Creative Problem Solving Coursework
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Creative Problem Solving Certification
Course Duration: 12 hours - Requisition: 28 days
In the past few decades, psychologists and business people alike have discovered that successful problem solvers tend to use the same type of process to identify and implement the solutions to their problems. This process works for any kind of problem, large or small.
The Creative Problem-Solving coursework will give participants an overview of the entire creative problem-solving process, as well as key problem-solving tools that they can use every day. Skills such as brainstorming, information gathering, analyzing data, and identifying resources will be covered throughout the coursework.
Career Pathway
- Family Business Owner
- Manager/ Superpvisor
- HR Manager
- Small Business Owner
- Solutions Manager
Assessment
- Case Study
- Multiple choice questions quiz
Benefits
- Gain quality workplace skills and experience to help launch your career.
- Develop work-related skills and experiences that are recognized by employers.
- Develop independence and confidence in an adult learning environment.
- Gain an insight into various industry areas to help you decide on a career pathway.
- Potentially gain recognition for prior learning for your previous study or work.
- High-quality course written by industry experts with easy to understand course content
- Course materials provided online with unlimited tutor support – no textbooks to buy
- Gain an Australian Certificate upon your successful completion of coursework (Certificate hard copy will be posted to you)
- Course may be tax deductible - see your tax advisor
Coursework Objectives:
- Understand problems and the creative problem-solving process
- Identify types of information to gather and key questions to ask in problem solving
- Identify the importance of defining a problem correctly
- Identify and use four different problem definition tools
- Write concrete problem statements
- Use basic brainstorming tools to generate ideas for solutions
- Evaluate potential solutions against criteria, including cost/benefit analysis and group voting
- Perform a final analysis to select a solution
- Understand the roles that fact and intuition play in selecting a solution
- Understand the need to refine the shortlist and redefine it
- Understand how to identify the tasks and resources necessary to implement solutions
- Evaluate and adapt solutions to reality
Course Contents
Career Development
Module One: Getting Started
Coursework Objectives
Module Two: The Problem-Solving Method
What is a Problem?
What is Creative Problem Solving?
What are the Steps in the Creative Solving Process?
Case Study
Module Two: Review Questions
Module Three: Information Gathering
Understanding Types of Information
Identifying Key Questions
Methods of Gathering Information
Case Study
Module Three: Review Questions
Module Four: Problem Definition
Defining the Problem
Determining Where the Problem Originated
Defining the Present State and the Desired State
Stating and Restating the Problem
Analyzing the Problem
Writing the Problem Statement
Case Study
Module Four: Review Questions
Module Five: Preparing for Brainstorming
Identifying Mental Blocks
Removing Mental Blocks
Stimulating Creativity
Case Study
Module Five: Review Questions
Module Six: Generating Solutions (I)
Brainstorming Basics
Brainwriting and Mind Mapping
Duncker Diagrams
Case Study
Module Six: Review Questions
Module Seven: Generating Solutions (II)
The Morphological Matrix
The Six Thinking Hats
The Blink Method
Case Study
Module Seven: Review Questions
Module Eight: Analyzing Solutions
Developing Criteria
Analyzing Wants and Needs
Using Cost/Benefit Analysis
Case Study
Module Eight: Review Questions
Module Nine: Selecting a Solution
Doing a Final Analysis
Paired Comparison Analysis
Analyzing Potential Problems
Case Study
Module Nine: Review Questions
Module Ten: Planning Your Next Steps
Identifying Tasks
Identifying Resources
Implementing, Evaluating, and Adapting
Case Study
Module Ten: Review Questions
Module Eleven: Recording Lessons Learned
Planning the Follow-Up Meeting
Celebrating Successes
Identifying Improvements
Case Study
Module Eleven: Review Questions
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Words from the Wise
Course curriculum
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1
MODULE 01
- Creative Problem Solving Getting Started
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2
MODULE 02
- Creative Problem Solving The Problem Solving Method
- Creative Problem Solving Case Study Module 02
- Module 02 Quiz
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3
MODULE 03
- Creative Problem Solving Information Gathering
- Creative Problem Solving Case Study Module 03
- Module 03 Quiz
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4
MODULE 04
- Creative Problem Solving Problem Definition
- Creative Problem Solving Case Study Module 04
- Module 04 Quiz
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5
MODULE 05
- Creative Problem Solving Preparing for Brainstorming
- Creative Problem Solving Case Study Module 05
- Module 05 Quiz
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MODULE 06
- Creative Problem Solving Generating Solutions (I)
- Creative Problem Solving Case Study Module 06
- Module 06 Quiz
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MODULE 07
- Creative Problem Solving Generating Solutions (II)
- Creative Problem Solving Case Study Module 07
- Module 07 Quiz
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MODULE 08
- Creative Problem Solving Analyzing Solutions
- Creative Problem Solving Case Study Module 08
- Module 08 Quiz
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MODULE 09
- Creative Problem Solving Selecting a Solution
- Creative Problem Solving Case Study Module 09
- Module 09 Quiz
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MODULE 10
- Creative Problem Solving Planning Your Next Steps
- Creative Problem Solving Case Study 10
- Module 10 Quiz
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MODULE 11
- Creative Problem Solving Recording Lessons Learned
- Creative Problem Solving Case Study Module 11
- Module 11 Quiz
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Module 12
- Creative Problem Solving Wrapping Up
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Hypothetical Scenario
- Hypothetical Scenario
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Pricing options
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$199.00