Creative Thinking
In this more competitive world, it is clear that the real difference between businesses lies in the people and in the brainpower they can apply to their jobs.
Unfortunately, our school systems and our business structures often stifle the creativity of our people. People often look for ways to play safe, minimise risk, and protect themselves rather than look for opportunities to do things in better ways.
It is management’s responsibility to ensure that they are encouraged to contribute new ideas, develop improved business procedures, forge effective working relationships, and develop innovative marketing methods.
Encouraging & Doing
Of course, there’s a huge gap between encouraging creativity and seeing it in action. Often, the missing link is simply that people don’t know how to think creatively “on demand”. Creative Thinking, contrary to popular belief, can be taught. Our creative thinking workshop can help your people to develop thinking skills that they can apply on the job every day, exactly when it is required. We show how to do it quickly and effectively.
Workshop Objectives
To understand the nature of creativity and its application to business life
To build confidence in participants’ ability to think creatively
To provide the practical tools that will enable them to think creatively when faced with business problems or opportunities
To enable participants to use the tools of creative thinking with their everyday jobs
Creative Theme
The workshop is based on Wayne Lotherington’s book, “How Creative People Connect.” The theme is “connect the dots.” Because that’s what creative thinking really is.
Workshop Content
What is creativity? What is innovation?
The Self Talks of creativity
How the creative mind works
A range of creative thinking tools that can be applied on the job
Practice session and live cases
Target Audience
This workshop is relevant to everyone who wants to get better ideas for themselves or their clients. It can be pitched at junior, middle, or senior levels, although mixing of levels is not recommended. The ideal number of participants for this workshop is up to 16.
Creativity 101,
by Simon Kornberg & Wayne Lotherington
How Creative People Connect,
by Wayne Lotherington
Workshop Duration
The workshop is conducted over two consecutive days by a well-connected facilitator. It can also be conducted as a series of Zoom events.