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Ignite Your Everyday Creativity
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 19 hours
  • Course by The State University of New York
  • Offered by

About

Creativity is an essential skill for the 21st Century that is innate in all people and can be nurtured. We constantly need new and better ideas for almost every aspect of our professional and personal lives. The goal of this course is to help you recognize, develop and act upon the creativity that you already possess. We will accomplish this using three methods: b aware, b inspired, and b creative. Upon completion of this course participants will: Recognize the inherent creativity in yourself and others. Identify characteristics of a creative person that relate to yourself. Develop creative problem solving skills using the basic elements of the creative process. Examine qualities of a creative environment in real world settings. Evaluate an idea using the creative product criteria.

Modules

Course Introduction

    • 3 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Course Introduction
  • Everyday Creativity Assignment
  • Magic Wand Wishes

2 Readings

  • Course Overview
  • Assignments

Definitions of Creativity

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Definition of Creativity

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Myths of Creativity

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Myths of Creativity

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Deferring Judgment

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Deferring Judgement

1 Readings

  • Assignments

The Developmental Trajectory of Creativity

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Developmental Trajectory of Creativity

1 Readings

  • Assignments

History of the International Center for Studies in Creativity

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • History of International Center for Studies in Creativity

1 Readings

  • Assignments

The Four Ps

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • The Four Ps

1 Readings

  • Assignments

#bAware

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • #bAware

#bInspired

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Brendan Bannon
  • Katherine Conway-Turner
  • Brian Nesline

Characteristics of the Creative Person

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Mini-Master Piece

2 Videos

  • Characteristics of the Creative Person
  • Light Switch Plate Assignment

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Creativity Blocks

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Assignments

The Big Three Affective Skills

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • The Big Three Affective Skills

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Playfulness

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Playfulness

1 Readings

  • Assignments

TRYCycle

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • TRYCycle

1 Readings

  • Assignments

The Four Components of Divergent Thinking

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • The Four Components of Divergent Thinking

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Cognitive Style

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Cognitive Style: FourSight

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Neuroscience of Creativity

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Neuroscience of Creativity

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Failure and Making Mistakes

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Failure and Making Mistakes

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Mindfulness

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Mindfulness

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Progress

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Progress

1 Readings

  • Assignments

#bAware

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • #bAware

#bInspired

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Ismet Mamnoon
  • Benjamin Streeter

Dimensions of a Creative Climate

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Dimensions of a Creative Climate

1 Readings

  • Research Study Opportunity

Physical vs. Psychological Press

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Physical vs. Psychological Press

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Culture

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Culture

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Ten Dimensions of a Creative Climate

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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4 Videos

  • Ten Dimensions of a Creative Climate: Idea Time, Idea Support, and Risk-Taking
  • Ten Dimensions of a Creative Climate: Freedom, Dynamism, & Playfulness and Humor
  • Ten Dimensions of a Creative Climate: Challenges, Debates and Conflict
  • Ten Dimensions of a Creative Climate: Trust and Openness

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Overcoming Barriers

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Overcoming Barriers

1 Readings

  • Assignments

#bAware

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • #bAware

#bInspired

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Todd Benzin

Introduction to the Creative Process

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction to the Creative Process

Annoyances

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Annoyances

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Creative Process

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Creative Process

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Brainstorming

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Brainstorming

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Divergent Thinking

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Divergent Thinking

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Convergent Thinking

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Convergent Thinking

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Incubation

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Incubation

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Clarifying Problems

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Clarifying Problems

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Ideation

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Ideation

1 Readings

  • Assignments

PPCo (Pluses, Potentials, Concerns, Overcoming Concerns)

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • PPCo (Pluses, Potentials, Concerns, Overcoming Concerns)

1 Videos

  • PPCo

1 Readings

  • Assignments

What I See Myself Doing Is (WISMDI)… and How/How

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • WISMDI… and How/How

1 Readings

  • Assignments

#bAware

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • #bAware

#bInspired

    • 4 Videos
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4 Videos

  • Tim Switalski
  • Paul Harris
  • Amy Hartman
  • Mike Fox

Definitions of a Creative Product

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Definitions of a Creative Product

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Getting your product ready for evaluation

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Getting your product ready for evaluation

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Prototyping

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Prototyping

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Novelty, Utility, and Surprise

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Product or Idea

1 Videos

  • Novelty, Utility, and Surprise

1 Readings

  • Assignments

#bAware

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • #bAware

#bInspired

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Cheyanne Smith
  • Nelson David
  • Julia Hardick

Embody what you have learned!

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 PeerReview
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2 Peer Review

  • Final Reflection Peer Assignment
  • Creative Portfolio

1 Videos

  • Course Review

1 Readings

  • How to stay up to date

Taking it Forward

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Taking it Forward

The Torrance Incubation Model of Creative Teaching and Learning

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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1 Videos

  • The Torrance Incubation Model of Creative Teaching and Learning

2 Readings

  • Assignments
  • Closing Down

#bInspired

    • 21 Videos
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21 Videos

  • Krista Goldsmith
  • Derrick Moore
  • Erica Swiatek
  • Scott Acquillino
  • Laura Ryan
  • Brad Fuster
  • Julia Figliotti
  • Eric Dolph
  • Lucas Colon
  • Myo Thant
  • Marie Mance
  • Ben Bissell
  • Rebecca Reilly
  • Steve Burgeson
  • Jayme Cellitoci
  • Mike Filipski
  • Robin Harris
  • Phil Vecchione
  • Jo Yudess
  • Molly Sanders Clauss
  • Archana Mishra

Ruth Richards

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Ruth Richards Resources

Auto Summary

Unlock your creative potential with "Ignite Your Everyday Creativity," a foundational personal development course on Coursera. Guided by expert instructors, you'll learn to recognize and nurture your innate creativity, enhance problem-solving skills, and evaluate ideas effectively. Suitable for professionals and individuals alike, this 1140-minute course is available through Starter and Professional subscriptions.

Dr. Cyndi Burnett
Instructors

Dr. Cyndi Burnett

Dr. John F Cabra
Instructors

Dr. John F Cabra