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Let’s keep making history together - over and over! In 2013 and 2014, over 200,000 people from more than 190 countries came together in this MOOC to explore creativity, innovation, and change. What did we DO? We discovered creative uniqueness through Creative Diversity. We used Intelligent Fast Failure to build innovative skills. We applied CENTER principles to drive personal change. And we implemented value creation skills to initiate lasting change. That was CIC 1.0 and CIC 2.0, and it was a BLAST! Now we’re back - and even better than before - with some new faces and fresh ideas to help you develop your creative potential, so you can enhance and transform your business, your community, and your personal life. This is CIC On-demand … we’re ready to ROCK … AND we are always open! Recommended Readings Innovate or Die - Jack Matson: http://amzn.to/14Wed0V CENTER - Darrell Velegol: http://amzn.to/17rLzXJ...
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Section
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5 minutes to complete

Welcome to CIC!

Welcome to Creativity, Innovation, and Change (CIC)! In this introductory module, we welcome you to the course and inspire you with videos that introduce you to Penn State and get your creative muscles warmed up! Dive in and get started!...
Reading
4 videos (Total 5 min)
Video4 videos
Welcome from the Mayor of State College1m
Welcome from the Dean Of The College Of Engineering1m
CIC Team Dance1m
Bring Friends to CIC!1m

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4 hours to complete

CIC Mindset & Innovation Toolbox

Creativity, innovation, and change require a unique mindset and collection of mental tools. In this module, we will introduce you to the CIC mindset and to Intelligent Fast Failure (IFF) as a powerful tool for innovating. First, you will learn how to alter the way your brain works to produce ideas in the process called Mind Warping. Next, you will act to change your life and the world around you by fully using your own uniqueness. Finally, you will do what is considered impossible starting with little or no knowledge and few resources. Easy, right? Try it and see! ...
Reading
9 videos (Total 23 min), 2 quizzes
Video9 videos
Introduction to IFF2m
Idea Journal4m
Wild Mind2m
Mind Warping1m
8th Muda3m
Life as Continuing Experiment3m
Bold Acts of Defiance Exercisem
Change2m
Shoe Tower Assignmentm

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Section
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9 hours to complete

Understanding Creative Diversity

Welcome to the world of creative diversity! In this module, you will discover that creativity comes in many different shapes and sizes, each of which is equally important in solving the world’s problems. Specifically, you will learn about four key variables that define and describe creative diversity, including your creative style and your creative level. You will also learn how creative diversity impacts the ideas you generate and how you make use of them, as well as how to recognize and appreciate the creative diversity of others around you....
Reading
9 videos (Total 42 min), 4 quizzes
Video9 videos
Introduction2m
Creative diversity7m
Creative Style Estimation Exercise1m
Creative Divergence5m
Ideation Evaluation Techniques4m
The Paradox of Structure3m
Critical Problem Solving Process4m
SAP Design Thinking Jam6m
Creative Diversity Application5m

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Section
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5 hours to complete

CENTER Model

In this module, you will learn about the 6 practices of the CENTER model, which stands for Character, Excellence, owNership, Tenacity, Entrepreneurship, and Relationship. Each practice will move you closer to realizing the ideas you are generating and developing using the tools you’ve learned so far! To top things off, you will design your Life Ring with a partner and take your first action steps toward projects and ideas you are passionate about....
Reading
7 videos (Total 32 min), 2 quizzes
Video7 videos
Character4m
Entrepreneurship6m
OwNership2m
Tenacity4m
Excellence3m
Relationships3m
Life Ring Assignment5m
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Top Reviews

By PC•Sep 1st 2015

An awesome course with good explanations and tasks.\n\nAt the end of the course, it enabled me to think the other way that I usually do not do on looking at any object.\n\nThank you team.

By AD•May 15th 2016

It is an amazing course which will truly boost your creativity, help you interact better and bring about change in society. The assignments in this course are also fun-filled! :)

Instructors

Dr. Kathryn W. Jablokow

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Design

Dr. Darrell Velegol

Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering

Dr. Jack V. Matson

Professor Emeritus
Department of Enviromental Engineering

Elizabeth Kisenwether

Assistant Professor
Engineering Design

John Bellanti

Dr.

Dr. Armend Tahirsylaj

About The Pennsylvania State University

Founded in 1855 as Pennsylvania's only land-grant university, The Pennsylvania State University combines academic rigor with a vibrant campus life. A nationally recognized Research-I institution, Penn State teaches students to be leaders with a global perspective. Supporting not only the citizens of our Commonwealth, Penn State engages in collaborative activities with industrial, educational, and agricultural partners in the United States and abroad to generate, disseminate, integrate, and apply knowledge that is valuable to society....

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