[okfn-br] Fwd: [Wmfall] Free online class w/Stanford: Crash Course on Creativity

[Everton Zanella Alvarenga]

Parece interessante o curso. Uma amiga recomendou esse livro sobre o
assunto, Creativity, by Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi<http://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Flow-Psychology-Discovery-Invention/dp/0060928204>
 (Wikipedia about him <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi>),
que comecei a ler recentemente. Abraços, Tom

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From: Joady Lohr <jlohr em wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 1:38 PM
Subject: [Wmfall] Free online class w/Stanford: Crash Course on Creativity
To: "Staff (All)" <wmfall em lists.wikimedia.org>


Just came across this - a free course from Stanford!  It's online and
available to anyone, anywhere in the world :)

If you're interested, you'll need to act quick since the class starts April
22.  To sign-up, go to: http://venture-lab.org/creativity

The Course

This crash course is designed to explore several factors that stimulate and
inhibit creativity in individuals, teams, and organizations. In each
session we will focus on a different variable related to creativity, such
as framing problems, challenging assumptions, and creative teams.

The course is highly experiential, requiring each student to participate
actively, taking on weekly projects. Each Wednesday a new challenge will be
presented, and the results are due the following Tuesday. Some of the
challenges will be completed individually, and some will be done in teams.
There will be a two-week project toward the end of the course that will
allow you to use all the tools you have learned.

To foster collaboration and learning between the students, we will craft
teams for each assignment. Each project will be done with a different team,
so students get a chance to work with a wide variety of participants. All
submissions will be viewed and evaluated by the course participants. There
will also be a course Twitter feed and Facebook page, and several scheduled
Google Hangouts that will enable active discussions on specific topics.

Recommended textbook: *inGenius: A Crash Course on
Creativity<http://www.amazon.com/inGenius-Course-Creativity-Tina-Seelig/dp/0062020706>
by
Tina Seelig*.

*Workload*
Expect to spend between 1 - 5 hours a week on the course.

*Technical Requirements*
You need a computer that allows you to watch the video lectures, and the
ability to upload your assignments, which will be images, videos, slides,
and text. You will also be required to collaborate with teammates via
email, skype, and other free online tools.

*Prerequisites*
This is an introductory course designed for anyone, anywhere in the world.
There are no prerequisites. It would be helpful to have basic skills taking
digital photos, creating slide, presentations, and creating short videos
for your homework submissions.

*Course Content*
The course is designed to introduce you to a set of tools for generating
new ideas individually and as part of a team, including opportunity
identification, reframing problems, connecting and combining ideas, and
challenging assumptions. We will also discuss team dynamics, creative
communication, and cultures that support creative problem solving.

*Team Projects*
There are several short team projects in the course. You can bring your own
team or we will create one for you.

*Evaluation*
Because this course focuses on creativity, evaluation of the projects is
necessarily subjective. Our goal is to make sure that you get thoughtful
feedback on your submissions and to showcase the most creative solutions
for each challenge. To do this, the entire class will be involved in
providing feedback on the assignments. The more projects you review, the
more feedback you receive on your project. Also, you will be getting
guidance and feedback on your evaluations in order to make sure they are as
accurate and constructive as possible. The projects that are the most
highly rated will be showcased on the course home page.


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Joady Lohr
Director of Human Resources
Wikimedia Foundation
p. 415.839.6885 x6824
www.wikimediafoundation.org

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-- 
Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom)
"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful
than a life spent doing nothing."
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