4 categories are identified. For each category there are specific questions to answer. Be sure to carefully read each of the questions for each of the categories. It should demonstrateknowledgeof the material and theability to apply it. Each question answers must be original, include skills/preferences, thorough (discussions not brief specific answers) and thoughtful. It should be well organized.

1. Creativity overview

What is creativity? Why should we study it? How is it defined? Why is it important? What is the role of mindset and personality preferences?

2. Creative Problem-solving framework

How do you determine when to use a creative solution to a problem? What creative problem-solving framework have we been using? Why do we need a framework? How does it work? What about profile preferences, how do they relate to the framework?

3. Arts-based Initiatives

Explain the arts-based initiative strategy. What are arts-based initiatives? How are they useful? What about the skills?

4. Innovation and Design Thinking

What is Design Thinking? What is the Innovator's DNA? What is the relationship to business models?