Creativity takes on a broader meaning that extends beyond the educational and professional contexts of art, design, fashion etc ... It is instead associated with other skills such as originality and initiative, applied in many contexts whose development requires critical thinking and innovation, through professionals capable of developing new ideas in the work context. Therefore, this course aims to experiment in lab form some skills among those indicated as relevant by the WEF for the future of work, which closely intersect with the development of creativity: - critical thinking - complex problem solving - leadership and social influence - originality and spirit of initiative - stress tolerance and flexibility - reasoning, problem solving and ideation The goal is to provide students * with some useful tools for their career for solving complex problems or designing complex problem solving sessions. Through the experience in the classroom, students will learn methodologies to develop the aforementioned skills also in a work environment and in their professional life in general. The development of communication, collaboration and creativity skills and competences identified by ESCO in the description string S1 is reflected in this course.
Course Prerequisites
No specific requirements
Teaching Methods
The course is divided into a few classes to present the methodologies and an experiential activity based on the logic of the hackathon (event dedicated to intensive collaboration on a common project between computer scientists) applied to behavioral sciences. The nudgeathon is an activity in which students *, divided into teams of 4 people each, develop an idea and a concrete project to encourage sustainable behavior with a focus on the environment and spaces of the University of Pavia.
Assessment Methods
Project work -pitch
Texts
Kristensen P., Rasmussen R. (2014), Building a better business, Using the Lego serious play method Sunstein C., Thaler R. (2021), Nudge: the final edition, Ed. Allan Lane
Contents
The course will offer contents and collective experimentation activities in the realization of an idea through - Methodologies of gentle push to creative thinking: LEGO Serious Play and its applications - Gamification and behavioral design - Nudge theory Questions such as How to improve energy efficiency in universities will be asked? How to encourage the use of more sustainable mobility? How to encourage healthier diets? The teams work at a fast pace on the design, conception, prototype validation and presentation of the idea, according to different phases - Context analysis (Lego serious play) 4 h [trained skills: complex problem solving, active learning, creativity) - Choice of the idea by the team (each person presents his idea and negotiates that of the group) [skills trained: empathy, stress tolerance, leadership and social influence] - Prototype design and validation: idea development and mock up (digital service? Organizational plan? Architecture of choice?) [Trained skills: active learning, innovation, creativity) - Presentation and pitch: each team presents their idea in 3 minutes with a pitch deck of max 8 slides [skills trained: leadership and social influence, innovation]
