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MF2094 Develop Creativity 3.0 credits

This course aims to develop your creativity. Creativity is a state that we all have, children are naturally creative, but when we get older this natural creativity often disappears. But creativity is a deeply human ability and  not only for artist or writers.  Also engineers, designers, teachers, needs to be creative in their profession and everyday life in order to solve problems and express ourselves. Now more than an ever we need to be creative and innovative in order to solve the grand challenges in front of us. We need to see possibilities and not only problems, to cooperate and co-create new solutions. 
In this course we will explore the very source of creativity in you, but also what stops and hinders it and what you can do do develop your creativity.  We will explore different aspects of creativity, the history, different phases and what flow is. You will get tools to create and perform a creative workshop. The course concists of exercises, discussions, films, and individual assignments.

Information per course offering

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Termin

Information for Spring 2026 Start 16 Mar 2026 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
16 Mar 2026 - 1 Jun 2026
Periods
P4 (3.0 hp)
Pace of study

17%

Application code

60303

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

English

Course memo
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Number of places

10 - 30

Target group

Only for students at TIPDM, track IPDC

Planned modular schedule
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Contact

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Course syllabus as PDF

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Course syllabus MF2094 (Autumn 2021–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus MF2094 (Autumn 2021–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

Different aspects of creativity will be explored, and different technologies and tools are presented to develop creativity.

Intended learning outcomes

After passing the course, the students should be able to:

- account for different aspects of creativity and why creativity is needed

- explain what hinders and what enhances creativity at an individual level and in groups and in organisations.

- be able to use different methods and tools to develop creativity

- develop and lead a creative workshop

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical engineering or the equivalent and at least 7 credits in product design

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

P, F

Examination

  • INL1 - Hand in exercise, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • PRO1 - Project, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Particpation at seminars, minimum 80%.

Approved home assignments and exercises.

Examiner

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

Mechanical Engineering

Education cycle

Second cycle