About this course: Creativity requires us to collaborate with others. This course is designed to make you a better creative collaborator. Creativity can require us to bring together knowledge from different areas, often known by different people. We need to foster effective collaboration rather than have those differences lead to misunderstandings and conflict. The ideas that we generate, individually or collectively, will be evaluated by others, such as bosses, funders, and customers. These audiences will likely have different concerns when they hear about your ideas and are likely to evaluate ideas differently than you do. We need to pitch our ideas in ways that get others excited about them, rather than bored or confused, so that we can expand the group of collaborators in our creative efforts.
Created by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Taught by: Jeffrey Loewenstein, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
Department of Business Administration
Taught by: Jack Goncalo, Professor
Department of Business Administration
| Basic Info | Course 4 of 7 in the Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship Specialization |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Complete this course to work toward:
Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship Specialization
This course is part of the 7-course Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship Specialization from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master of Business Administration (iMBA)
This course is part of the fully-online 18 courses plus three capstone projects degree program
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Course Orientation
You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.
1 video, 4 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Video: Meet Professors Loewenstein & Goncalo
- Reading: Syllabus
- Reading: About the Discussion Forums
- Practice Quiz: Orientation Quiz
- Reading: Updating Your Profile
- Discussion Prompt: Getting to Know Your Classmates
- Reading: Social Media
Module 1: The Allure of Team Creativity
9 videos, 2 readings, 3 practice quizzes
- Reading: Module 1 Overview
- Reading: Module 1 Readings and Resources
- Video: 1-1.1 Connecting Minds
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 1-1 Practice Quiz
- Video: 1-2.1 Teams Put Up Barriers
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 1-2 Practice Quiz
- Video: 1-3.1 Conformity
- Video: 1-3.2 Blind Obedience
- Video: 1-3.3 Polarization
- Video: 1-3.4 Feeling Like a Deviant When You're Not
- Video: 1-3.5 Common Knowledge
- Video: 1-3.6 Over-confident Teams
- Video: 1-3.7 Why Do We Feel Creative in Teams?
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 1-3 Practice Quiz
Graded: Module 1 Peer Assessment
Graded: Module 1 Graded Quiz
WEEK 2
Module 2: Breaking the Barriers to Team Creativity
6 videos, 2 readings, 6 practice quizzes
- Reading: Module 2 Overview
- Reading: Module 2 Readings and Resources
- Video: 2-1.1 Leveraging Social Influence
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 2-1 Practice Quiz
- Video: 2-2.1 Individualism
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 2-2 Practice Quiz
- Video: 2-3.1 Norms that Permit Dissent
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 2-3 Practice Quiz
- Video: 2-4.1 Norms that Permit Competition
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 2-4 Practice Quiz
- Video: 2-5.1 The Strong Culture Debate
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 2-5 Practice Quiz
- Video: 2-6.1 Breaking Barriers and Being Creative in Teams
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 2-6 Practice Quiz
Graded: Module 2 Graded Quiz
WEEK 3
Module 3: Evaluating Ideas
4 videos, 2 readings, 4 practice quizzes
- Reading: Module 3 Overview
- Reading: Module 3 Readings and Resources
- Video: 3-1.1 In the Eye of the Beholder
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 3-1 Practice Quiz
- Video: 3-2.1 Do I Want Creativity?
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 3-2 Practice Quiz
- Video: 3-3.1 Indicators of Creativity
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 3-3 Practice Quiz
- Video: 3-4.1 Pitchers
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 3-4 Practice Quiz
Graded: Module 3 Peer Assessment
Graded: Module Graded 3 Quiz
WEEK 4
Module 4: Pitching Ideas
4 videos, 2 readings, 4 practice quizzes
- Reading: Module 4 Overview
- Reading: Module 4 Readings and Resources
- Video: 4-1.1 Make it Feel Right
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 4-1 Practice Quiz
- Video: Changing Others' Perspectives
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 4-2 Practice Quiz
- Video: 4-3.1 Storytelling
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 4-3 Practice Quiz
- Video: 4-4.1 Module 4 & Course Wrap-up
- Practice Quiz: Lesson 4-4 Practice Quiz
Graded: Module 4 Graded Quiz
FAQs
How It Works
Coursework
Each course is like an interactive textbook, featuring pre-recorded videos, quizzes and projects.
Help from Your Peers
Connect with thousands of other learners and debate ideas, discuss course material, and get help mastering concepts.
Certificates
Earn official recognition for your work, and share your success with friends, colleagues, and employers.
Creators
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a world leader in research, teaching and public engagement, distinguished by the breadth of its programs, broad academic excellence, and internationally renowned faculty and alumni. Illinois serves the world by creating knowledge, preparing students for lives of impact, and finding solutions to critical societal needs.
Pricing
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| Access to graded materials | Not available | Available |
| Receive a final grade | Not available | Available |
| Earn a shareable Course Certificate | Not available | Available |
Ratings and Reviews
Insightful and entertaining course, highly recommended if you're expected to build and foster creative work.
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This section explores creativity and teamwork. Teams inherently focus on cooperation and often have social structures which limit creativity. How can you overcome obstacles and coax innovation and creativity in a team? How can you persuade groups to consider and select new creative ideas? This is another dimension of the same problem with group decision making. You will learn what obstacles can be destructive to creativity and innovation and methods to overcome the obstacles.