1 sujet de discussion
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3 vidéos•Total 21 minutes
What is innovation?•9 minutes
How creativity drives innovation in physics and beyond•5 minutes
Innovation in practice - industry case study•7 minutes
7 lectures•Total 140 minutes
Introduction to Module 2•5 minutes
Approaches to stimulate innovation•15 minutes
Myths of innovation•15 minutes
The need for responsible innovation•60 minutes
How creativity drives innovation in mathematics•10 minutes
Activity - Developing an innovative business idea•30 minutes
Module 2 recap•5 minutes
1 devoir•Total 60 minutes
Module 2 quiz•60 minutes
1 sujet de discussion•Total 10 minutes
What I know now about innovation•10 minutes
How creative thinking can lead to innovation
Module 3•4 heures à terminer
Détails du module
In this final module, we will learn how creative thinking and innovation are connected and how we can develop a mindset to foster creativity and innovation.
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6 vidéos8 lectures1 devoir1 évaluation par les pairs
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6 vidéos•Total 45 minutes
The link between creative thinking and innovation•10 minutes
Building the right mindset•10 minutes
How Nobel laureates in medicine make breakthrough discoveries•5 minutes
Leading through creative thinking and innovation•7 minutes
Tips for using creative thinking and innovation in practice - industry case study•7 minutes
How to complete the peer assessment activity•8 minutes
8 lectures•Total 85 minutes
Introduction to Module 3•5 minutes
Need some inspiration?•10 minutes
The failure of success•15 minutes
The art of insight•10 minutes
Why Nobel Prize winners are often creative polymaths•15 minutes
Peer review assignment instructions•20 minutes
Wrap up and stay connected!•5 minutes
Thank you and acknowledgments•5 minutes
1 devoir•Total 60 minutes
Module 3 quiz•60 minutes
1 évaluation par les pairs•Total 60 minutes
Peer review assignment•60 minutes
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Révisé le 15 oct. 2024
Great course. If interested in Innovation topic, I recommend taking the other University of Sydney course "Innovation Through Design: Think, Make, Break, Repeat" which complements this one.
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Révisé le 27 août 2023
It was worth the wait for the final project review.!!!
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Révisé le 3 mai 2026
This course fueled me to further study creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.
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