MGMT 445 Creative Problem Solving

This course introduces the principles and strategies for the enhancement of creativity and innovation in addressing business-related issues, by using case studies and original problem analyses as strategies for developing more creative approaches to problem solving. Students will be enabled to develop a model of the role of creativity in all types of organizations including private and non-profit, and also to develop an understanding of the link between creativity and successful enterprise (entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial). Students will be introduced to types of problems, opportunities or situations in which creativity can play a key role, along with the theories of creativity and how an individual's self-awareness contributes to the development of creativity and career development, creativity models and the ability to apply them successfully.