Creative Intelligence in the Age of AI

Course Outline: Creative Intelligence in the Age of AI

– Develop the skills and mindset to think creatively in an AI-enhanced world.

– Understand the difference between automation and augmentation—and why it matters.

– Use AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL·E as collaborative partners, not just productivity shortcuts.

– Design thoughtful, ethical, and imaginative human-AI workflows to solve real-world problems.

– Leave with a co-created concept, prototype, or narrative that illustrates your ability to work with AI as a creative partner.

– How to frame and reframe creative challenges in collaboration with AI.

– How to practice divergent thinking and apply creativity tools like SCAMPER, ‘What if?’ games, and metaphor exploration.

– How to prompt AI systems for discovery, iteration, and insight—not just answers.

– How to analyze successful examples of AI-human co-creation across various domains.

– How to identify ethical boundaries, question assumptions, and design responsible augmentation.

– How to define, build, and share your own augmented solution to a task or challenge you care about.

– Walking Back Through History

– What Machines Can and Can’t Imagine

– Meeting Iris at the Edge of Ideas

Module 2: The Augmentation Mindset

– The Turing Trap and Beyond

– When Technology Replaces vs. When It Elevates

– Creative Prompts that Empower

– Reframing Questions

– Divergent Thinking Games

– Constraints as Creativity Fuel

– Prompting for Discovery vs. Prompting for Output

– Iterative Co-Creation

– Critiquing AI’s Creative Limits

– Doctors, Designers, and Drummers

– From Fear to Play

– Deconstruct a Partnership

– Define Your Challenge

– Designing the Co-Creator

– Presenting Possibility

– Mental Models for Creativity

– Mindfulness and Focus in the Creative Process