Course Description
Join experts in creativity and management for an outstanding educational experience with a focus on creativity and innovation. Jointly delivered in an exciting partnership between Dalhousie and NSCAD universities, this six-week fully online course covers the creative process, key components of creativity and innovation, and how to bring creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship together in a collaborative process.
Developed and delivered in a first-of-its-kind collaboration with NSCAD University, this program delivers values-based management knowledge with content and activities from the world of art, design & craft.
Learn innovative research tools, techniques and approaches that will empower you to think disruptively and creatively about solutions. The online courses, taught by NSCAD and Dalhousie University instructors, are designed for working professionals, innovators and entrepreneurs who work in a wide range of industries, from business to government and not-for-profit.
Course Outline
Week One: ARTS- and MANAGEMENT-BASED THEORIES OF CREATIVITY
- Introduction to Creativity and Innovation
- Contagious-Resilient Leadership, Dr Heidi Weigand
- Arts-Based Theories of Creativity, Dr. Karin Cope
Week Two: CREATIVE PROCESSES IN ACTION
- Theories of Change, Dr Heidi Weigand
- Creativity with a Capital "C", Marlene Ivey
- Creative Spaces and Places, Marlene Ivey
- Creative Processes in Action, Dr Karin Cope
Week Three: COMPONENTS OF CREATIVITY
- Six Essentials for Creative Life, Dinuk Wijeratne
- Concept Triangle, Dinuk Wijeratne
- Creativity by Mind and Brain, Dr Ray Klein
Week Four: BRIDGING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
- ‘Contagion Effect’, Dr Heidi Weigand
- Innovation and Design Thinking
- Conceptualizing, Connections, and Collaborations
Week Five: INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Grant Sullivan
- From Inspiration to Innovation, Miriam Zitner
- Creative Industries, Greg Dubeau
Week Six: CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Grant Sullivan
- NSCAD Creative Entrepreneurship Lab, Gregory Adolphe-Nazaire
- Dalhousie Creative Destruction Lab
- All Modules Summary: Bringing It All Together, Dr Heidi Weigand and Dr Karin Cope
What You Will Learn
In this course, you will learn:
- to use these new skills to identify problems and generate creative solutions.
- to move from creative idea generation to the practicalities of transforming a novel idea into an innovative and workable solution or product.
- the next steps in the innovation process: implementation or launch, adoption of the product or service, and continuous improvement and innovation.
Recommended For
- Innovation seekers
You have or are anticipating responsibilities for innovation - Entrepreneurs
You have entrepreneurial mindsets and ambitions - Idea generators
You are being asked to generate original ideas to contribute to organizational success
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Creativity and Innovation Certificate : Required