創意思考及伴隨而來的創新,帶動了人類文命的進步,如今更是企業尋覓人才時重要的考慮因素。近年來,由於下列原因,人類社會加深了對創意思考的了解與重視。(一)由於對人工智慧及醫學研究的興趣,產業界與學術界對人類如何思考及智慧如何形成等議題,已有遠較過去深入的了解; (二)由於全球市場競爭所造成對產業界及或學界的創新需求大幅提高,使得對形成創新的元素:創意,在質與量上的需求急速增加; (三)數位化與網路化工具的普遍發展,對資訊、知識、意念的傳播與交換的便利性所造成的衝擊,提供了創意產生的溫床,同時也升高了對創意思考者在工作上的質與量要求; (四)如行動通訊應用為代表的產品與服務複雜化及生命週期的縮短,對大型團隊創意思考能力的系統性整體表現,又在創意思考者工作的質與量上有更高一層的要求。因此,無論任何一門技職學科領域,無可例外的在強調應用的傳統之上,增加了對學習者在創意思考方面的認知與技巧的訓練。
本課程著重於(一)瞭解創意思考的各個面相與認知;(二)培育提升學習者的原創與發想能力;(三) 增強歸納、管理及表達創意成果的能力,將創意進一步導向設計與解決問題的框架,成為有價值的創新成果;(四)介紹不同的結構化的創意思考方法,並讓學習者藉此機會能有初步體驗,無論簡單或複雜,都能系統化地協助學習者增益其創意思考過程產出的質與量。同時為了增加學習者對就業市場的認知,本課程亦將邀請創意產業界成功的創業者來課堂現身說法。


Creative thinking and the accompanying innovations have led to the advancement of human civilizations. And today it is an important consideration for companies looking for talents. In recent years, human society has deepened its understanding and attention to creative thinking for the following reasons. (1) Due to the interest in artificial intelligence and medical research, the industry and academia have far-reaching understanding of how human beings think, and how wisdom is formed. (2) Due to global market competition, the industry and the academia needs of innovation have increased significantly. They make the formation of innovative elements: creativity, more demanding for quality and quantity increased rapidly; (3) the universal development of digital and network tools, the dissemination of information, knowledge, ideas which impact of the convenience of exchange provides a hotbed of creativity. And it also raises the quality and quantity requirements for creative thinkers at work; (4) Complicated products and services represented by mobile communication applications and the shortening of the life cycle, the systematic overall performance of the creative thinking ability of large teams, and the higher quality of the creative thinkers’ work. Therefore, no matter in any field of technical discipline, there is no exception to the tradition of emphasizing application, and the training of learners' cognition and skill in creative thinking has been increased.

This course focuses on students’ (1) understanding the various aspects and perceptions of creative thinking; (2) cultivating and improving the learner's originality and imagination; (3) increasing the ability to summarize, manage and express creative results, and further guiding creativity to design and resolution. The framework of the problem becomes a valuable innovation; (4) Introducing different structured approaches in creative thinking, and allowing learners to take the opportunity to have a preliminary experience, whether simple or complex, to systematically assist learners, gain the quality and quantity of the creative thinking process. Meanwhile, in order to increase the learner's awareness of the job market, this course will also invite successful entrepreneurs in the creative industry to join the classroom.