Creative and Design Thinking: process and tools for innovation
Section outline
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Week 1 introduces the main theories and authors that study creativity from different perspectives. It also introduces the main elements of creativity through both theories and practical exercise: creative process, divergent and convergent modes, lateral thinking, the creative mindset and the creative environment.
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Week 2 discusses the relationship between Creative Thinking, Design Thinking and Innovation, highlighting the importance of adopting a process and a Human-Centred approach to reach innovation. Design Thinking is explained and the IDEActivity process, structured in 4 main steps, will be presented.
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Week 3 to 6 are entirely dedicated to deeply explore and practice the 4 steps of the IDEActivity process. From Clarify Goal to Prototype moving through Define Opportunity and Idea. Each week will focus on a specific step, presenting its main goal and a selection of design and creativity tools that support the activities within the steps and obtain powerful results.
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Week 3 to 6 are entirely dedicated to deeply explore and practice the 4 steps of the IDEActivity process. From Clarify Goal to Prototype moving through Define Opportunity and Idea. Each week will focus on a specific step, presenting its main goal and a selection of design and creativity tools that support the activities within the steps and obtain powerful results.
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Week 3 to 6 are entirely dedicated to deeply explore and practice the 4 steps of the IDEActivity process. From Clarify Goal to Prototype moving through Define Opportunity and Idea. Each week will focus on a specific step, presenting its main goal and a selection of design and creativity tools that support the activities within the steps and obtain powerful results.
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Week 3 to 6 are entirely dedicated to deeply explore and practice the 4 steps of the IDEActivity process. From Clarify Goal to Prototype moving through Define Opportunity and Idea. Each week will focus on a specific step, presenting its main goal and a selection of design and creativity tools that support the activities within the steps and obtain powerful results.