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In today’s ever-growing and changing world, being able to think creatively and innovatively are essential skills. It can sometimes be challenging to step back and reflect in an environment which is fast paced or when you are required to assimilate large amounts of information. Making sense of or communicating new ideas in an innovative and engaging way, approaching problems from fresh angles, and producing novel solutions are all traits which are highly sought after by employers.
This course will equip you with a ‘tool-box’, introducing you to a selection of behaviours and techniques that will augment your innate creativity. Some of the tools are suited to use on your own and others work well for a group, enabling you to leverage the power of several minds.  You can pick and choose which of these tools or techniques suit your needs and interests, focusing on some or all of the selected approaches and in the order that fits best for you.

The practical approach of this course enables you to acquire an essential skill-set for generating ideas, with plenty of:
- Fun e-tivities and exercises;
- Practical lectures and tips;
- Video representations of the techniques in action.

By the end of this course you should be able to:
- Pick a type of brainstorming you think will be useful to apply to a challenge
- Use alphabet brainstorming in tackling a challenge
- Use grid brainstorming in tackling a challenge
- Use a morphological chart to synthesise a solution to a challenge
- Use the TRIZ contradiction matrix to identify recommended inventive principles
- Apply SCAMPER to a range of challenges

The greatest innovators aren’t necessarily the people who have the most original idea. Often, they are people- or teams- that have harnessed their creativity to develop a new perspective or more effective way of communicating an idea. You can train your imagination to seize opportunities, break away from routine and habit, and tap into your natural creativity.

Join this course and our community of practitioners in CREATIVITY!

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Understand what creative thinking techniques are

Comprehend their importance in tackling global challenges as well as in everyday problem-solving scenarios

Select and apply the appropriate technique based on the opportunity to seize or the problem to tackle

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Creative ThinkingProblem SolvingCreativityBrainstorming

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1

週 1

完成時間為 3 小時

Introduction to the Principles of Creativity

In the first week, we focus on the basic principles of creativity and highlight its importance in tackling global challenges. Creativity is explored and applied at two different levels, lower and higher-level creativity.

完成時間為 3 小時

4 個視頻（總計 7 分鐘）, 8 個閱讀材料

4 個視頻

Mother and Father of Innovation1分鐘

Levels of Creativity3分鐘

Creative Environments1分鐘

Creative Environments - Part 233

8 個閱讀材料

Welcome to the course10分鐘

Course Structure and Syllabus10分鐘

Type of Assessments and Grading Policy15分鐘

About Imperial College London and the Team10分鐘

How to Be Successful in this Course10分鐘

Glossary and Helpful Resources10分鐘

Inspirational Reading10分鐘

Recycled plastic will soon be the only choice10分鐘

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2

週 2

完成時間為 3 小時

Creativity Tools

In this week, we will look at how we can augment our creativity using different methods of Brainstorming, a creativity approach that aids the generation of ideas in solving a stated problem. We particularly focus on the application of brainstorming tools in group activities, with the aim of enabling you to understand, evaluate and apply different types of brainstorming techniques in your own context.

完成時間為 3 小時

2 個視頻（總計 4 分鐘）, 8 個閱讀材料, 2 個測驗

2 個視頻

Creativity Tools1分鐘

Brainstorming2分鐘

8 個閱讀材料

Creativity Tools10分鐘

Top 6 Brainstorming Techniques10分鐘

The Principles of Brainstorming10分鐘

Flip chart10分鐘

Post-it10分鐘

Alphabet Brainstorming10分鐘

Brainwriting10分鐘

Grid Brainstorming10分鐘

2 個練習

Knowledge Check: Creativity Tools20分鐘

Knowledge Check: Grid Brainstorming20分鐘

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3

週 3

完成時間為 3 小時

Six Thinking Hats

We will focus on the principles as well as application of the 6 Hats thinking tool both at an individual level and in a group, under various professional and personal situations, allowing you to develop competency and accelerate proficiency on the use of technique.

完成時間為 3 小時

5 個視頻（總計 18 分鐘）, 4 個閱讀材料, 3 個測驗

5 個視頻

The Value of Diversity2分鐘

Principles of Six Thinking Hats6分鐘

Group Application: Using the 6 Thinking Hats Tool5分鐘

Personal Decision Making2分鐘

Six Hats Without the Hats1分鐘

4 個閱讀材料

Introduction10分鐘

Use of Six Hats in STEM Subjects10分鐘

White Hat Principle10分鐘

Red Hat Principle10分鐘

2 個練習

White Hat Principle into Practice20分鐘

Knowledge Check: Six Thinking Hats15分鐘

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4

週 4

完成時間為 4 小時

Morphological Analysis

You will become familiar with the Principles of Morphological Analysis and learn how to apply it in various life scenarios, from design to developing movie plot-lines, whilst developing a more systematic approach to idea generation.

完成時間為 4 小時

2 個視頻（總計 9 分鐘）, 3 個閱讀材料, 3 個測驗

2 個視頻

Principles of Morphological Analysis4分鐘

Group Application of Plot Line MA4分鐘

3 個閱讀材料

Introduction10分鐘

Group Application10分鐘

Morphological Analysis applied to Plot Line10分鐘

1 個練習

Knowledge Check: Morphological Analysis20分鐘

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5

週 5

完成時間為 3 小時

TRIZ - the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving

In week 5, we continue to enhance your fluency, flexibility and originality of idea generation by introducing you to another creativity tool called the theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ). We will particularly focus on application of TRIZ and the TRIZ Contradiction Matrix and how it can be used in problem, both at an individual and in group level.

完成時間為 3 小時

5 個視頻（總計 21 分鐘）, 7 個閱讀材料, 3 個測驗

5 個視頻

Short Cut to Experience2分鐘

TRIZ: Principles and Description2分鐘

Contradiction Matrix4分鐘

Examples of Application: Contradiction Matrix5分鐘

Interview With the Expert: Oxford Creativity6分鐘

7 個閱讀材料

Introduction10分鐘

Introduction to TRIZ and its Tools10分鐘

TRIZ: 39 Parameters10分鐘

TRIZ: 40 principles10分鐘

Contradiction Matrix Grid10分鐘

Contradiction Matrix: Examples of Application10分鐘

Inventive solutions to everyday problems20分鐘

3 個練習

Knowledge Check: TRIZ Principles and Parameters20分鐘

Application of TRIZ - 120分鐘

Application of TRIZ - 220分鐘

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6

週 6

完成時間為 1 小時

SCAMPER

This week, we will introduce you to the final creativity tool in the course and its importance in generation of ideas and improvement of the existing ones; SCAMPER.

完成時間為 1 小時

2 個視頻（總計 8 分鐘）, 2 個閱讀材料, 1 個測驗

2 個視頻

SCAMPER for Architecture2分鐘

Team Innovation Using SCAMPER5分鐘

2 個閱讀材料

Introduction to SCAMPER10分鐘

SCAMPER and 6 Thinking Hats10分鐘

1 個練習

Knowledge Check: SCAMPER20分鐘

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7

週 7

完成時間為 6 小時

Using the Tools in Combination

Now that you have mastered a wide range of creativity tools and developed competency in their application over a wide range of situations and domains, we will wrap up by asking you to use these tool in combinations and apply these in context and scenarios that are also related to your own discipline or context. This will help you reinforce the concepts that you have learnt so far and enable you to use the creativity tools freely in problem solving and idea generation.

完成時間為 6 小時

9 個視頻（總計 235 分鐘）, 6 個閱讀材料, 1 個測驗

9 個視頻

Examples of Application: Circle Brainstorming1分鐘

State of the Art Software: B-Link2分鐘

Course Wrap Up1分鐘

Peter Childs on Creative Thinking1分鐘

Webinar 1: Meet Peter Childs55分鐘

Webinar 2: Let's meet Charlotte Slingsby46分鐘

Webinar 3: Discover Alan Moore41分鐘

Webinar 4: Meet Shafina Vohra37分鐘

Webinar 5: Daniela Paredes Fuentes45分鐘

6 個閱讀材料

Introduction10分鐘

Creative Problem Solving10分鐘

The Double Diamond Model10分鐘

Circle Brainstorming Steps10分鐘

E-tivity: B-Link10分鐘

CTT Newsletters10分鐘

1 個練習

Knowledge-Check: Overview of Creative Thinking Techniques20分鐘

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