À propos de ce cours : This course deals directly with your ability for creativity which is a critical skill in any field. It focuses on divergent thinking, the ability to develop multiple ideas and concepts to solve problems. Through a series of creativity building exercises, short lectures, and readings, learners develop both an understanding of creativity and increase their own ability. This course will help you understand the role of creativity and innovation in your own work and in other disciplines. It will challenge you to move outside of your existing comfort zone and to recognize the value of that exploration. This course will help you understand the importance of diverse ideas, and to convey that understanding to others. The principal learning activity in the course is a series of "differents" where you are challenged to identify and change your own cultural, habitual, and normal patterns of behavior. Beginning with a prompt, e.g. "eat something different", you will begin to recognize your own = limits and to overcome them. In addition, you are encouraged to understand that creativity is based on societal norms, and that by it's nature, it will differ from and be discouraged by society. In this course, the persistence of the creative person is developed through practice. At the same time, these exercises are constrained by concerns of safety, legality, and economics, which are addressed in their creative process.
Créé par : Université du Minnesota
Enseigné par : Brad Hokanson, PhD, Professor
College of Design
Enseigné par : Jody Lawrence, Instructor
College of Design
| Engagement | 4-6 hours/week |
| Langue | English |
| Comment réussir | Réussissez tous les devoirs notés pour terminer le cours. |
| Notes des utilisateurs |
Programme de cours
SEMAINE 1
Introduction to the Course
Creative problem solving is a skill that can be developed. It requires extensive work by learners, but the lessons, while not conveying traditional content, will change the you in ways you do not foresee, but ways which are cherished. The course is a hybrid; it will involve reading, writing, discussions, as well as specific exercises designed to increase and improve your creative skills. You will do work online as well as in the real world; it is designed to be fun and to change your ability for creativity.
7 vidéos, 4 lectures
- Leitura: Introduction - read this first
- Leitura: Welcome to the course
- Leitura: Do This ---> New Originality Development Engine
- Vidéo: 1.1 Welcome Video
- Vidéo: 1.2 Course Methods: Creative Skill Development
- Vidéo: 1.3 DSD General Introduction
- Vidéo: 1.4 DSD 1 Eat introduction
- Vidéo: 1.5 Doing Peer Evaluations
- Vidéo: 1.6 Shooting Pictures
- Leitura: The Creativity Crisis [ published in Newsweek 2010 ]
- Vidéo: 2014 DSD 1 Live Review
Noté: DSD 1: Eat Something Different
SEMAINE 2
Divergent and Convergent Thinking
In this unit we'll look as some of the ways we can describe creativity and examine the concepts of divergent and convergent thinking. We'll look at generating more ideas, how to critique and make improvements, and continue to practice our development of ideas. Practice and exploration continue as these are the means we will continue to improve our own creativity.
6 vidéos, 2 lectures
- Leitura: New: Originality Development Engine
- Vidéo: 2.1 Divergent and Convergent Thinking
- Vidéo: 2.2 Idea Generation: Brick Activity
- Vidéo: 2.3 Critiquing and Making Improvements
- Vidéo: 2.4 DSD 2 Talk introduction
- Vidéo: 2014 DSD3 [talk] Live Review
- Leitura: Johnson - Where Good Ideas Come From
- Vidéo: Steven JohnsonTED talk: Where Good Ideas Come From
Noté: #1: Newsweek
Noté: DSD 2: Talk
SEMAINE 3
Creative Methods
Sometimes, we need external methods to help us touch all the bases in our creative capability. Here, we'll look at a couple of good methods for helping us generate new ideas.There are a wide range of creativity exercises available; these are but a few. Finding and practicing the development of ideas is an important aspect to becoming more creative.
4 vidéos, 2 lectures
- Leitura: 3.0 Originality Assessment Engine
- Vidéo: 3.1 Mindmapping
- Vidéo: 3.2 Attribute listing
- Vidéo: 3.3 Beliefs, Habits, Skills and Knowledge
- Vidéo: DSD 3 Smooch Introduction
- Leitura: DSD 3 The Smooch Project
Noté: DSD 3: Smooch
SEMAINE 4
Creativity and Observation
A lot of the time, creativity can be spurred by something in the environment, triggering connections with new ideas. We react to things we have seen and our experiences; that is from where we build our new ideas.
7 vidéos
- Vidéo: 4.1 Creativity and Observation
- Vidéo: 4.2 Attribute Listing: Observation and Application
- Vidéo: 4.3 Brush Your Teeth
- Vidéo: 4.4 Creativity and Motivation
- Vidéo: 4.5 Play and Creativity
- Vidéo: 4.6 Bricolage + Exquisite Corpse as Creativity Techniques
- Vidéo: DSD 3 Live Review SPRING version
Noté: #2: Johnson Introduction
SEMAINE 5
Creativity Models and Theories
There are a lot of different ways to examine the complex concept of creativity; we'll look at some of them and continue to build our own creativity.
5 vidéos
- Vidéo: 5.1 Divergent and Convergent Thinking: Applying What You've Learned
- Vidéo: 5.2 Creativity Models and Theories
- Vidéo: 5.3 Applying Left and Right Brain Thinking: Truths and Myths
- Vidéo: Quiz #3 Video #3: Liquid Networks
- Vidéo: 5.7 Give Differently Introduction
Noté: Quiz #3: Liquid Networks video, Johnson RSA & TED talk
Noté: DSD 4: Give Differently
SEMAINE 6
Conclusion
The goal of the course is for you to continue to develop your own creativity, in your own way and in your own life. Here are some ways to move forward.
6 vidéos, 1 lecture
- Vidéo: 6.1 Conclusion
- Vidéo: 6.2 Moving forward
- Vidéo: 6.3 Top Ten Things About Creativity
- Vidéo: 6.4 Reviewing creative techniques
- Vidéo: 6.5 A few last words...
- Vidéo: 2014 DSD 4 Give - Live review
- Leitura: Creativity Resources and Tools
FAQ
Comment cela fonctionne
Trabalho
Cada curso é como um livro didático interativo, com vídeos pré-gravados, testes e projetos.
Ajuda dos seus colegas
Conecte-se com milhares de outros aprendizes, debata ideias, discuta sobre os materiais do curso e obtenha ajuda para dominar conceitos.
Certificados
Obtenha reconhecimento oficial pelo seu trabalho e compartilhe seu sucesso com amigos, colegas e empregadores.
Créateurs
Université du Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation’s most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.
Tarification
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Notation et examens
this was a very interesting course and at the same time challenging. i have learnt a lot of creativity and will keep challenging myself and the people around me
This course is very interesting. It helps me to look at things I am familiar with in different perspectives. Furthermore, it encourages me to challenge the habit and norms and work with things in a new way which can make it better.
Excellent premise, good suggestions. Some technical issues with repeated videos & lack of experience w/talking to a camera instead of a person, but nothing too distracting.
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learned a lot.