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Teamwork and Creativity
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 24 hours
  • Course by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Offered by

About

In this course, you will enhance your ability and opportunity to work creatively within any organization, learn to understand the importance and role of teamwork within the organization, and develop skills that differentiate yourself as a team player. The professional business skills related to teamwork and creativity gained through this course will help you to succeed working in any organization.

Modules

Course Introduction

    • 1 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Getting to Know Your Classmates

1 Videos

  • Meet Professor Elizabeth Luckman

3 Readings

  • Syllabus
  • About the Discussion Forums
  • Updating Your Profile

Introduction to Modules 1 and 2

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction to Modules 1 and 2

Module 1 Information

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Meet Professors Jeff Loewenstein & Jack Goncalo

2 Readings

  • Module 1 Overview
  • Module 1 Readings

Challenging Perspectives

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Challenging Perspectives Practice Quiz

2 Videos

  • Creativity is a Core Leadership Skill
  • Creativity is a Skill You Can Learn

Changing Perspectives

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Changing Perspectives Practice Quiz

4 Videos

  • The Creative Process
  • Knowledge, Stories, and Perspectives
  • Using, Adding To, Changing, and Building Perspectives
  • Separating Stories from Perspectives

Cueing Creativity

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Cueing Creativity Practice Quiz

5 Videos

  • What Puts Us On the Road to Creativity?
  • The Impasse Cue
  • The Dissatisfaction Cue
  • The Surprise Cue
  • The Crosstalk Cue

Module 1 Activities

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Being Creative: Quiz

Module 2 Information

    • 2 Readings
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2 Readings

  • Module 2 Overview
  • Module 2 Readings

Raw Materials

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Raw Materials Practice Quiz

4 Videos

  • Ideas and Perspectives
  • PAGES Exercise
  • PAGES Exercise Continued
  • More PAGES

End Products

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • End Products Practice Quiz

3 Videos

  • Insights
  • Inventions
  • Enlightenments

Tools for Thinking

    • 4 Videos
    • 4 Assignment
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4 Assignment

  • Analogy Practice Quiz
  • Re-categorization Practice Quiz
  • Combination Practice Quiz
  • Association Practice Quiz

4 Videos

  • Analogy
  • Re-categorization
  • Combination
  • Association

Module 2 Activities

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Quiz
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Raw Materials and End Products: Peer Assessment

1 Videos

  • Concluding Modules 1 and 2

1 Quiz

  • Raw Materials, Tools, and End Products: Quiz

Module 3 Information

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Introduction to Modules 3, 4 and 5

2 Readings

  • Module 3 Overview
  • Module 3 Readings

Social Influence

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Social Influence Practice Quiz

1 Videos

  • Make It Feel Right

Changing Others' Perspectives

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Changing Others' Perspective Practice Quiz

1 Videos

  • Changing Others' Perspectives

Storytelling

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Storytelling Practice Quiz

1 Videos

  • Storytelling

Module 3 Activities

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Pitching Ideas: Quiz

Module 4 Information

    • 2 Readings
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2 Readings

  • Module 4 Overview
  • Module 4 Readings

In the Eye of the Beholder

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • In the Eye of the Beholder Practice Quiz

1 Videos

  • In the Eye of the Beholder

Do I want Creativity?

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Do I Want Creativity? Practice Quiz

1 Videos

  • Do I Want Creativity?

Indicators of Creativity

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Indicators of Creativity Practice Quiz

1 Videos

  • Indicators of Creativity

Pitchers

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Pitchers Practice Quiz

1 Videos

  • Pitchers

Module 4 Activities

    • 1 PeerReview
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Evaluating Ideas: Quiz

1 Peer Review

  • Evaluating Ideas: Peer Assessment

Module 5 Information

    • 2 Readings
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2 Readings

  • Module 5 Overview
  • Module 5 Readings

The Case for Teams

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • The Case for Teams Practice Quiz

1 Videos

  • Connecting Minds

Teams Put Up Barriers

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Teams Put Up Barriers Practice Quiz

1 Videos

  • Teams Put Up Barriers

Uniformity, Silence, and Social Control: How Teams Kill Creativity

    • 7 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • How Teams Kill Creativity Practice Quiz

7 Videos

  • Conformity
  • Blind Obedience
  • Polarization
  • Feeling Like a Deviant When You're Not
  • Common Knowledge
  • Over-confident Teams
  • Why Do We Feel Creative in Teams?

Module 5 Activities

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • The Allure of Creativity: Quiz

1 Peer Review

  • The Allure of Team Creativity: Peer Assessment

1 Videos

  • Concluding Modules 3, 4 and 5

Auto Summary

Enhance your creativity and teamwork skills with this foundational course in Business & Management, taught by Coursera. Over 1440 minutes, you'll learn to work creatively within any organization, understand the importance of teamwork, and develop key professional skills to succeed. Suitable for beginners, with a Starter subscription option available. Perfect for those looking to stand out as effective team players in their careers.

Gies College of Business, University of Illinois
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Gies College of Business, University of Illinois