As a result of this course, participants will be able to:

identify possible blocks to an individual's creativity and 
strategies for overcoming those blocks.

facilitate creative thinking techniques designed to develop 
creative thinking in children and adults.

evaluate techniques for developing creative thinking.

synthesize and adapt the creative thinking techniques to fit a 
variety of cultural contexts and situations.

Related Objectives:

to increase the consciousness of the vital importance of 
creative effort for all people in all cultures with respect to 
professional activities and in personal living, and to 
strengthen motivation to utilize personal creative potential;

to develop an attitude of self-confidence in the ability to be 
deliberately creative and to heighten sensitivity to the 
problems that surround us;

to improve abilities associated with creativity, particularly 
improvement in the ability to produce original ideas of high 
quality for the solution of problems; 

and to practice identification and application of several 
models for creative
problem solving and critical thinking to solve personal and 
professionalproblems in education.

Overcoming blocks to creativity
What is creativity? Divergent Thinking
Fluency, Flexibility, Originality & Elaboration
Metaphorical Thinking - Synectics
Creative Problem Solving
DeBono's Thinking Course
Creativity in the Content Areas