Creative Thinking & Brainstorming
- 3 Courses | 1h 9m 55s
- 8 Books | 27h 5m
- 12 Audiobooks | 24h 19m 34s
Brainstorming is one of the most effective creative thinking techniques. See how to generate innovative thinking to spur new ideas. Here, you'll learn ways to get, and keep, the creative juices flowing.
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Nurturing the Creative Power of Your Team
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1m 24s
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COURSES INCLUDED
Nurturing the Creative Power of Your Team
In the business world, creativity isn't a luxury but a necessity. It's the driving force for innovation, problem-solving, and staying ahead of the competition. But creativity doesn't flourish in isolation; it grows when it's nurtured and cultivated within the team. As a leader, you can do this by encouraging creativity in your leadership style. A leader cannot manage for creativity. They can, however, create an environment that encourages creativity. In this course, you'll learn the challenges that prevent organizations from promoting a creative culture. You'll learn strategies to leverage creativity for competitive advantage. You'll also learn tips for fostering a culture of excellence through creativity and creating a safe space to learn from failure.
6 videos |
28m
Assessment
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Unleashing Personal and Team Creativity
Believe it or not, everyone has the potential to be creative. If you're struggling to express your ideas, then something is getting in the way. But with the right approach and techniques, team leaders can provide a safe space that encourages brainstorming, innovating, and creative thinking. In this course, you'll learn about characteristics of creative people, how to overcome personal barriers, and how to foster team innovation in a work environment. It describes personal barriers to creativity and how to overcome them and provides strategies for enhancing creativity in the workplace. It also outlines key requirements for promoting creativity and explores techniques for fostering creativity in teams.
7 videos |
22m
Assessment
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Verifying and Building on Creative Ideas
You might not describe yourself as a creative person, but everyday activities - like problem solving or spotting opportunities - rely on your creative thinking and innovation. Originality is key, but your ideas also have to work within real-world constraints. In this course, you'll learn about the different stages of innovating and techniques for verifying the workability of your ideas. You'll also discover guidelines and techniques for building on and testing an idea, such as brainstorming. The course outlines when to use research and simulations to check the workability of an idea, and it discusses ways to build on ideas effectively.
6 videos |
18m
Assessment
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Digital badges are yours to keep, forever.BOOKS INCLUDED
Book
An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity: Think More, Think BetterOutlining the tools needed to become a critical as well as creative thinker, this book introduces relevant theories in conjunction with real-life examples and findings from cognitive science and psychology to illustrate how the theories can be applied in fields and careers.
5h 35m
By Joe Y. F. Lau
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Simply Brilliant: Powerful Techniques to Unlock Your Creativity and Spark New IdeasUsing his CreativityWorks framework, creativity and innovation expert Bernhard Schroeder explains how to break out of your mental box, reignite natural curiosity, and move step-by-step through a set of exercises that help individuals and teams.
2h 59m
By Bernhard Schroeder
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Innovation at Work: 55 Activities to Spark Your Team's CreativityContaining worksheets, questions, and case studies to inspire discussion as well as assessments for determining managers' openness to innovation, this handy book provides readers with a roadmap for fostering creativity and innovation in any team, in any industry.
2h 4m
By Richard Brynteson
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Good Thinking: Seven Powerful Ideas That Influence the Way We ThinkDo you know what economists mean when they refer to you as a "rational agent"? Or why a psychologist might label your idea a "creative insight"? After reading this book, you will know how the best and brightest thinkers judge the ways we decide, argue, solve problems, and tell right from wrong.
3h 49m
By Denise D. Cummins
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Mind Mapping For DummiesInvestigating advanced mind mapping techniques for a range of purposes, including studying for exams, improving memory, project management, and maximizing creativity, this book shows you how to unlock your brain's potential.
2h 22m
By Florian Rustler
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Unlocking Creativity: How to Solve Any Problem and Make the Best Decisions by Shifting Creative MindsetsHighly relevant to the growth crises many enterprises face in today's economic landscape, this insightful and informative book examines how to break barriers to spark creativity and foster new ideas.
3h 21m
By Michael A. Roberto
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Big Book of Brainstorming Games: Quick, Effective Activities that Encourage Out-of-the-Box Thinking, Improve Collaboration, and Spark Great Ideas!Packed with physical and verbal exercises to help you organize and run a brainstorming session, this book gives you the tools and knowledge to build a solid, structured foundation for free-form interaction and fearless conceptualizing.
1h 56m
By Mary Scannell, Mike Mulvihill
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How to Develop Your Creative Identity at Work: Integrating Personal Creativity Within Your Professional RoleHow to Develop Your Creative Identity at Work is based on the most recent creativity research, which analyzes how creativity plays an important part in the individual's sense of identity.
4h 59m
By Oana Velcu-Laitinen
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AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and CollaborationWritten by two masters of comedy and improv, Yes, And uses hilarious but insightful real-life anecdotes to show how improv can be incorporated into the business world. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
11m 57s
By Kelly Leonard, Tom Yorton
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Your Creative Mind: Disrupt Your Thinking, Abandon Your Comfort Zone, and Develop Bold New StrategiesIn Your Creative Mind, author Scott Cochrane wakes up dormant creativity so you can innovate purposefully. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
22m 5s
By Scott Cochrane
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The Ideas Book: 50 Ways to Generate Ideas More EffectivelyIn The Ideas Book, author Kevin Duncan outlines tools that represent a fast and effective way to clear the mind, thus enabling you to formulate fresh ideas effectively. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
19m 30s
By Kevin Duncan
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement and Creativity at WorkThe Progress Principle is the ultimate leadership handbook for creating an environment that encourages passion, creativity, and a desire to excel. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
10m 52s
By Steven Kramer, Teresa Amabile
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
The Four Lenses of Innovation: A Power Tool for Creative ThinkingWhether you're struggling with writer's block or just can't seem to conjure a brilliant idea at the drop of a hat, The Four Lenses of Innovation provides a road map to becoming more inventive with less effort. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
9m 55s
By Rowan Gibson
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
A Peacock in the Land of Penguins: A Fable about Creativity and Courage, 4th EditionA Peacock in the Land of Penguins showcases how new ways of doing things can be difficult for certain companies, but why it is important to value diversity in the workplace. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
17m 31s
By BJ Gallagher, Warren H. Schmidt
Audiobook
The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at WorkCombining creativity tools and techniques with real-world stories of innovative people and businesses, this audio edition is a provocation, an inspiration, and an invitation to unleash the innate creativity that lies within each of us. Read by the author.
3h 58m 38s
By Natalie Nixon
Audiobook
How to be a Brilliant Thinker: Exercise Your Mind and Find Creative SolutionsThis audio edition will help you to conceive, evaluate and implement great ideas as well as improve your memory, sell your ideas and win arguments.
4h 40m 18s
By Paul Sloane
Audiobook
Poke the BoxThis audio edition will nudge you away from conformity and toward ingenuity, toward answering unknown questions for yourself. Read by the author.
2h 15m 3s
By Seth Godin
Audiobook
Out Think: How Innovative Leaders Drive Exceptional OutcomesThis audio edition presents insights, stories, and actionable take-aways based on interviews and collaboration with thought-leaders across industries to drive the change that leaders want and need in their organizations. Read by the author.
7h 49m 58s
By G. Shawn Hunter
Audiobook
The Brainpower Booster: Seven Powerful Strategies For Becoming SmarterThis audio edition will teach you to quickly learn, process, and remember all types of information. Read by the author.
1h 53m 47s
By Howard Stephen Berg
Audiobook
Creativity & Problem SolvingContaining mind-stimulating exercises and down-to-earth strategies, this audio edition will help anyone tap into the root source of their own intuitive genius. Read by the author.
2h 10m
By Brian Tracy
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