Natural Creativity (Coursera)

Then, you will actively engage and collaborate with others in the class through discussion prompts and have an opportunity to reflectively write about a project that inspires your creativity. Throughout the course, you will step away from your computer, plan, and conduct one iteration of a design project applying the techniques and theories you just learned, enabling you to gain deep insights on how people are creative in your own local environment.

What You Will Learn

• Explain the theories behind the latest research in creativity studies.
• Develop and manage a design research for innovation development.
• Examine the potential of creative A.I. in understanding human creativity.

Course 2 of 3 in the Creativity and A.I. Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Unpacking Creativity
In this module, you will learn what to expect throughout this course, explore the potentials and limitations of machine creativity, and start your design research.

WEEK 2
Creativity Over Time
In this module, you will experiment with new creative tools and use design research methods to identify people who are impacted by your project.

WEEK 3
Creativity Frameworks
In this module, you will examine theoretical concepts and frameworks around creativity, experiment with A.I.-enabled creative environments, and apply your learning to a design research method.

WEEK 4
Beautiful vs. Meaningful
In this module, you will explore the A.I. systems that engage in musical artifacts and understand the iterations in regards to design research.

WEEK 5
Creative Systems and Computational Experiments
In this module, you will examine additional A.I.-enabled creative tools and complete the full scope of your design research project.