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Provided by: Serebra Learning Corporation The Foundations of Creativity and Innovation |
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Training
Provided by Serebra Learning Corporation
What is creativity, and how does it affect the brain? Why is it that people often have many of their best ideas once they leave work, when performing the most mundane tasks? Is this a coincidence, or is there a particular reason for it? As more and more organizations encourage employees to propose creative and innovative ideas in the workplace, it's imperative that you understand the foundations of creativity and innovation, how creative thought happens, and what is needed to stimulate it further. This course begins with definitions and an exploration of the science of creativity, including biological and psychological perspectives. You will then examine specific models that are used to explain creativity and innovation. Of course, creativity is not a "dry" subject. The human mind must be stimulated, excited, and nurtured to produce creative thinking. In short, people need the right climate and culture for creativity and innovation to flourish. Starting with an examination of the barriers to fostering a creat This course is for anyone who wants to be more creative and innovative at work. This includes team members and team leaders, and those appointed to roles with responsibility for innovation, such as innovation directors, product development managers, and R&D specialists.
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The Foundations of Creativity and Innovation
Audience
This course is for anyone who wants to be more creative and innovative at work. This includes team members and team leaders, and those appointed to roles with responsibility for innovation, such as innovation directors, product development managers, and R&D specialists.
Topics
Objectives
- Definitions and Science of Creativity and Innovation
- recognize the benefits of knowing the biological and psychological fundamentals of creativity and innovation.
- distinguish between examples of creativity and innovation.
- distinguish between alpha, beta, theta, and delta brainwaves in relation to creativity.
- determine how to boost a team's creativity in a hypothetical business situation, based on brainwave theory.
- recognize how the psychological terms "restructuring" and "functional fixedness" apply to creative thinking.Models of Creativity and Innovation
- recognize the value of using models to understand how creative and innovative thinking takes place.
- distinguish between the stages of Wallas' Model of Creativity.
- use the Wallas Model of Creativity to recommend the next step for a creative assignment.
- correctly apply Osborn's 7-Step Model to a given business situation, to stimulate creative and innovative thinking.Creating the Right Culture
- recognize the
About The Training Provider: Serebra Learning Corporation
Serebra Learning Corporation - Serebra Learning Corporation provides technology-based training solutions through a combination of Cortex, its proprietary learning management system (LMS), and a curriculum catalog with over 1, 825 current courseware titles. Founded in 1987 (as FirstClass Systems, with a name change to Serebra in 2001), Serebra has over sixteen years" experience delivering e-learning solutions to both...
