Be Your Best Creative Self

University of Colorado Boulder

About this Course

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Welcome to Be Your Best Creative Self, the second course in the Personal Development for Professional Success Specialization. 
This course is for creative professionals who want to work more efficiently and at higher levels of both job satisfaction and success. As students work through this course, they will: 

• learn to make the creative state more reliable and productive
• fine-tune their personal brand so that they present themselves positively and accurately
• learn basic skills for working with others that will help to avoid traps as well as to enable success

As much as anything, this is a survival-skills class designed to help creative professionals take control of their careers. The assignments and exercises are intended to build a creative community in which students gain confidence and grow together.

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Beginner Level

Approx. 21 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish

What you will learn

How to reliably attain and nurture a creative state

How to brainstorm using four effective and reliable processes

How to define and promote your personal brand

How to work successfully with others as a creative professional

Skills you will gain

videowriterGraphic Designcreative professionalphotographer

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Beginner Level

Approx. 21 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish

Instructor

Instructor rating

4.8/5 (5 Ratings)

David Underwood

Media Teaching Consultant

University of Colorado Boulder

101,187 Learners

3 Courses

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University of Colorado Boulder

CU-Boulder is a dynamic community of scholars and learners on one of the most spectacular college campuses in the country. As one of 34 U.S. public institutions in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), we have a proud tradition of academic excellence, with five Nobel laureates and more than 50 members of prestigious academic academies.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

7 hours to complete

Module 1: Creativity and Effective Brainstorming

In this module, students will learn about both the practice and nurturing of the creative state. Students will also learn four reliable ways to brainstorm.

7 hours to complete

14 videos (Total 29 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes

14 videos

Welcome to Be Your Best Creative Self2m

A little about your instructor.2m

What does "creative" really mean? 2m

Avoid falling for the left brain/right brain myth.2m

Creativity is a practice.2m

Confidence builds momentum and momentum builds confidence.1m

Know when and where to work.2m

Here are four ways to get moving.1m

Make a list to make progress.2m

Tell a story.2m

Start a conversation.1m

Devour your world.2m

Revision is creative.1m

Talent matters, not things.2m

4 readings

Why Take This Course?10m

The Left Brain, the Right Brain, and Points-in-Between15m

Creative Exercises2m

Making a List to Make Progress2m

1 practice exercise

Quiz: About creativity10m

Week

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Module 2: Your Personal Brand

In this module, students will learn how to apply the concepts of branding toward successfully presenting themselves to others.

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 15 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

8 videos

Identity matters.2m

Stand out.1m

People like good people.1m

Everything you make should reflect everything you believe.2m

Great products deserve great packaging.1m

Become a chameleon.1m

Catch mistakes before your clients do.2m

Growth is a choice.1m

1 reading

Everything You Do Matters2m

1 practice exercise

About branding30m

Week

Week 3

11 hours to complete

Module 3: Working with Others

In this module, students will learn how to work with others. The lessons here will teach students the importance of honesty, communicating clearly , dealing constructively with criticism, and avoiding common workplace "traps."

11 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 25 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes

12 videos

Be good, but be easy.1m

Everyone talks.1m

Give them dreams, not keepsakes.1m

Taking criticism is the job.1m

Reading people is impossible.1m

With practice you can avoid most traps.4m

If you must, surrender, but never give up.2m

No one likes to be bullied.2m

Do unto others.57s

Nothing teaches like teaching.2m

Never stop growing.1m

Whenever you can, make work fun!2m

4 readings

Are You a Trap?3m

The Mood Board1m

Intentional vs. Accidental Growth2m

Top Ten Tips for Creative Professionals2m

1 practice exercise

About working with others30m

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Be Your Best Creative Self

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