| CODE | IOT1107 | ||||||
| TITLE | Creativity, Innovation and Strategic Product Development | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | The Edward de Bono Institute for the Design and Development of Thinking | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The accelerating rate of technological change is creating challenges for innovative design as new skills, knowledge, products, procedures, standards, etc. are continuously being demanded of the scientific professions. Creative skills are becoming essential for coping with such change. The study-unit focuses on how the de Bono methods can be used to develop a systematic approach to improve a product, or to develop radically new product using the following principles: - Principles of Lateral Thinking to open channels to new ideas and generate new product features. - Six Thinking Hats to create variations in perspectives and to generate radical approaches to design. - DATT: Direct Attention Thinking Tools as strategies to sharpen perceptions, to have a broad and inclusive viewpoint, and to understand consequences of innovations. - Six Value Medals to thoroughly scan for product values, prioritize which values are the most important to pursue, and to ensure that the best values are addressed and maximized. - Logical Approaches to Product Development, applying the 3 Levels of the Product. Combining and Selecting Ideas from the above approaches to recommend improvements in the product under development. Learning Objectives: This study-unit aims to broaden the perception of student and to give them tools they can use to generate ideas and to solve problems. The course content, which will be composed of lectures and workshops, is specifically directed towards applicability in the field of engineering. By the end of this study-unit, student will be expected to have grasped an understanding of the importance of creativity and improved thinking skills in the field of engineering. They would also be expected to make use of the methodologies they have learnt and to be capable of applying them to a wide range or actual or possible scenarios. Reading List: - Buzan, Tony, Make the Most of your Mind - De Bono Edward, Serious Creativity - De Bono Edward, Sur/Petition - De Bono Edward, The Six Thinking Hats - De Bono Edward, Lateral Thinking for Management - De Bono Edward, Teach Your Child How to Think - De Bono Edward, Conflicts, A Better Way to Resolve Them - Goodman, Malcolm, Creative Management - Lumsdaine, Edward and Lumsdaine, Monica, Creative Problem Solving: Thinking Skills for a Changing World - Majaro Simon, The Creative Gap |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Workshop | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Tanya Sammut Bonnici |
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