ENT100 Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Thinking

When: Fall and Spring

Credits: 3

Enrollment Restrictions: None - all are welcome

Additional Notes: This is a great entry point into the portfolio of Entrepreneurship courses!

Instructors

Wendy Swart Grossman

As a Creative Practitioner, Entrepreneur, and Consultant, Wendy brings her expertise in building effective partnerships, strategic planning, coaching, measurable outcomes, communication, and workshop facilitation to the table.

Avital Shira

Avital Shira's work focuses on building and empowering communities through sharing stories.

Reggie Williams

Reginauld “Reggie” Williams is a strategic communications executive and management consultant working at the intersection of civic design, content production, and public policy.

Description

This introductory course is designed for students curious about how to unleash their creative spirits to solve big problems with innovative solutions. You will learn a variety of skills, including ideation techniques, design thinking and more to help stimulate brainstorming and creativity. You will apply these skills in rapid ideation workshops, where you will repeatedly challenge your brain to come up with out-of-the-box solutions to real world problems in startup, corporate, non-profit and government settings. You will develop creative problem-solving capabilities that can help you succeed in personal and professional settings.

Along the way, you will meet innovators and entrepreneurs, hear their stories, and learn how they apply these mindsets and skillsets to their work.

Preview syllabus here. (Subject to change – consult Canvas for current version)