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Creative thinking is one of the most important skills in future work environments. Whether you are working in a large organisation, creating your own startup, or looking for new opportunities in your life, in this course you will learn how to practice creative thinking to come up with innovative ideas.

Everyone has the capacity to be creative. You don’t have to be in the “creative” sector to use creativity in your work and life. The course provides you with simple tips and techniques to nurture and practice your creative thinking skills. You will hear how the success of Pixar and Nobel Prizes winners is linked to creative thinking and innovation, and how industry experts from Google and IBM use these skills in their work. This course is delivered with the assistance of the team at INCUBATE - The University of Sydney’s Flagship Startup Program. If you’re part of The University of Sydney community, check out their range of free startup courses and programs here: https://incubate.org.au/

Welcome to the course! This module covers common definitions of creativity, what creativity involves and what it doesn’t involve, and how it is applied in practice.

What's included

4 videos9 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts

4 videos•Total 23 minutes
  • Welcome to the course•4 minutes
  • What is creativity?•5 minutes
  • Creativity in the creative arts and beyond•4 minutes
  • Creative thinking in practice - industry case study•10 minutes
9 readings•Total 210 minutes
  • How to navigate the MOOC•5 minutes
  • Overview of assessments and activities•5 minutes
  • Sources of creativity in business•30 minutes
  • Does school kill creativity?•20 minutes
  • Activity - Multiple uses for one object•30 minutes
  • The value of lateral thinking•20 minutes
  • The power of creativity•60 minutes
  • Activity - Finding examples of creative action in your environments•30 minutes
  • Module 1 recap•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 40 minutes
  • Module 1 quiz•40 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 35 minutes
  • Introduce yourself and meet your peers•15 minutes
  • Share your understanding of creativity•20 minutes

In this module, we will look at different definitions and types of innovation.

What's included

3 videos7 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

3 videos•Total 21 minutes
  • What is innovation?•9 minutes
  • How creativity drives innovation in physics and beyond•5 minutes
  • Innovation in practice - industry case study•7 minutes
7 readings•Total 140 minutes
  • Introduction to Module 2•5 minutes
  • Approaches to stimulate innovation•15 minutes
  • Myths of innovation•15 minutes
  • The need for responsible innovation•60 minutes
  • How creativity drives innovation in mathematics•10 minutes
  • Activity - Developing an innovative business idea•30 minutes
  • Module 2 recap•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 60 minutes
  • Module 2 quiz•60 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • What I know now about innovation•10 minutes

In this final module, we will learn how creative thinking and innovation are connected and how we can develop a mindset to foster creativity and innovation.

What's included

6 videos8 readings1 assignment1 peer review

6 videos•Total 45 minutes
  • The link between creative thinking and innovation•10 minutes
  • Building the right mindset•10 minutes
  • How Nobel laureates in medicine make breakthrough discoveries•5 minutes
  • Leading through creative thinking and innovation•7 minutes
  • Tips for using creative thinking and innovation in practice - industry case study•7 minutes
  • How to complete the peer assessment activity•8 minutes
8 readings•Total 85 minutes
  • Introduction to Module 3•5 minutes
  • Need some inspiration?•10 minutes
  • The failure of success•15 minutes
  • The art of insight•10 minutes
  • Why Nobel Prize winners are often creative polymaths•15 minutes
  • Peer review assignment instructions•20 minutes
  • Wrap up and stay connected!•5 minutes
  • Thank you and acknowledgments•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 60 minutes
  • Module 3 quiz•60 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
  • Peer review assignment•60 minutes

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Reviewed on Oct 15, 2024

Great course. If interested in Innovation topic, I recommend taking the other University of Sydney course "Innovation Through Design: Think, Make, Break, Repeat" which complements this one.

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Reviewed on May 3, 2026

This course fueled me to further study creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Reviewed on Aug 27, 2023

It was worth the wait for the final project review.!!!

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