Thinking for Results (Creativity, Innovation & Critical Thinking)

Introduction

This program will help delegates to see, think, and act differently to get better
results. In today’s turbulent competitive business environment, it’s not enough to do
things differently, we must do different things.

All of us possess creative thought. It’s the application that’s the issue. Creativity,
innovation and critical thinking are natural processes. We are all born creative
problem solvers. True innovative thinking consists of seeing what everyone else has
seen, thinking what no one else has thought and doing what no one else has dared.

Participants will develop a deeper appreciation of their creative and innovative

thinking skills and will be able to apply these to the work environment by
understanding how to use creative ‘critical’ thinking and then apply these for
decision making and communication that delivers concrete results.

Learning Objectives

Participants attending the programme will:

 Understand the role of creative thinking and its use to solve problems.
 Develop creative thinking habits and know how to apply these.
 Learn the latest strategies and methodologies for identifying and generating
win/win creative and innovative results.
 Gain a clearer understanding of how creativity can be a fantastic business
asset.

Training Methodology

The programme will be interactive and practical. There will be work in groups and
pairs as well as individual exercises and everyone will get an opportunity to discuss
and apply creative thinking that delivers innovative results. Participants will end the
programme with an implementation plan.

Programme Content

Day 1

Generating Creativity & Innovative Thoughts  

 Understand how creative thinking works and getting the right mindset

 Developing openness to new ideas and overcoming blocks to creativity and

innovation

 The creative mind: whole brain thinking and the stages of the
creative/innovation processes

 The five habits of creative and innovative ‘critical’ thinkers

 Defining real issues/problems, clarifying risks and identifying paradigm shifts

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Day 2

Creative Strategies and Encouraging a Creative Work Climate

 Releasing creativity at work: fostering creativity, incubating ideas and

challenging assumptions

 Creativity for business breakthroughs: convergent & divergent thinking skills

 Understanding creative people and developing creative potential in teams

 Motivating creative individuals at work

 Interacting creatively for senior personnel: applying innovation and critical

thinking skills such as SCAMPER, IDEAL and the JUDGE and the KID

 Generating alternatives and evaluating them

 Choosing the most suitable course of action to deliver concrete results