The Edward de Bono Institute for the Design and Development of Thinking welcomes new students for the Master in Creativity and Innovation. The programme has been designed with the collaboration of Professor Edward de Bono, the inventor of Lateral Thinking and author of over 75 books published in 38 languages. Internationally recognized experts will form part of the faculty for this course.
For a full course description and fees visit the Master in Creativity and Innovation web site.
The course is designed to be interdisciplinary and innovative in order to assist participants to expand their perception, employ creative skills, develop ideas with their team, sustain a creative climate and manage innovation. It offers methods and processes designed to help identify opportunities and cultivate appropriate skills and attitudes.
The aim of the programme is to create a process to develop and promote imaginative, flexible and
practical thought and action by:
- Developing a more creative attitude
- Improving their ability to respond practically and creatively to problems and opportunities
- Learning a variety of approaches designed to develop ideas, manage innovation and apply the knowledge and skills learnt
- Being better placed to help establish an organisational climate in which creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation can be fostered
- Understanding a variety of approaches to restructuring organisations (including the learning organisation, the use of partnership, networks and self-organisation)
- Learning strategies to deal with the constantly changing landscape
- Appreciating the contextual nature of knowledge
Applications open in early summer each year. Annual October intake.
Course available Full time and Part time.
Course website: Master in Creativity and Innovation
19 June 2013
http://www.um.edu.mt/create/notices/master