Welcome to this introductory, integrative course in the practice of creative thinking across different domains, from scientific research to the fine arts. Through a series of activities, case studies, and reflective exercises, you will develop practices for creative thinking and reflect critically on their underlying principles and contexts. Furthermore, you will advance your own creative capacities by experimenting with how to make an intentional intervention into the world’s designs, exploring the links between different ways of knowing and the wider contexts that enable or disable certain creative practices. Ultimately, creative practice is about learning how to become more human through shaping the institutions, practices, and general working conditions in which we express ourselves collectively. The concepts and practices you develop in this course will help you exercise your capacity for creative thinking in other classes, projects, and work beyond the university too.
Notes:
- this course is required for the KI Collaborative Design Specialization
- This course is on the Faculty of Engineering Complementary Studies List
previous course name: INTEG 275 Special Topics: Creative Thinking
Most recent INTEG 251 syllabus (in the Outline Repository)
INTEG 251 course description (in the Undergraduate Academic Calendar)