Creativity Toolkit I: Changing Perspectives

About this course: Thinking and doing the same things faster and better is not enough; we need creativity. Fortunately, creativity is a skill you can learn. This course will examine when, why, and how we can be creative. It examines the cues that trigger us to consider being creative. It provides a road map of the creative process – the process of changing our perspectives – and the kinds of outcomes that result from creativity. It examines how we can go through the creative process more efficiently and more effectively by examining what is changing about our thinking and how we can make those changes. The end result is more flexible thinking that can be used to recognize and develop new opportunities.

Earn credit toward a master's degree This course is part of the fully-online accredited Master of Business Administration (iMBA) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Learn More Created by:  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Taught by:  Jeffrey Loewenstein, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior

  Department of Business Administration

• Taught by:  Jack Goncalo, Professor

  Department of Business Administration

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Syllabus


WEEK 1


Course Orientation
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.


2 videos, 4 readings, 1 practice quiz expand

1. Video: Welcome to Creativity Toolkit I: Changing Perspectives!
2. Video: Meet Professors Loewenstein & Goncalo
3. Reading: Syllabus
4. Reading: About the Discussion Forums
5. Practice Quiz: Orientation Quiz
6. Reading: Updating Your Profile
7. Discussion Prompt: Getting to Know Your Classmates
8. Reading: Social Media

Module 1: Being Creative
In this module you will learn why creativity matters, what creativity is, and how to get started being creative.


10 videos, 2 readings, 2 practice quizzes expand

1. Reading: Module 1 Overview
2. Reading: Module 1 Readings and Resources
3. Video: Creativity is a Core Leadership Skill
4. Video: Creativity is a Skill You Can Learn
5. Practice Quiz: Lesson 1-1 Practice Quiz
6. Video: The Creative Process
7. Video: Knowledge, Stories, and Perspectives
8. Video: Using, Adding To, Changing, and Building Perspectives
9. Video: What Puts Us On the Road to Creativity?
10. Video: The Impasse Cue
11. Video: The Dissatisfaction Cue
12. Video: The Surprise Cue
13. Video: The Crosstalk Cue
14. Practice Quiz: Lesson 1-3 Practice Quiz

Graded: Module 1 Quiz

WEEK 2


Module 2: Raw Materials and End Products
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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1. Reading: Module 2 Overview
2. Reading: Module 2 Readings and Resources
3. Video: Ideas and Perspectives
4. Video: PAGES Exercise
5. Video: PAGES Exercise Continued
6. Video: PAGES
7. Practice Quiz: Lesson 2-1 Practice Quiz
8. Video: Insights
9. Video: Inventions
10. Video: Enlightenments
11. Practice Quiz: Lesson 2-2 Practice Quiz

Graded: Module 2 Peer Assessment
Graded: Module 2 Quiz

WEEK 3


Module 3: Tools for Thinking
In this module, you will learn how to help yourself change your perspectives using four tools.


4 videos, 2 readings, 4 practice quizzes expand

1. Reading: Module 3 Overview
2. Reading: Module 3 Readings and Resources
3. Video: Analogy
4. Practice Quiz: Lesson 3-1 Practice Quiz
5. Video: Re-categorization
6. Practice Quiz: Lesson 3-2 Practice Quiz
7. Video: Combination
8. Practice Quiz: Lesson 3-3 Practice Quiz
9. Video: Association
10. Practice Quiz: Lesson 3-4 Practice Quiz

Graded: Module 3 Peer Assessment
Graded: Module 3 Quiz

WEEK 4


Module 4: The Creative Journey
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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1. Reading: Module 4 Overview
2. Reading: Module 4 Readings and Resources
3. Video: Creativity is a Journey
4. Practice Quiz: Lesson 4-1 Practice Quiz
5. Video: Reality of Rejection
6. Practice Quiz: Lesson 4-2 Practice Quiz
7. Video: Why Persist?
8. Video: Intrinsic Motivation: Interview with Michael Williamson
9. Practice Quiz: Lesson 4-3 Practice Quiz
10. Video: Module 4 & Course Wrap-Up

Graded: Module 4 Quiz