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Creative Thinking

Articles

Entelechy Academy Limited (2023a) Skill 2: Creative thinking, LinkedIn.
Available at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/skill-2-creative-thinking-entelechyacademy/

Futurelearn (2023) How to improve creativity.
Available at: https://www.futurelearn.com/info/blog/how-to-improve-creativity

Gaines, J. (2020) Fostering Creativity: 12 Strategies to Boost Creative Skills, PositivePsychology.com.
Available at: https://positivepsychology.com/creativity/

Helpful Professor (2023) 25 Creative Thinking Examples, Helpful Professor.
Available at: https://helpfulprofessor.com/creative-thinking-examples/

Our Mental Health (no date) 5 Ways to Develop Creative Thinking Skills: Unlocking Your Innovative Potential, Our Mental Health.
Available at: https://www.ourmental.health/personality/5-ways-to-develop-creative-thinking-skills-unlocking-your-innovative-potential

Pen LPS (2025) The Science of Creativity: How To Train Your Brain for innovative thinking, The science of creativity: how to train your brain for innovative thinking | Penn LPS Online.
Available at: https://lpsonline.sas.upenn.edu/features/science-creativity-how-train-your-brain-innovative-thinking

Peshev, M. (2024) 11 Strategies to Improve Your Creative Thinking Skills, Mario Peshev.
Available at: https://mariopeshev.com/creative-thinking-skills-strategies/

Potential (2021) Creative Thinking: What is it, Why is it Important, and How to Develop it?, Potential.com.
Available at: https://potential.com/articles/creative-thinking/

Skills You Need (no date) Creative Thinking Skills, SkillsYouNeed.
Available at: https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ps/creative-thinking.html

The Knowledge Academy (2025) Creative Thinking Skills: Definition and Examples.
Available at: https://www.theknowledgeacademy.com/blog/creative-thinking-skills/

Wells, R. (2024) 5 Ways to Build Creative Thinking Skills in 2024.
Available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelwells/2024/01/28/5-ways-to-build-creative-thinking-skills-in-2024/

Videos and Webinar recordings

Corazza, G. (no date) Creative thinking – how to get out of the box and generate ideas, YouTube TEDx Talks.
Available at: https://youtu.be/bEusrD8g-dM

de Bono, E. (no date) Edward de Bono on creative thinking, YouTube.
Available at: https://youtu.be/UjSjZOjNIJg

Harford, T. (no date) A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity, YouTube TEDx Talks.
Available at: https://youtu.be/yjYrxcGSWX4

Schwartz , S. (no date) The Hidden Path to Creativity| , YouTube TEDx Talks.
Available at: https://youtu.be/_K4YcaU5uqU

Seelig, T. (no date) A crash course in creativity, YouTube TEDx Talks.
Available at: https://youtu.be/gyM6rx69iqg

Stainton, B. (no date) How to be a more creative person, YouTube TEDx Talks.
Available at: https://youtu.be/kshboJxmU7k

Stompff , G. (no date) Speed up Innovation with Design Thinking, YouTube.
Available at: https://youtu.be/ZBxZC9I6xyk

Trainer Bubble (no date) Edward De Bono’s – Six Thinking Hats, YouTube.
Available at: https://youtu.be/O2y1QGCIzMw

Wardle, D. (no date) The Theory of Creativity , YouTube TEDx Talks.
Available at: https://youtu.be/_8MwiGYzlyg

Podcasts

At The Table (2020) 46. Problem solving and Pop Tarts, Spotify.
Available at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bpKJlAG3d9OCnnkLwVtKd?si=HcJnSr8uSbij-JJD5Jy7sg

At The Table (2020a) 38. Why we innovate in a crisis, Spotify.
Available at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7e8fCEBp9qfT8sWi0JkYTm?si=vfr5M2LvQyq8ZnTEBbwdJw

At The Table (2022) 143. Innovation is offensive, Spotify.
Available at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7l85XCah1T2nekby5Omi9L?si=UppULY71QnK1MqtB_p_IDw

Bennett, S. (no date) Secrets of Highly Creative People Podcast, Spotify.
Available at: https://open.spotify.com/show/56VbvMOsp1GI8nEpJuaYHS

Brookes , D. (no date) Unlocking Creativity, Spotify.
Available at: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zRljTgLtsyyNY6BsjZoYR

Pizza, A.J. (no date) Creative pep talk, Spotify.
Available at: https://open.spotify.com/show/47vLbaJTqqLdeqnvjmyjaf

Rao, S. (no date) The Unmistakable Creative Podcast, Spotify.
Available at: https://open.spotify.com/show/2r3A5OrFH6RBw50t3w79Yj

Stinson, M. (no date) Your World of Creativity, Spotify.
Available at: https://open.spotify.com/show/7prVl21msMDCdLUWAX22kt

Taylor, J. (no date) Supercreativity podcast with James Taylor: Creativity, innovation and inspiring ideas, Spotify.
Available at: https://open.spotify.com/show/3dsKRHedQNrUocoSYhJ07T