Duration: 1 hour
Learning Outcome: After this unit you will know the concept of creativity, some creativity techniques and how to apply creativity techniques for problem solving.
Entrepreneurial competences
IDEAS AND OPPORTUNITIES | RESOURCES | INTO ACTION | |||
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Spotting opportunities | x | Self-awareness and self-efficacy | x | Taking the initiative | x |
Creativity | x | Motivation and perseverance | x | Planning and management | |
Vision | Mobilising resources | Coping with uncertainty, ambiguity and risk | x | ||
Valuing ideas | x | Financial and economic literacy | Working with others | ||
Ethical and sustainable thinking | Mobilising others | Learning through experience |
Knowledge | Skills |
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The concept of creativity | To be capable of providing solutions to different problems |
Creativity techniques | To further develop your own creativity |
Personal story
Beatrice is 41 years old. She came to Greece from Congo during the Second Congo War as an asylum seeker. Although a peace agreement was signed in 2002, episodes of extreme continued happening in many regions of Congo, in addition to food shortage and diseases outbreaks. Beatrice lost both her parents and her siblings because of that.
She moved to Greece 11 years ago. In the beginning, she worked as a hairdresser. However, she was always creating handmade accessories and ethnic jewellery as a hobby. When she got fired from the hair salon, she decided to make her hobby a job. Now she owns a kiosk where she samples and sells her jewelleries.
Beatrice is a warm and affectionate woman, a creative jewellery designer and a strong seller.
Beatrice is considered a war victim. She lost her home and her family due to the war. She transformed that loss into her creativity, designing and selling traditional African jewelleries to women from different continents. She recommends to transform your feelings, both sadness and happiness, into creativity and motivation.
Introduction to the Learning Unit
At the end of this learning unit you will learn:
The learning path will guide you through the different activities related to the topic.
ACTIVITIES/TASKS:
At the end of this unit you will find a self-assessment quiz with 5 questions that will help you in your learning process. In case you fail one or more questions, you can return back to the training materials and check the contents you need.