module 8 discussion forum strategic thinking and creativity
References
Beard, K. (2015). Theoretically speaking: An interview with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on flow theory development and its usefulness in addressing contemporary challenges in education. Educational Psychology Review, 27(2), 353-364. doi:10.1007/s10648-014-9291-1.
La Ferla, B. (2005). Competition and creativity. Engineering Management Journal, 15(5), 1.
Lau, J., & Chan, J. (2017). Strategic analysis. Retrieved from http://philosophy.hku.hk/think/strategy/Module Outcomes
Maloney, D. H. (2010). Solving problems that count. Educational Leadership, 68(1), 55-58.
Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2012). Critical thinking: Tools for taking charge of your learning and your life (3rd ed.).Boston, MA: Pearson.
Wilkinson, A., & Kupers, R. (2013). Living in the futures. Harvard Business Review, 91(5), 118-127.
Required
- Chapter 15 and 16 in Critical thinking: Tools for taking charge of your learning and your life (3rd ed.).
- Beard, K. (2015). Theoretically speaking: An interview with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on flow theory development and its usefulness in addressing contemporary challenges in education. Educational Psychology Review, 27(2), 353-364. doi:10.1007/s10648-014-9291-1
- La Ferla, B. (2005). Competition and creativity. Engineering Management Journal, 15(5), 1.
- Lau, J., & Chan, J. (2017). Strategic analysis. Retrieved from http://philosophy.hku.hk/think/strategy/
Recommended
- Maloney, D. H. (2010). Solving problems that count. Educational Leadership, 68(1), 55-58.
Creativity and Strategic Thinking
Discussion Questions
- As you read the selections from Beard (2017) and Paul and Elder (2012), what is the connection between strategic thinking and creativity?
- What barriers to strategic thinking discussed by Paul and Elder (2012) do you see in the workplace? What practical steps would you suggest to overcome these?
Requirements for Discussion Boards
- Use the required readings to analyze and engage the discussion board questions.
- Your initial post should be roughly 200 words (plus or minus 10%). Each subsequent post should be 100 words (plus or minus 10%).
- Include one or two scholarly sources that are not required or recommended for the HUM 101 course. The CSU-Global Library (Links to an external site.) is a good place to find these sources.
- Format your discussion, including all in-text citations and references, according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA (Links to an external site.).
- Each discussion board post (including follow-up posts) should include scholarly citations and references.