Creativity & Innovation: Personal Creativity - Online

This course addresses Personal Creativity. Through tools and exercises drawn from Adrian Brown' book, Creativity & Innovation, it seeks to help unlock the creativity within individuals.

By stimulating creativity through various techniques (mind-mapping, DO-IT, SCAMPER, right and left brain thinking) participants learn to tap into their personal creativity and apply it to organizational challenges.

This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 90 days.


This course is designed for adult learners interested in exploring and expanding their personal and professional creativity.
Students will be able to:
  • Understand the basis of personal creativity
  • Explain the uses of creative tools
  • Understand the differences between vertical and lateral thinking
  • Employ creative tools like SCAMPER, random input, mind-mapping, and DO IT
  • Describe the key characteristics of personal creativity
  • Understand the issues surrounding measuring creativity
"I really enjoyed the interactive tools - they kept me engaged in a subject I would otherwise view as 'boring.'"
"Everything is written in a way that is easy to understand. I loved the creativity of how everything was presented. It kept my interest more than the BORING textbooks! Thanks so much. This is exactly what I needed!"
"This module helped me understand things better. Its simplicity is easy to follow, understand, and retain."
"This is an awesome resource, each section is short and interesting, with beautiful visual aids."
"This is the first time in my long life that I have ever taken a course and test on line. I found it extremely user friendly, particularly for a novice such as myself."
3 - 5 hours
Outline currently being developed.