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Human + AI: Creative Thinking & Planning with AI
Use AI as a thought partner: generate ideas with divergent thinking, pressure-test them with convergent thinking, and turn winners into real plans.
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Course Overview Video
The Scenario
A small business needs a grand-opening plan in 48 hours. The owner uses AI to brainstorm thirty ideas — then must pick three that fit a real budget and a real neighborhood.
Learning Objectives
- Run divergent thinking (volume) then convergent thinking (filtering) with AI
- Apply SCAMPER and mind-mapping techniques with an AI partner
- Turn chosen ideas into phased plans with milestones and timelines
- Pressure-test plans for hidden risks before committing
Module Sequence
- AI as thought partner
- Divergent thinking: volume without judgment
- Convergent thinking: rank and filter
- SCAMPER and mind maps
- From ideas to project plans
- Risk review: “what could go wrong?”
Assessment
Build a one-page plan from an AI brainstorm; defend the three chosen ideas against a fixed budget.
The Human + AI Framework
Human directs the brainstorm, AI generates options, human filters against real constraints, human signs the plan.
Direct it. Check it. Question it. Decide.
National Standards Alignment
| Framework | Alignment |
|---|---|
| Career Cluster | Business Management & Administration (National Career Clusters Framework, Advance CTE) |
| Career Ready Practices | CRP-6 Demonstrate creativity and innovation in planning; CRP-8 Utilize critical thinking — the human validates the plan |
| AI4K12 Big Ideas | Representation & Reasoning — plans and scenarios as models of possible futures; Societal Impact — who is accountable when an AI-assisted plan is executed |
National framework names verified September 25, 2026 against the Advance CTE National Career Clusters Framework, the Common Career Technical Core Career Ready Practices, and the AI4K12 Five Big Ideas (AAAI/CSTA). No codes were invented.