Online learning includes courses that require learners to create and innovate. While many of these include domain-specific pedagogical approaches, there are a range of universal and passive prompts for both ideational creativity and innovation in online learning socio-technical spaces. These include elements in the following four areas: (1) instructional leadership and guidance, (2) course policies and implementation, (3) online learning ecosystem (LMS and other spaces), and (4) integrated social media enablements. Such approaches enable increased inclusive learning engagement. They affirm the creative capability in all people. This work is informed by the academic research literature, hands-on instructional design of online courses, and abductive logic. This work posits that reconceptualizing pedagogy and growth-based critical mindsets by educators—about the capability of learners of all backgrounds to think and do in novel ways—may enable larger spaces for learner creativity and innovation.