Where do creative ideas come from? Sometimes, if you’re lucky, they land fully formed in your lap. At other times they fizz up from conversations. But more often than not, despite racking your brain, creative ideas can still feel stubbornly out of reach. If you keep finding yourself at creative dead ends, it might be time to start employing some creative-thinking techniques.

Techniques for creative thinking are active. They’re not about sitting around and waiting for inspiration to strike. Using creative-thinking techniques can help you think out of the box, problem-solve, and find innovative solutions to creative challenges. This course will show you how.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Describe indicators of creative thinking such as fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration
• Explain how to implement creative-thinking techniques in your workplace, such as brainstorming, mind mapping, and SCAMPER
• Match different creative thinking techniques to different scenarios

Why take this course?

Whatever industry you’re in, if you’re seeking new ways to liven up your creative thinking, then this is the course for you. In this course you’ll learn about indicators for creative thinking. You’ll also find out how to implement creative-thinking techniques in your workplace, and match different creative-thinking techniques to different scenarios.

10 mins | SCORM | Takeaway Tasks