Journal
How will you be able to apply what you learned in this course to your current or future work? [All Learning Outcomes]
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
Course Learning Outcomes from Creative Thinking course:
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Explain the importance of developing creative thinking skills.
2. Apply critical thinking processes to complex issues.
3. Contrast creative thinking approaches with status quo thinking patterns.
4. Develop strategies to overcome barriers that inhibit creative thinking.
5. Examine leadership strategies that create an organizational culture embracing sustained creative thinking practices.
6. Propose leadership approaches that support teamwork.
7. Develop persuasive arguments through application of creative thinking principles.
8. Create a process to foster creative thinking in a real-world organization.
Reflection Paper Assignment
Instructions
Consider a professional, volunteer, school, or church organization with which you are currently affiliated. Discuss how critical and creative thinking could be employed to help achieve the organizational mission and to solve problems within the organization. Provide at least one tangible change that might be made.
The following are suggested topics to be covered. Not all of these need to be included, but be sure to include topics from the course:
o Ethical or moral implications of proposed change, or current operations (possible justification for change),
o How to overcome barriers to creative thinking,
o Utilize persuasive arguments,
o Propose leadership approaches that support teamwork, and
o Describe leadership strategies that can be taken to achieve the goals listed and create a culture embracing sustained creative thinking practices.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.