Applied Creativity & Human Development

Learning with no rush

Here you’ll find a selection of courses, trainings and learning experiences that are truly worth your time. Some are free, others are paid, but all of them were chosen for one reason: they bring something meaningful, a new perspective, a useful tool or a fresh way of looking at the world (and at ourselves).
This page is growing, just like anything that is learned slowly and with intention.

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Design Thinking for Innovation

University of Virginia | Free (Coursera)

If you think innovation is only for professional creatives or big companies… this course will prove otherwise.
Through real examples, practical tools and an accessible approach, you’ll discover how design thinking can help you solve complex problems, whether in your personal life, at work or in a new project.

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The Science of Well-Being

Yale University | Free (Coursera)

In this transformative course, Professor Laurie Santos takes you on a journey through science, psychology and self-understanding, with a clear purpose: helping you increase your well-being in a realistic and sustainable way. Through practical challenges, you’ll confront common myths about happiness, understand the mental habits that (unintentionally) sabotage you and experiment with small changes that can have a big impact on your life. Designed using Yale’s leading research, this course was made to be lived, not just studied.

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Creative Writing

Wesleyan University | Free (Coursera)

In this creative writing specialisation, you’ll explore three major genres: the short story, the narrative essay and memoir. Throughout four modules, you’ll learn how to create characters that breathe, settings you can feel and plots that insist on staying in your mind long after you close the page. And this is not a passive course. You will write, rewrite, share your work, receive feedback and, in the end, shape a story of your own — with a beginning, a middle and a heart.

Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life: Living for What Matters Most

University of Michigan | Free (Coursera)

This course is an invitation to pause, breathe and pay attention to what truly matters. Through real stories, science, philosophy and practical exercises, you’ll explore your own sense of purpose — the one that makes sense for you, right where you are in your life now. It is not about discovering “the purpose of life”, but about understanding what moves you, what fulfils you and how you can align your everyday choices with what genuinely supports your well-being.

Drawing for Beginners

Domestika | Paid Course

Did you know that research shows drawing activates multiple areas of the brain related to memory, attention and problem-solving? In other words, even without a “great final result”, it is a powerful exercise to stimulate creativity and strategic thinking.
With the relaxed and inspiring guidance of illustrator Puño, you’ll learn the foundations of hand-drawn illustration — even if you’re convinced you “can’t draw a stick figure”. Here, it’s not about talent. It’s about practice, observation and having fun.