Harness the power of critical thinking to find creative solutions to complex problems with this free online course. We all have creative potential but we need to learn how to apply our creativity to succeed in our personal and professional lives. This course guides you through the steps taken to develop your creativity and critical thinking skills. We explain how to combine creativity and innovation to solve complex problems. We help you to hone your decision-making skills and develop a workplace culture in which thinking ‘out of the box’ is the norm.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 195215 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Explain how to find the root cause of a problem • Discuss using different problem-solving models to find the best solution to any problem • Outline Tim Hurson's ‘Productive Thinking Model’ used in creative problem solving • List the problem-solving tools used to address challenging issues • Explain how to use fishbone diagrams to solve problems • Discuss ways to improve decision-making skills and make good collective decisions • Define ‘critical thinking’ and outline the characteristics of a critical thinker • Distinguish between ‘creativity’ and ‘innovation’ and compare their role in problem solving • Summarise the role of creativity and innovation in business • Define ‘group creativity’ and the application of the ‘Recognise, Anticipate and Problem-solve’ (RAP) model • Explain how to use analogies, metaphors and mind-mapping to solve problems creatively |
| Course Code | 6095 |
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