1. Introduction to the study of creativity -- Welcome to the world of change: life in the 21st century -- Change, accelerating -- Problems and approaches to problems -- Skills for living and working in the 21st century -- 21st century skills -- Formal education: pro- or anti-creative? -- Creativity: separating fact from fiction -- A systems approach to creativity: it's not just about the creative person -- Creative change model -- 2. Creative thinking -- Introduction to creative thinking -- What is thinking? -- Divergent and convergent thinking: the heart of creative thinking -- The natural balance of generating and evaluating -- Principles for divergent and convergent thinking: becoming a better creative thinker -- Principles for divergent thinking -- Principles for convergent thinking -- The wild card principle: allow for incubation -- Tools for deliberate divergent and convergent thinking -- 3. Creative problem solving: the thinking skills model -- Creative problem solving: a deliberate creative process -- CPS: the thinking skills model -- CPS in brief: "Toy City" case study -- CPS in brief, debrief -- Applying creative problem solving in your life -- Allowing for incubation: the wildcard principle -- Assessing the situation -- Clarification stage -- Transformation stage -- Implementation stage -- Debriefing your experience -- Digging deeper: thinking skills and tools for CPS -- Thinking and affective skills -- Exploring the vision -- Formulating the challenges -- Exploring ideas -- Formulating solutions -- Exploring acceptance -- Formulating a plan -- Digging deeper: three more affective skills -- Thinking about thinking: using diagnostic thinking to navigate the CPS process -- Diagnostic thinking: a closer look -- Gathering data -- Diagnostic thinking: GPS for CPS -- Affective skills: mindfulness -- 4. Creativity rising -- Creativity: a life skill and a way of life.