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Creativity Toolkit I: Changing Perspectives
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Creativity Toolkit I: Changing Perspectives

Jeffrey Loewenstein
Jack Goncalo
Ravi Mehta

Instructors: Jeffrey Loewenstein

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.8

(597 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
Approx. 20 hours
Learn at your own pace
97%
Most learners liked this course

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18 quizzes, 2 assignments

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There are 5 modules in this course

You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.

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4 videos5 readings1 quiz1 discussion prompt

In this module you will learn why creativity matters, what creativity is, and how to get started being creative.

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12 videos2 readings3 quizzes1 assignment

In this module you will learn a way to break down what it is we are currently thinking so that we can consider changing it to generate new outcomes.

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7 videos2 readings2 quizzes1 assignment1 peer review

In this module, you will learn that creativity can be joyful, intrinsically motivating, and even liberating. You will also learn how to manage your organization so that your employees find ways to persist through the process as well.

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10 videos2 readings5 quizzes

We want to be more creative ourselves, and we also want to support the creativity of others. In this module, we examine how to help encourage creativity in our teams and organizations. We explore how the cultures we set can support creativity though supporting members’ motivation to be creative and providing opportunities to be creative. We examine how core tasks around providing feedback, setting rewards, and managing resources and setting constraints can encourage rather than discourage creativity. We also review the role of context, and how the spaces in which we work signal creativity is welcome or unwelcome. Through our actions and leadership, we can foster openness, autonomy, and playful experimentation, and thereby support creativity in our teams and organizations.

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12 videos4 readings7 quizzes1 plugin

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4.8 (122 ratings)
Jeffrey Loewenstein
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3 Courses40,236 learners
Jack Goncalo
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
7 Courses38,655 learners

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