This course is a basic overview of creative thinking and brainstorming. The course starts with a brief history of the study of creativity and some background into the inception of brainstorming. It also takes a critical look at the potential negatives of group thinking and discusses ways to minimize those in your thinking sessions. The course outlines a series of best practices for planning, facilitating and capturing the ideas from a creative thinking session, as well as several easy-to-implement brainstorm methods that will encourage new and different thinking. The course features 7 different video lectures that are supported by 4 information-packed, downloadable presentations. Overall, this class should take about 1-1.5 hours of watching time, as well as a few hours of prep time to prepare for your brainstorm.

What are the requirements?

A basic of the concept of brainstorming
An interest in applying creative thinking and brainstorming tools to your school, organization or business.
The ability to facilitate or find someone to facilitate your brainstorm meetings.
What am I going to get from this course?

Over 13 lectures and 2.5 hours of content!
In this course, you will gain a better understanding of creative thinking and brainstorming
You will learn the basics of meeting facilitation
You will learn multiple brainstorm methods to encourage new and different thinking
By the end of this course you will be able to plan and host a successful brainstorm
What is the target audience?

This course is for anyone who is interested in spurring creative thinking within their school, organization or business. It offers simple, practical advice on how to improve your creative thinking and brainstorming skills
Business professionals interested in professional development of their creative thinking skills