In this course, you will enhance your ability and opportunity to work creatively within any organization, learn to understand the importance and role of teamwork within the organization, and develop skills that differentiate yourself as a team player. The professional business skills related to teamwork and creativity gained through this course will help you to succeed working in any organization.
Teamwork and Creativity
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Teamwork and Creativity
This course is part of Professional Success Skills Specialization
Instructor: Gies College of Business, University of Illinois
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Approx. 23 hours
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What you'll learn
Generate creative ideas and solutions more frequently
Progress through the creative process more efficiently and systematically
Generate more and better creative ideas so that audiences are more likely to accept them
Generate creative ideas by working effectively with other people, understanding how others might perceive and evaluate your ideas
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Assessments
1 quiz, 23 assignments
Taught in English
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There are 5 modules in this course
This module starts with a course introduction, then you will learn why creativity matters, what creativity is, and how to get started being creative.
What's included
14 videos5 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt
In this module you will learn a way to break down what it is we are currently thinking so that we can consider changing it to generate new outcomes.
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12 videos2 readings1 quiz6 assignments1 peer review
In this module we will examine the role of social influence tactics for encouraging others to respond positively to our requests. There are many ways to encourage people to want to comply. Next, we examine the role of forming communications that are likely to be understood and found appealing by others.
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4 videos2 readings4 assignments
Evaluating ideas is an important part of the larger creative process. This module will examine biases that enter into the process and ways to mitigate them.
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4 videos2 readings5 assignments1 peer review
In this module, you will learn that teams have the potential to stimulate creativity, but they often fall short for a variety of reasons.
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10 videos2 readings4 assignments1 peer review
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