Thinking Creatively

While we often think of creativity as an inherent trait, anyone—whether they're an artist or an actuary—can learn how to be more creative. In this course, explore the different ways to learn creativity, and discover how to be more creative both on an individual basis and in a team setting. Instructor Drew Boyd shares the importance and power of creativity, goes over the barriers to creativity, and shows you some behaviors and techniques that can help you generate novel ideas or solutions to problems, as an individual. He covers ways to create a creativity dream team, facilitate effective group sessions for a better creative output, select the best ideas, and more.

Topics include:
Understanding ways to learn creativity
Understanding the barriers to creativity
Applying the subtraction technique
Applying the division technique
Applying the multiplication technique
Applying the attribute dependency theory
Creating a creativity dream team
Facilitating group creativity
Selecting the best ideas