Creativity & Design Thinking
An Ashoka University online course for high-school students.
Faculty
Course Dates
Price
INR 12,000 + GST
Timings
3 – 5pm
About The Course
It is often said that “Today, thinking is more important than knowing”. Opportunities are what we all look for and their counterparts—the problems—are what we should solve in daily lives. Dynamic environment of twenty first century requires more creative skills from citizens than just analytical skills to manage in the ever-changing work environment. The course is designed to provide an understanding of problem solving with a touch of creative focus in a systemic framework. The students will be introduced to concepts of creative thinking like convergent and divergent thinking, lateral thinking and brainstorming. Structured techniques such as 6 thinking hats and mind maps will also be practiced. Students will be expected to work on live projects to come up with creative Jugaad solutions to problems that they see around them. Concepts around creativity such as the Medici Effect will also be discussed in class through book readings.
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Course Faculty
Priyank Narayan
Priyank is a seasoned entrepreneur and an educationist who brings with him rich experience in organization building. He is the Founder of IndiaPreneurship, an organisation focused on showcasing entrepreneurial opportunities in India to the world. He also mentors a number of startups based in India and abroad. Priyank is a visiting faculty at IIT Delhi, Department of Management Studies. An alumnus of AIM, Manila and IIM Ahmedabad, Priyank is an avid golfer and a licensed scuba diver. He is also trained in Indian classical music.
Horizons Course Objectives
Discover Your Interest and Aptitude
Go Deep Into Specific Disciplines
Learn with Amazing Peers from Schools across India
Explore Unique Perspectives and Ideas
Develop New Skills and Abilities
Learning Support for the Course
Ekanto Ghosh
Teaching Assistant
Ekanto Ghosh – Teaching Assistant
Ekanto is on a journey at Ashoka University’s InfoEdge Centre for Entrepreneurship to inspire and inculcate entrepreneurship, and incubate entrepreneurial ideas and initiatives. Ekanto has been a Teaching Assistant cum Analyst in the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at ISB, Hyderabad, and has participated in delivery of flagship programs such as the Technology Entrepreneurship Programme, Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, and the Chief Minister’s ST Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He has also worked in the IT sector for Fortune 500 companies and has been part of a corporate Toastmasters club. A military aviation enthusiast who has an appreciative eye for art, he is a Computer Science engineer and has pursued his Masters in Technology Management from the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune.
