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OLET5704: Creative Thinking and Innovation
2022 unit information
In this unit, you will learn about creative thinking techniques and develop an understanding for how to apply creative thinking to achieve innovative outcomes. The World Economic Forum lists creativity as one of the top skills required in future work environments. As more tasks are becoming automated across industries, creativity is increasingly seen as a skillset that contributes new perspectives and to deliver outcomes that offer a competitive advantage in the market. As a way of thinking, creativity offers an approach for dealing with complexity and uncertainty, and to develop resilience. The unit will unpack these relationships through case studies from the innovation sector interlinked with exercises, such as creative writing. To demonstrate the value of interdisciplinary creativity, the unit will take you through a collaborative exercise, in which you build on ideas from others in the class. As a final step, we will assess and reflect on how creative thinking compares to research methodologies and how it can benefit research projects.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Design Lab |
| Credit points | 2 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Understand why and how creative thinking contributes to innovative outcomes
- LO2. Practice creative thinking techniques
- LO3. Generate ideas that build on and connect input from other disciplines
- LO4. Articulate, in a creative way, discipline specific ideas
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