Earners of the Creative Problem-Solving Digital Badge have demonstrated 21st century creative problem-solving skills, which include the capacity to: exercise both divergent and convergent thinking; identify patterns; manage ambiguity; and apply an iterative process.
Exercise both Divergent & Convergent Thinking
Individuals who can exercise both divergent and convergent thinking add value in the 21st century workplace by generating fresh ideas and applying a process for evaluating them.
Individuals who can manage ambiguity add value in the 21st century workplace by tolerating their own anxiety; gathering information before settling on solutions prematurely; and implementing and trusting an appropriate process.
Individuals who can apply an iterative process add value in the 21st century workplace by systematically testing ideas; challenging their own preconceptions; and expanding the range of potential solutions.
Individuals who can identify patterns add value in the 21st century workplace by making sense of data; recognizing commonalities among seemingly unrelated situations; and framing novel problems in familiar terms.
### Educational Experience The recipient of this badge has a strong understanding of creative problem solving and its applications in the workplace. ### Professional Experience The recipient of this badge has successfully applied their creative problem solving skills, and the associated sub-competencies in a professional environment. ### Assessment The recipient of this badge has exhibited their creative problem solving skills through a series of performance-based assessments grounded in workplace scenarios.